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.
Since China initiated 5G technology R&D and standard formulation in 2013, the landmark national-level policy has been Made in China 2025 issued by the State Council in 2015. 5G technology, along with integrated circuits ...
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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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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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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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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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India’s mining and quarrying sector accounted for roughly 2.14% of India's nominal GVA in FY2020, a decline from 2.27% reported in FY2019. This sector accounted for 9.5% of total exports and 36.1% of total imports as of FY2019 ...
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After recording a q/q major decline of 37.23% in Q2 FY2021, the crude steel production recorded a q/q increase of 55.76% in Q2 FY2021. Among the top players, Tata Steel ltd contributed the maximum (17.8%) in the q/q increase in crude steel ...
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Natural resources and the mining sector are essential for China’s sustainable economic growth. Due to surging power consumption and industrial progress, the country has already become the world’s largest consumer of materials ...
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