The EIA forecast world oil production to average 98.9 million barrels per day (b/d) in the second half of 2021 (2H21), down from a July forecast of 99.4 million b/d. Which is the reason? The lower forecast production from OPEC, which is only slightly offset by increased production
Global steel production rose 14.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2021, to 1 trillion 003.9 billion tonnes, World Steel reported. The 64 countries included in this indicator accounted for approximately 98% of global crude steel production in 2020. Regions and countries covered: Africa: Egypt, Libya, South Africa.
Global production from zinc mines fell 5.9% year-on-year in 2020, the Australian government reported. In particular, production fell 3.7% in China compared to a 6.9% decrease in other parts of the world, highlighting China’s strong role in zinc mine production. Zinc is found in the earth’s crust primarily
In Mexico, 68% of citizens changed their eating habits during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent study by Kantor, a retail consultancy. Above all, these changes were derived from the general decline in family income and the constant uncertainty about Mexico’s economic recovery. In 2021, the USDA
Global surface temperature has risen faster since 1970 than in any other 50-year period for at least the last 2,000 years (high confidence). The Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Climate Change or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, known by the acronym in English IPCC, has reached that conclusion.
The Ministry of Economy of Mexico reported this Monday that it will maintain the same compensatory duties that it has been applying to imports of cold rolled sheet from China. This announcement was made public in a final resolution published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF).