Advertisement/Advertising – This article is distributed on behalf of Green Bridge Metals Corp. and Aurania Resources Ltd., with whom SRC swiss resource capital AG has paid IR consulting agreements. Creator: SRC swiss resource capital AG · Author: Ingrid Heinritzi · First published: December 12, 2025, 4:55 p.m. Zurich/Berlin

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), around 80 million cars were sold worldwide in 2024. Around 30 percent of these purchases were electric vehicles and hybrid cars. At the same time, sales of combustion engine vehicles (since 2017) fell by 30 percent. Incidentally, around 70 percent of all electric vehicles sold today come from China. The raw materials used in battery production are subject to geopolitical dependencies and the strong position of individual companies that operate globally.

Australia dominates lithium production, followed by Chile and China. Around 75 percent of cobalt production comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than half of cobalt production is in the hands of a few large companies. However, if we look at the countries of origin of the companies that mine cobalt in the Congo, around 45 percent are based in China. When it comes to nickel, Indonesia is the leader with almost 63 percent, followed by the Philippines. According to forecasts, the Congo, China, Australia, and Indonesia will retain their strong position until 2030.

This makes it clear that Chinese companies play a leading role in almost all raw material sectors for battery production, both among companies and in producing countries. It is therefore clear who controls the distribution and availability of raw materials. Raw material companies that have no connection to China, such as Green Bridge Metals or Aurania Resources, are particularly appealing.

Green Bridge Metals – https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/green-bridge-metals-corp/ – specializes in battery metals, particularly copper, nickel, platinum, and palladium. Its projects are located in Canada and Minnesota.

Aurania Resources – https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/aurania-resources-ltd/ – was previously best known for its gold and copper project, The Lost Cities Cutucu Project in Ecuador. Now, management is also focusing on new projects in France (including gold and nickel) and Italy (nickel, cobalt, iron, copper, and chromium).

Current company information and press releases from Aurania Resources (-  https://www.resource-capital.ch/en/companies/aurania-resources-ltd/ -) and Green Bridge Metals (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/en/companies/green-bridge-metals-corp/ -).

Sources:

https://www.iea.org/reports/what-next-for-the-global-car-industry;

https://www.elektroauto-news.net/news/iea-autoindustrie-veraenderungen.

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