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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.
For the first nine months of 2020, the cumulative value added of China’s iron and steel sector increased by 5.3% y/y. In the third quarter alone, the production of pig iron, crude steel and steel products rose by 12% y/y, 10.5% y/y ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Despite the stringent measures, including lockdowns and quarantines imposed by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in the first quarter of 2020 China’s pig iron and crude steel production rose by 2.4% y/y and 1.5% y/y to 199 ...
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According to data from China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), in the fourth quarter of 2019 China produced 248.5mn tonnes of crude steel and 295.5mn tonnes of steel products, recording y/y growth of 8.6% and 3.9%, respectively. Figures from the ...
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In Q3 FY2020, the production of crude steel in India declined slightly, by 1.5% y/y. At the same time, it rose by 0.5% q/q. The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) accounted for the largest individual share of crude steel production, at 14.8%. Jindal ...
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