Carbon black is produced by the thermal decomposition method or the partial combustion method using hydrocarbons such as oil or natural gas as a raw material. Carbon black is available as powder or beads. Depending on the manufacturing process, carbon black's characteristics vary; hence, carbon black is classified by manufacturing process. Different processes used for manufacturing carbon black are the furnace black process, channel process, acetylene black process, lampblack process, etc. The furnace black process is the most common method used for carbon black manufacturing.

Feldspar is a group of rock-forming minerals (aluminosilicate minerals) containing potassium, sodium, or calcium. The ratio of silicon and aluminum in feldspar can range from 3:1 to 1:1. Feldspar is naturally found as a rock-forming mineral and is found on more than 50% of the earth's crust. The major applications of feldspar are in the glass and ceramic industry.

Mexico’s mining industry must consider the multiple challenges it faced in 2021 if it wants to have a better 2022. Experts believe the sector will perform better as new projects are expected to start commercial production and more states attract investors. However, most challenges, especially the electricity reform, will remain.

India’s metal sector plays a pivotal role in fulfilling nation's increasing infrastructure demands and supporting its evolving manufacturing sector. Indian steel consumption is expected to grow strong 9% to 142mt over FY23-25E led by a) GOI’s strong focus on building infrastructure, b) recovering automobile industry volumes with rising affordability and electrification trend, c) rising urbanization driving strong volumes in realty sector and d) increasing private capex utilization across industries. Indian steel companies are expected to add ~22mt of capacities over next two years and drive volume growth. However, near term global demand is muted led by weaker China and developed nations struggling from inflation and higher interest rates, both peaking out. Though coking coal prices are expected to moderate due to improved supply conditions, Iron ore prices are weak and would trend depending upon China’s gradual recovery over next few quarters. As Chinese GDP growth is expected to be stimulus and consumption driven, demand recovery will be slow and steel prices may bottom out as industry is making losses. With curtailed production in 2HFY24, we expect pricing to get support and thereby Indian players would be ultimate beneficiaries of the same.

Barnes Reports' Global Manufacturing & Makets report series provide estimates of the size and characteristics of the largest equipment, materials and consumables by manufacturing industries in the largest 140 global countries. These estimates are produced by a proprietary economic model that is based on a number of sources and factors

The global 5G in the mining market is increasingly gaining strength with the increasing competition, complexity in the organization, operational cost, and rising focus on increasing the margin by reducing the cost of operations. The 5G technology offers various opportunities to implement Industry 4.0, such as IoT, AI, machine learning, robotics, and others. They are required for mining operations to run efficiently in real time.

The Latin American region hosts some of the world’s largest reserves of metallic and non-metallic minerals, according to the Mineral Commodities Summary issued by the United States Geological Service (USGS) in February 2023. As per USGS data, the region is home to the world’s largest reserves of copper, lithium, silver, and niobium, and it also has significant reserves of tin, lead, zinc, iron ore, gold, molybdenum, and manganese. Besides, Latin America is home to both the largest and the second-largest producers of copper (Chile and Peru), the largest producer of niobium and the secondlargest producer of iron ore (Brazil), the second- and fourth-largest producers of lithium (Chile and Argentina), and the biggest and third-biggest producers of silver (Mexico and Peru, respectively).

Mining is destructive and harmful to the environment, but it has long been the only way to obtain metals and minerals used in various industries. These materials are used in various products such as smartphones, laptops, drywall, and food cans, and as the world's population is growing, the use of various products is growing. For decades, continued reliance on non-renewable resources has been a provocative issue, with environmentalists highlighting the seemingly limitless demand for destructive resource extraction and industry leaders claiming that the modern world cannot function without these practices. One thing is certain non-renewable resources are just a source that will eventually run dry.

Polysilicon or polycrystalline silicon is a high-purity form of silicon that consists of a number of smaller crystals or crystallites. It is a key raw material used in manufacturing solar modules and semiconductor chips. It is used for a wide range of applications in these end uses. Polysilicon is manufactured using the Siemens process. Furthermore, technological advances in the production process can be good growth opportunities for manufacturers. Growth in renewable energy sources is expected to increase the demand for polysilicon over the forecast period, as it will increase the manufacturing of solar cells.

The global 5G in the mining market is increasingly gaining strength with the increasing competition, complexity in the organization, operational cost, and rising focus on increasing the margin by reducing the cost of operations. The 5G technology offers various opportunities to implement Industry 4.0, such as IoT, AI, machine learning, robotics, and others. They are required for mining operations to run efficiently in real time.