>> a lot of copper is consumed for applications that don’t need it. If prices go up, the industry can adapt. Very likely true. This is usually the case with ma

>> a lot of copper is consumed for applications that don’t need it. If prices go up, the industry can adapt. Very likely true. This is usually the case with materials, and as the article mentions it is happening. However... this doesn't mean that adaptation is without side effects. In a lot of cases, prices will just rise and the finished products will be more expensive and scarce. It's pretty hard to predict downstream effects, but material availability is increasingly more of an issue.