Unwrought aluminum exports by country totaled US$61.2 billion in 2018, up by 15.2% for all aluminum-shipping nations over the five-year period starting in 2014. Year over year, the value of exported aluminum appreciated by 11% from 2017 to 2018.
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Energy and metal commodity prices are expected to continue to fall in 2020 following sharp declines in 2019 on a weaker outlook for global growth and consequent softer demand, the World Bank said in its October Commodity Markets Outlook.
Energy commodity prices rebounded 4,7% in September and currently stand 1,4% higher than at end-2018.
AI is everywhere. Today it helps you find something faster using your smartphone and voice assistant. Besides that, many other sectors use AI and machine learning to improve their working processes and make them smarter.
Logistics is not an exception. We will explore 5 ways of how AI revolutionizes the logistics industry.
Worldwide exports of electricity-powered automobiles were worth a total US$11.5 billion in 2018. That dollar amount represents a tiny 1.5% of the overall $765.8 billion for all subcategories of exported cars, but a 37.7% increase in international sales of electric cars from 2017 to 2018.
Almost all commodity groups fell in August, with energy prices tumbling 6,1% and non-energy commodities declining 3,9%.
Advances in adapting the technology and better methods for predicting wind conditions have fanned significant growth of the use of wind turbines for electricity in the last 40 years. A new report takes stock of where the field is now and what lies ahead. Researchers surveyed the growth of wind technology as a source of renewable energy and assessed its viability for continuing to capture larger shares of the electricity market.