Charted: 30 Years of Central Bank #Gold Demand

Globally, central banks bought a record 1,136 tonnes of gold in 2022. 

Nearly one-fifth of all the gold ever mined is held by central banks.

Besides investors and jewelry consumers, central banks are a major source of gold demand. In fact, in 2022, central banks snapped up gold at the fastest pace since 1967.

The record gold purchases of 2022 are in stark contrast to the 1990s and early 2000s, when central banks were net sellers of gold.

How has central bank gold demand changed over the last three decades?

See the whole piece on Visual Capitalist here: Charted: 30 Years of Central Bank Gold Demand

Everyone talks about #Lithium, but many forget #Graphite, when talking about #EV’s



In 2022, the lithium-ion battery anode market became the biggest end-market for natural flake graphite. 

Demand for anodes grew by 46% in 2022, compared to a 14% growth in supply for flake graphite.

This from @BenchmarkMin

What to expect for graphite in 2023? | Benchmark Source

In 2022 prices for -100 mesh flake graphite rose by 25%, a trend which Benchmark anticipates to continue into 2023 on the back of incremental supply-side expansions in comparison to surging demand from the anode sector. 

Demand for anodes grew by 46% in 2022, compared to a 14% growth in supply for flake graphite.

In 2022, the lithium-ion battery anode market became

Indian #Gold Market

Charts courtesy of Metals Focus https://twitter.com/metalsfocus

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