The Mining Chamber of Mexico (Camimex) highlighted the use of minerals for the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Global health had a major impact since the appearance of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, when China informed the world in December 2019 of the appearance of a new disease and before a
China leads the production of semiconductor chips in the world, according to data from the United Nations. The electronics value chain, which includes consumer electronics and ICT, has been regionalized over the years, and China has become a major global production center for microelectronics. Other outstanding producers are:
The Ministry of Economy reported that it promotes four priority industries for the economic reactivation of Mexico: aerospace, health, automotive and electronics-appliances. This hierarchy was mentioned by Tatiana Clouthier, Secretary of Economy, in a forum organized by Expansión this Monday. In particular, the health sector encompasses, for these
China, the United States and Germany ranked as the largest exporters and importers of intermediate goods in 2020, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reported. Chinese exports of these products increased 41% year-on-year. Meanwhile, the large increase in Australia‘s corresponding exports (61%) was mainly due to iron ore concentrates
Silver production in Mexico was led by the companies Fresnillo plc., Newmont and Grupo México in 2020, reported the Mexican Mining Chamber (Camimex). Silver mining production was 180.2 million ounces in 2020, 4% less than the previous year. Of that total, Fresnillo plc, the largest producer in the
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) estimates that in 2020 the extreme poverty rate stood at 12.5% and the poverty rate reached 33.7% of the region’s population. This means that the total number of poor people reached 209 million at the end of 2020;