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Metals and mining
Mining & Metals are the backbone of the global economy. Standing at the beginning of most value chains, the Mining & Metals industry is a critical supplier of essential inputs and a global generator of trade and employment. It also has important environmental, fiscal and social effects, and acts as a catalyst for the economic progress of numerous mining-dependent countries in the world.
The Mining & Metals industry comprises the extraction of useful minerals from the ground, including oil and gas, coal, metal ores and non-metallic minerals, and related support activities. It also includes activities lower down the supply chain, such as metal processing, manufacturing of metals and a variety of fabricated metal products, such as cutlery, metal structures, boilers, tanks and ammunition.
Peru is a relevant regional player in the production of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. In 2017, the country was the third-largest producer of long steel in South America, with a 9.7% share in regional output, the fourth-biggest crude steel ...
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With an output of 34.4mn tonnes, Brazil was the world’s ninth-largest crude steel manufacturer and its fifth-biggest net steel exporter in 2017. The country also plays a central role in the global non-ferrous metals processing sector, being the ...
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In the first quarter of 2017 the revenue of China’s ferrous metal smelting and pressing sector went down by 15.2% y/y to RMB 1.4bn as a result of the drop in the production and sales volumes of steel products. On the one hand, this was caused ...
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In Q4 2017, the revenue of the iron and steel sector increased by 19.6% y/y to RMB 969bn. Steel prices continued to rise amid stable demand for steel products in China. The positive performance of the automotive sector and the infrastructure and real ...
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In 2017, Chile was the world’s leading copper mine producer with a 27.2% share in global output, the second-biggest molybdenum mine producer with 20.4%, and the sixth-largest producer of silver, with 5.3%. Mining is the third-largest economic ...
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The Russian metal processing sector is a major supplier for the global market. The country is the second-largest producer of aluminium, supplying 6% of global production in 2017, and the fifth-biggest crude steel producer, accounting for 4 ...
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Despite having abundant metal resources, Indonesia’s metal processing sector is underdeveloped. The country has mainly exported lower value-added minerals and imported higher value-added metal products. The basic metals sector generates just 0 ...
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The mining sector plays a central role in Colombia’s economy, being responsible for 18.3% of its total export revenues and 2.1% of its GDP in 2017. During the year, the country was the leading thermal coal producer in Latin America, ...
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The gross output of the mining and quarrying sector, including oil and natural gas extraction, accounted for 0.6% of the total gross output of the Czech economy in 2016, decreasing from 0.9% in 2012. The gross value added (GVA) of the ...
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The Indian metal processing sector is highly developed, reflecting the country’s rich mineral resource base. The industry’s competitiveness is increased by the presence of global players among the Indian metal companies. Metal products ...
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