It was an investor frenzy that truly came out of nowhere. In 2009, the hottest commodities around were lithium and rare-earth metals, which were completely off the radar until that point. Even now, many investors could probably not pronounce rare-earth elements such as dysprosium and neodymium in which they have eagerly placed their money.
Lithium and rare earths got hot because of one simple fact: the emergence of new green technologies that require these metals in order to function, and specifically hybrid cars when it comes to lithium. There are no substitutes for these commodities, and investors quickly realized that the markets could become more constrained than they realized.
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