Blog - Mining

In 2020, the global salt market experienced a decline, following a drop in output in the consumer industries. Despite this, a stable growth in the demand for salt is expected in the future from the chemical and food sectors; the increasing use of salt in alternative energy is also a factor.

In 2020, the decline in the global coal market gathered momentum, against the Covid-19 pandemic. The low cost of natural gas, combined with the development of alternative energy sources and stricter environmental regulations, are pushing the coal energy sector into stagnation. In the medium term, only the metallurgical industry is set to see a stable demand for coal. 

In 2020, most countries suspended mines since the pandemic started. However, natural graphite production is projected to grow, driven by increasing demand from the electric vehicle industry. 

The global talc and steatite market was hit severely by the pandemic, with the volume of the global trade dropping twofold in May 2020 and failing to recover. The decreases in the printing paper and cosmetics industries challenge the talc market, being partially offset by rising demand from the plastics industry. China appears to be less severely hit by the pandemic than the rest of the world, which points out the Chinese downstream industries to buoy the expected slight growth of the global talc market.

In 2019, the global fluorspar market increased by 8.9% to $2.3B, rising for the third consecutive year after four...

For the third consecutive year, the global silica sands market recorded growth in sales value, which increased by...

The global market for granite, sandstone and other building stone dropped modestly to $71.7B in 2019, remaining...

In 2019, the Asia-Pacific coal market increased by 6.1% to $751.8B, rising for the third consecutive year after four...

In 2018, approx. 9.7M tonnes of granite, sandstone and other building stone were exported in Asia