Since the beginning of the 21st century China has achieved unprecedented gains in economic development. As Hugh Peyman notes in his excellent book ‘China’s Change: The Greatest Show on Earth’, the country doubled industrial output per person in just 12 years compared to the 154 and 53 years it took the UK and the USA […]| Earth-i
In our latest press release, we highlight how global nickel smelting activity rose for the first time in three months according to data from Earth-i’s SAVANT platform with all regions except Europe seeing gains. The fall in the Global Inactive Capacity Index of 2.2% to 16.4% was underpinned by improved activity in both Indonesia and […]| Earth-i
In our latest press release, we explore how global smelting activity increased for the second month in a row according to our SAVANT Global Copper Monitoring| Earth-i
While 2025 has been turbulent for markets and geopolitics alike, the challenge to the status quo has not been without warning signs. Against the backdrop of a| Earth-i
Global nickel smelting activity fell for the second consecutive month in July according to data from Earth-i’s SAVANT Global Smelting Monitoring Index, driven by continuing weakness in Indonesia and further corroborating the tough market conditions faced by operators. Indeed, nickel pig iron (NPI) operations in the SE Asian archipelago recorded their highest level of inactivity […]| Earth-i
Earth-i’s latest monthly analysis of the global copper market shows that smelting activity increased in July as an average of 13.6% of global capacity was inactive, a fall of 0.4% from the prior month. In a reversal of the recent trend, it was strength in smelting activity in the Rest of World (RoW), which rose […]| Earth-i
It is often said that price forecasting is a fool’s errand when it comes to commodity markets – indeed many will remember a certain US investment bank’s call for $200/bbl oil back in 2008, before they were humiliatingly forced to revise this down to just $45/bbl within 6 months. But maybe the point here is […]| Earth-i
15 May 2025 - London - At the beginning of the last decade, Indonesia was primarily known in commodity markets for its place as the world’s largest exporter| Earth-i
Earth-i, London 15 May 2025 – Global copper smelting activity fell by another 1.1% in April, although in a sign of how competition between operators has| Earth-i
Earth-i, London 13 May 2025 – Global nickel smelting activity increased by 0.8% in April, driven by another strong performance from Indonesia. According to| Earth-i
12 December 2024 - London - It is no exaggeration to say the news at the end of last week that Antofagasta and Jiangxi Copper had agreed treatment and| Earth-i
Given the extreme heat this summer and the general awareness of how fragile our power grids are, there is a growing consensus that smart homes should include some form of smart energy management component. Today that might be a smart thermostat that’s hooked into a utility’s demand response program. But it’s likely that in the next […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
