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At the current rate of Chinese procurement of uranium, coupled with their plans to build eight new reactors a year, we could see China sequester 4-5 years of global consumption. With global annual demand for uranium at c.200m lbs/year, that’s potentially 1bn lbs of uranium sequestered from the market.

In addition to the current uranium procurement strategy being executed in China, the government also announced the creation of a strategic uranium stockpile on the Chinese Kazakh border. The Alashankou Uranium Bonded Warehouse is expected to hold 23,000 tons of uranium, equivalent to the annual production of Kazakhstan. While it is estimated that ‘only’ 3,000-4,000 tons are currently being stored at this location, in 2023, this will increase four-fold.