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Interview
How SQM accelerated operational excellence with technology
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After ten years of sustained, continuous improvement, a new set of sophisticated challenges led SQM to merge operational excellence with innovative technology. The result: a performance breakthrough.
Interview
Forging sustainable steel and more: A talk with Nucor CEO Leon Topalian
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The head of the North American steel company talks about its wide-ranging business strategy—and the company culture that took him from the plant floor to CEO over his 28 years at the company.
Article
How to capture the next S-curve in commodity trading
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In the past few years, commodity traders focused on taking advantage of high volatility. Today, amid leaner industry margins, successful traders can maximize value from existing assets.
Article
Mining for operational excellence
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Leaders can achieve and sustain the highest levels of operational excellence in the mining sector, despite its cyclical nature. Here’s how.
Article
Toward security in sustainable battery raw material supply
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Fast-increasing demand for battery raw materials and imbalanced regional supply and demand are challenging battery and automotive producers’ efforts to reduce Scope 3 emissions.
Article
Green-steel hubs: A pathway to decarbonize the steel industry
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In the green transition, the steel industry needs to find ways to lower emissions. One way forward could be rethinking not only how but where steel manufacturing happens across the globe.
Article
The capex crystal ball: Beating the odds in mining project delivery
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Capital expenditures need to be deployed strategically across metals and mining projects critical for the energy transition. Intervening early and setting a clear focus can help avoid issues.
Article
The diamond industry is at an inflection point
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After surging during the pandemic, diamond prices have reversed to multiyear lows. Proactive moves by players across the value chain can help ensure stability and longevity in the years to come.
Article
Materials ‘green’ premia: Trends and outlook to 2030
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With the markets for sustainable materials subject to recent headwinds, what will be the impact on green premia? A new survey paints a cautiously optimistic picture.
Webcast
Global Materials Perspective 2024 Webinar
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Join us for the launch of McKinsey’s inaugural 2024 Global Materials Perspective, launched this year as a companion report to our annual Global Energy Perspective.
Interview
Building a modern mining company: Interview with Neal Froneman
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Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman discusses mining’s critical role in the energy transition and what the industry can do to promote sustainability, now and in the future.
Impact story
Case Study
Freeport-McMoRan: Unlocking new mining production through AI transformation
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Freeport-McMoRan, one of the world’s leading mining companies, faced a dilemma. To maintain growth in its Americas copper operations it needed to increase production. Freeport believed the answer lay in improving operations with advanced analytics.