Metals and mining

Mining in Africa has a long history stretching back over a century, and minerals play a vital role in economies across the continent. Mining and quarrying* (including oil and gas) constitutes over 10% of GDP in over 15 African economies, ...

Brazil is among the leading players in the global metal processing industry. The country was not only the ninth largest crude steel producer in the world and the sixth leading net steel exporter in 2019 but also one of the top 20 primary ...

In the second quarter of 2020, China’s economy recovered significantly. NBS data shows that the GDP growth rate turned from -6.8% y/y in Q1 2020 to 3.2% y/y in Q2 2020. According to the Meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC, held ...

As one of the world’s largest economies, China relies heavily on coal to ensure the stable operation of its main industries, including power generation and steel. Domestic demand is satisfied by vast domestic deposits and imports ...

With its huge industry, China is the world’s largest consumer of all kinds of base metals, as well as the largest producer of metal products. The country is also the biggest producer of iron, aluminium, lead and zinc in the world. ...

Crude steel production recorded a q/q decline of 1.2% in Q4 FY2020, with a number of companies decreasing their output, such as Jindal Steel Power by 6% and ESSAR by 3%. On the other hand, Tata Steel Ltd recorded a jump of 23% q/q in its crude steel ...

Indonesia has abundant mineral resources and is a major supplier to global markets of bauxite, tin, nickel, copper, zinc, lead, gold and coal. The country holds the world’s largest nickel reserves and was the top nickel producer in 2019. ...

The metallic and non-metallic mineral mining sector generated 1.3% of Poland’s GDP in 2018 and provided employment to 14,960 persons. The main non-coal minerals extracted in Poland are copper, silver, zinc and lead, as well as many industrial ...

Although Indonesia has abundant metal resources, its metal-processing sector is underdeveloped. The country has mainly exported lower value-added minerals and imported higher value-added metal products. To squeeze more value from its metal ores and ...

The coal mining sector accounted for 1.1% of Poland's GDP and 0.9% of the total employment in the country in 2018. The sector's importance for the Polish economy - tremendous during the communist regime and in the first years after the start of ...