Extractive Industries

Coal prices have been retreating from their highs in 2022 but they remain well above the 2017-2021 average. Global coal consumption levels reached an all-time high in 2022, led by India and China…

Paolo Agnolucci, Peter Nagle, Kaltrina Temaj|

Aluminum is critical for the energy transition, powering many low-carbon technologies such as wind turbines, batteries, electrolyzers for renewable hydrogen, carbon storage for low-carbon hydrogen…

Susana Moreira, Timothy Laing, Adriana Unzueta Saavedra|

The Pink Sheet is a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements.

John Baffes, Maria Hazel Macadangdang|

The World Bank’s Metal and Minerals Price Index recovered in January 2023, up nearly 20% from October 2022, but remains below its March 2022 peak.

Francisco Arroyo Marioli, John Baffes, Jeetendra Khadan|

Global natural gas prices tumbled in the second half of 2022, from the heights reached in August. Unseasonably warm weather, improved energy efficiency, and behavioral changes in gas consumption…

Paolo Agnolucci, Peter Nagle, Kaltrina Temaj|
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