01 / Critical Minerals & Materials

Insurance for the materials powering what comes next.

From extraction and processing to advanced materials and recycling, your business connects industrial demand to physical supply. We help align insurance with the assets, operating dependencies, and project milestones that determine how you grow.

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01 / THE INDUSTRY IN CONTEXT

Public finance commitments for critical minerals in advanced economies in 2025.: ≈$65B; [1]IEA, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Average leading-country share of refining for key energy minerals, excluding rare earths, in 2025.: 72%; [2]IEA, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Projected global copper supply shortfall in 2035, based on the current project pipeline.: 25%; [3]IEA, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

Figures describe industry scale, investment, or exposure. Dollar figures in USD.

02 / THE INSURANCE PERSPECTIVE

Supply security belongs in the insurance conversation.

Concentrated supply chains can make disruption at one supplier consequential across an entire operation. Yet a supply shortage or export restriction does not automatically trigger business interruption coverage. Contingent business interruption typically depends on covered physical damage at a supplier or customer. We map those dependencies and examine coverage triggers, limits, and recovery timelines around the events that could interrupt your business.

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03 / FLAGSHIP USE CASE

Illustrative scenario

Scaling a battery recycling plant

A battery recycler is adding a processing line while its existing plant stays operational. Incoming battery stock, specialist separation equipment, and recovered materials sit alongside construction activity. New supply and offtake agreements make the expansion’s commissioning date and sustained production central to the business plan.

Insurance priorities

Live plant expansion
Review construction, property, and equipment breakdown arrangements across the new line and operating plant, including testing, handover, and shared utilities.
Materials and pollution
Assess battery storage, materials in transit, and pollution exposures against handling procedures, site conditions, contractual responsibilities, and potential cleanup obligations.
Production dependencies
Map critical feedstock suppliers, specialist repair options, and offtake commitments to business interruption assumptions, waiting periods, and realistic recovery milestones.

The objective

Shape a program that follows materials through the facility and distinguishes insured disruption from the operational and contractual risks of increasing production.

THE NEXT MOVE

Build your insurance plan around the next milestone.

Bring us your project, operating model, or supply chain challenge. Let’s identify the insurance priorities for your next stage of growth.