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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.
Argentina’s metal processing sector was responsible for 0.8% of the country’s GDP and for 4.2% of the value added of the manufacturing industry in 2015, figures that have slightly decreased since 2010 due to the overall decline in the ...
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Peru is a relevant regional player in the production of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. In 2015, the country was the third largest South American producer of direct reduced iron with a 2.8% share, the third biggest producer of long steel with a 5.8% ...
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Peru is a key global player in the production of metallic minerals. In 2015, the country was the world’s second-largest silver mine producer, with a share of 14.9% of global output, the third-biggest zinc and copper producer (shares of 10.6% ...
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Chile is a key global player in the production of metallic minerals. In 2015, the country was the world’s largest copper mine producer, with a 29.9% share in global output, the second biggest molybdenum mine producer (18.2% share) and the ...
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