Boris Eykher

Co-Founder and CEO, Open Mineral

Search every verified Boris Eykher interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Boris Eykher, co-founder and CEO of Open Mineral, appeared on the Mission Matters podcast in July 2025 to discuss the use of AI and strategy in securing critical mineral supply chains. Eykher described his company as modernizing commodity trading through technology, risk management, and logistics. He stated that the core challenge in the industry is access to raw materials, noting that producers who lack such access must instead secure refined metals and maintain stockpiles to ensure production security. During the interview, Eykher criticized the use of tariffs as a strategy to make domestic industries competitive, arguing that tariffs increase internal prices without achieving their goal. He said that Chinese producers operate at such a large volume that domestic producers cannot compete on unit cost. Eykher advocated instead for addressing the issues faced by miners in emerging markets, where he said the majority of future production will originate.