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Global Leadership in Silver Production; Analysis of the Mining Sector in Mexico’s Economic Structure
The mining sector in Mexico, relying on its historical background, diverse mineral reserves, and strategic geographic location, has consistently been one of the country’s key pillars for industrial development. By focusing on the adoption of modern technologies and attracting investment, Mexico has strengthened its critical role in global production chains, ranking first worldwide in silver…
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The Empire of Metals; The Role of Metal Industries in Russia’s Economic Growth and Its Global Standing The Value-Creating Industries
With its vast reserves of base and precious metals, Russia is regarded as one of the world’s major metallurgical powers. The country ranks among the top global producers of steel, aluminum, nickel, copper, gold, platinum, and palladium, while its metal industries account for about 5% of its gross domestic product. Relying on low-cost energy and…
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The mining sector; the lifeblood of economy of Australia
Australia’s mining sector plays a key role in the country’s economy and is considered a major driver of job creation, export growth and infrastructure development. The industry has established Australia’s status in the global raw materials supply chain due to its extensive linkages with other economic sectors and direct connection to global markets. Despite fluctuations…
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Poor, but rich; Development path if the Japan’s Metals Industry
Metals, as the most important pillars for advancing industrial activities in the world, have gained strategic importance. Meanwhile, a country like Japan, which has had a brilliant history in industrial development and progress in industrial production, has been deprived of reserves of base metals such as iron, aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, etc. The country’s various…
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Non-stop chain; The prospect of moving aluminum industry towards secondary production
Aluminum’s well-known capabilities, including its strength-to-weight ratio and versatility, have made it a strategic metal globally, with an increasing demand for this metal only in the past few decades. Considering that the alumina smelting and refining process is an energy-intensive process with significant carbon emissions, the move towards the production and supply of secondary aluminum…
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The shadow of uncertainty; Effectiveness of aluminum and copper market from geopolitical risks
Increase in tensions between Russia and Ukraine, China and Taiwan and unrest in the Middle East have been the most important factors in increasing geopolitical risk in recent years. Surveys show that aluminum industry and market was strongly affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine, and its price experienced a new record since the…
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A new stream; Future directions of investment flow in steel and aluminum industry
The role that mining industries play in supply chains has made investment in this field of particular importance. In the meantime, in steel and aluminum industries, due to volume of production and wide range of demand, several projects have been implemented during the past years with tens of billions of dollars in capital expenditures. In…
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In the path of sustainable development; Investigation of aluminum and copper industries in Spain
Spain is one of the largest producers of aluminum and copper in Europe. The supply chains of aluminum and copper industries in Spain are partially dependent on imported raw materials and scrap, and to this issue, the country’s energy basket’s reliance on imported fossil resources should also be added. This has caused the two mentioned…
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Input Supply bottleneck; An analysis of the most important non-ferrous metal industries in Netherlands
The modern world is based on the widespread consumption of non-ferrous metals. In addition, due to their technological applications, non-ferrous metals are considered as the axis of the global economic outlook and future development in the world. Therefore, industries of such metals are of particular importance for many countries, especially developed and leading countries. Despite…
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Market friction; Investigation of global market of non-ferrous metals during trade wars
The development of economies and industrialization has led to expansion of applications and consumption of some non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper and zinc all over the world, while the increasing integration of economies around the world has stimulated the demand for these widely used metals, as well as their strategic importance in development of…
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