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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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Mineral superpower; How China’s mineral resources are transforming the world?
With its vast mineral reserves, China is one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of metals and strategic materials. It is the largest producer of coal, rare earth elements, tungsten, gold, copper and graphite, and has a significant share of the global market. China’s mineral resources are not only the engine of domestic industrial…
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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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Opportunistic element; The role of copper in the economic future of the world
In recent years, the world has been mixed with various technological development whose ever-increasing growth indicates the continuation and intensification of this trend in the coming years. Urbanization development, electrification, digitization and energy transition are among the changes that will increase day by day. Therefore, drawing a proper vision of the conditions in the coming…
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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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Production based on advantages; Leading role of the USA in mineral and metal industry market
The United States of America has appeared in development of some relatively powerful mineral industries, among which the steel industry can be mentioned. Since the beginning of the formation of steel industry in the United States of America, the amount of steel production in this country has gone through a steep path and has now…
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At the global level; Potentials and performance of mining sector in the USA
Exploration and mining activities in the United States of America turned to be more industrialized almost from 19th century onwards and have been followed on a large scale until today. Currently, this country is among the world leaders in terms of having some mineral reserves as well as mineral products. According to the presented statistics,…
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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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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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