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BTGPactual: Chile copper growth slower and more costly

With Chile poised to take advantage of the growing demand for energy transition metals such as copper and lithium, Cesar Perez, Chile strategy & basic materials analyst at BTG Pactual in Santiago, said that despite the country’s geological potential and the “operating muscle” of companies like SQM, Antofagasta and Codelco, the route ahead “will not be easy – nor automatically rapid”.

BTGPactual: Chile copper growth slower and more costly BTGPactual: Chile copper growth slower and more costly BTGPactual: Chile copper growth slower and more costly BTGPactual: Chile copper growth slower and more costly BTGPactual: Chile copper growth slower and more costly

Chile copper growth faces challenges

In a report called Chile as metals powerhouse - the challenges, Perez outlined factors he believes will impede an easy and swift execution of Chile's ambition to supply increasing quantities of energy

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