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Copper becoming strategic resource for global technological development — expert

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 301 words
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The article discusses the increasing strategic importance of copper for global technological development, citing its role in power grids and electric vehicles. It features analysis from Ilya Grashchenkov, who notes that while demand is at record highs, long-term price growth is not guaranteed due to the metal's link to industrial production.

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What happened

Copper is essential for the global economy to realize its technological plans, and it is becoming a strategic resource for development.

Why it matters

However, current high demand does not in itself guarantee long-term price growth, Ilya Grashchenkov, a political scientist and president of the Center for Regional Policy Development, told TASS.

Common ground

Earlier, Kirill Dmitriev, Russian Presidential Special Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), described copper as the "new gold." On September 22, the price of…

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The article discusses the increasing strategic importance of copper for global technological development, citing its role in power grids and electric vehicles. It features analysis from Ilya Grashchenkov, who notes that while demand is at record highs, long-term price growth is not guaranteed due to the metal's link to industrial production.

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “On September 22, the price of copper futures for delivery in December 2026 hit to $6.9275 per pound, which is an all-time high on the Comex exchange.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (pornography sites and unrelated Wikipedia entries for Markdown, Rolex, and Sherwin-Williams). No evidence was found to confirm or deny the specific copper price on September 22.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sherwin-Williams is an American paints and coatings company based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is primarily engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings, floor coverings, and relat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rolex Submariner is a line of sports watches designed for diving and manufactured by Rolex, resistant to water and corrosion. The first Submariner was introduced to the public in 1954 at the Basel…
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Claim 2: “Kirill Dmitriev, Russian Presidential Special Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), described copper as the 'new gold.'”
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The claim is confirmed by multiple independent TASS reports and the Wikipedia entry for Kirill Dmitriev, which verify his roles as CEO of the RDIF and Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kirill Alexandrovich Dmitriev (born 12 April 1975) is a Russian businessman who is the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), an at least $10 billion sovereign wealth fund created by the Ru…
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Claim 3: “Ilya Grashchenkov, a political scientist and president of the Center for Regional Policy Development, told TASS [that] current high demand does not in itself guarantee long-term price growth [for copper].”
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Two independent web search results explicitly identify Ilya Grashchenkov as the President of the Center for Regional Policy Development.
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web search NEUTRAL — Grashchenkov Ilya, born in Moscow in 1983, graduated from the Faculty of Art History of the Russian State University for Humanities, History Master’s degree and postgraduate studies.Since 2010 -Presid…
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web search NEUTRAL — Still, the voting is critical for those in power, said Ilya Grashchenkov, a political analyst in Moscow who advises Russian politicians and parties. Mr. Grashchenkov said that stage-managed elections …
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web search NEUTRAL — Political scientist Ilya Grashchenkov, President of the Center for Regional Policy Development: Karaganov’s article is interesting because it shines a light on the impasse in which we find ourselves.
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