The Critical Metal Most Investors Overlook May Be Getting Harder to Miss
Some of the most strategically important industrial metals are not the ones dominating retail investor headlines. Lithium became a speculative frenzy. Uranium cycles have repeatedly captured market attention. Copper remains the standard bearer for electrification narratives. Niobium, by contrast, operates quietly in the background despite its role in high-strength steels, aerospace alloys, superconducting applications, and advanced manufacturing.That quiet profile has not stopped serious operators from building businesses around it. CBMM, the privately held Brazilian producer widely ...