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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.
Metal processing industry in the CEE region has a strong but structurally pressured manufacturing base, closely integrated with European automotive, machinery, construction and electrical equipment value chains. The biggest weakness is steel: EU ...
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China is the world's largest producer, consumer, and exporter of steel. In 2025, the country's crude steel production declined by 4.4% y/y to 960.8mn tonnes, the lowest level since 2019, amid weak downstream demand. According to the National Bureau ...
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The macroeconomic landscape of Latin America's metal processing sector throughout 2025 and early 2026 was defined by volatility, rising protectionism, and the persistence of global oversupply pressures. Brazil experienced mixed results, Mexico ...
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India's steel sector serves as a critical pillar of industrial development, underpinning the country's ambitions in infrastructure expansion, manufacturing growth, and urbanisation. As a fundamental input for sectors ranging from capital goods and ...
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Why is Poland's mining sector shifting away from coal? Poland's mining sector is shifting away from coal toward copper, construction aggregates and non-metallic minerals as hard coal output declines. Poland remained the EU's largest hard coal ...
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Indonesia possesses abundant reserves of strategic metals, including nickel, tin, copper, and bauxite, providing an exceptional foundation for the continued expansion of its metal processing industry. Supported by one of Southeast Asia's largest ...
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Brazil's metal processing sector is a mature industry with an established presence in global markets, strong competitive advantages (namely an abundance of mineral resources and a large domestic market), and deep integration into the local ...
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Poland maintains a central position in Europe's mining and metal processing landscape. The country is the European Union's second-largest refined copper producer. Poland ranks among Europe's top steel producers by absolute output. The metal ...
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Africa's mining sector is among the most strategically important globally, underpinned by the continent's vast endowment of minerals that are increasingly central to industrial production, technological advancement and the global energy transition. ...
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China is the world's largest producer, consumer, and exporter of steel. In 2025, the country's crude steel production declined by 4.4% y/y to 960.8mn tonnes, the lowest level since 2019, amid weak downstream demand. According to the National Bureau ...
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