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Why Nickel, Why Auroch?





      AUROCH LEVERAGED TO CLASS 1 NICKEL DEMAND



                                                                                                               Refined Nickel Supply Capacity & Demand
                                                                                                         (By Class of Nickel, Kt Estimate, McKinsey, Sept 2020)
      Nickel price is            >US$18,000/t

      climbing



                                                                                                                                                       With current trends,
      • Global stainless steel demand projected to increase by                                                                                     Class 1 nickel is expected
         5% YOY from 2021    2                                                                                                                         to be undersupplied

      • Within the broader nickel market, the scarcity of nickel
         sulphide deposits is contributing to an even greater
         looming shortage of Class 1 nickel which can be used in
         batteries


      • Electric vehicle disruption: increased uptake on EVs and
         improving battery technology requiring more and more Ni


      Goldman Sachs has a 12 month price
      target for nickel of US$24,000/t                    2













                                                                                 2 Goldman Sachs: Metals Watch: A fundamentally mispriced market, 30 August 2021


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