Region's demand set to rise

摘要

After just three years, it seems the China story is starting to get a lttle bit long in the tooth. Yet the Chinese boom - which started in earnest during 2003 and has more or less single-handedly been responsible for the revitalisation of the global minerals sector - is still confounding those who, for whatever reasons, are yet to come to terms with the whole phenomenon. Head of research for Patersons Securities Ltd, David Johnson, told Fremantle delegates that the dragon's inability to secure long-term liquefied natural gas contracts had seen it turn to uranium to help the east Asian country conquer its energy needs.