Global Fertiliser Markets: Stable Production, Increasingly Fragile Trade System
Production growth remains steady, but trade is increasingly concentrated and price-driven, heightening exposure to energy shocks and critical chokepoints.
Lithium Supply Is Diversifying, But China Controls the Value Chain
Global lithium output is expanding in Australia and Chile, but China dominates processing and battery exports, capturing most of the downstream value.
Global Copper Demand Rises as Mine Supply Tightens While China Anchors the Market
Global copper consumption continues to climb, and mine production expands slowly, while refining and demand remain heavily concentrated in China.
Transition Metal Supply Expanded in 2025, Control Remains Concentrated
Copper and lithium led output gains in 2025, while the top three producers still control 70-90% of most key metals.
China’s Comprehensive Role in Global Resources – Q1 2026
ANDAMAN PARTNERS reviews the complex, comprehensive and consequential role China plays in global resources.
World Food in 2024: Record Trade Values, Plateauing Production Volumes
Global primary crop production in 2024 edged down after peaking in 2023, while agrifood exports rose to a new high.
China’s Comprehensive Role in Global Resources – Q4 2025
ANDAMAN PARTNERS examines China's role in global resources, which is complex, comprehensive and consequential.
Nexus of the Mining World: China’s Share of Global Reserves and Production of Strategic Minerals and Metals
China ranks among the world’s top three producers and holders of reserves across a wide range of minerals and metals.
Global Agriculture: Producing and Trading the World’s Food and Strategic Implications for Agri Businesses
Global agricultural supply chains are vulnerable to several risks in 2025, with important implications for agri businesses and players in the sector.
China’s Domination of Global Car Production
China is for several years already the world’s leading producer of cars, and it looks set to soon become the world’s leading exporter of cars as well.