The European Union, China and the United States ranked as the world’s top manufacturing exporters in 2021, according to WTO data. With a 19% year-on-year increase, the European Union’s external manufacturing sales were US$5.202 trillion. Its exports outside the bloc totaled 2 trillion 071 billion dollars. This was
Among the world’s top iron and steel exporters in 2021, the European Union, China and Japan were in the top positions, in descending order. The European Union’s external sales were $189 billion, followed by China ($84 billion) and Japan ($35 billion). According to Gerdau, the world steel industry
Since 2011, the world’s merchant fleet has been aging, according to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). By number of vessels, the current average age is 21.9 years, and by cargo capacity, 11.5 years. Bulk carriers remain the youngest vessels, with an
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (Embraer) is the world leader in the 70 to 130-seat aircraft segment, accounting for 60% of global deliveries, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO). In the aeronautics sector, privately owned Embraer is the world’s third largest producer of commercial jet aircraft and has
Newmont, Industrias Peñoles and Fresnillo operate the main zinc mines in Mexico, according to data from the Mexican Mining Chamber (Camimex) for 2021. Peñasquito, owned by Newmont and located in the state of Zacatecas, leads the ranking, with 205,480 tons. This is followed by two Industrias Peñoles mines:
Grupo Mexico maintained its position as the largest copper producer in Mexico, totaling 559,833 tons in 2021. The company maintains copper production operations in Sonora, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas. With this, the company recorded a coverage of 76.3% of domestic copper production in 2021. This was