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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.
In Q1 2021, China’s iron and steel sector exhibited superb performance, significantly expanding both in terms of demand and supply. On the demand side, the sales volume and sales revenue of China’s steel products reached 188 ...
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Sold production of the coal mining sector amounted to PLN 24.6bn in 2019, corresponding to 1.1% of Poland's GDP. On average, the sector employed 79,200 people that year, which accounted for 0.7% of the total workforce. The level of ...
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There are 70 different types of minerals produced in Turkey. The country ranks 10th globally in terms of mineral diversity―holding 0.4% of the world’s metallic mineral reserves, 2.2.% of the industrial raw material reserves, 1% of ...
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Although Indonesia has abundant metal resources, its metal processing sector is underdeveloped. The country mainly exports lower value-added minerals and imports higher value-added metal products. To squeeze more value from its metal ores ...
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The share of the metals and mining sector in India’s GVA is estimated to be about 4.0% in FY2020. The metal processing sector is crucial from the standpoint of creating competitive advantage for end-use sectors such ...
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Poland has had a long tradition in the metal processing industry. And, at present, it is one of the most developed industries in the country. In 2019, however, the country’s metal production volume decreased by 7.7% y/y to 35.6mn ...
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Brazil has rich mineral resources, making it an important player in the global mining industry. The country ended 2019 with the world’s largest niobium reserves (84.8% of the total), accounting for an overwhelming 87.8% of the global ...
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In the fourth quarter of 2020, the sales volume and sales revenue of China’s steel products reached 213.8mn tonnes and RMB 1,543.7bn, representing y/y increases of 27.8% and 38.5%, respectively. The demand for steel products in ...
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Latin America is a resourceful region and has tremendous opportunities within its mining sector. From recently emerged stars in mineral commodities, such as lithium, to traditional segments like gold, copper, iron ore and coal, the ...
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The steel sector is the backbone of India’s economic development as steel is an essential input in other sectors. India’s steel industry has been undergoing modernisation for decades. The rapid rise in steel production ...
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