NEW YORK, July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Summary
"Mining Business Confidence Report H1 2015" is a new report by
Kable that globally analyzes industry opinions on the latest
economic and customer issues, and their impact on investment
decisions and growth prospects within the mining industry. This
report also examines executive opinions with regards to the current
and future state of the economy and its effect on the industry. It
analyzes the likely effect of supplier price changes, sales
performance, and staff headcount within the industry over
January-June 2015. In addition, it
provides an overview of the key priorities, threats, and
opportunities for the global mining industry over
January-June 2015. Furthermore, the
survey forecasts the changes within the mining equipment market,
procurement budget allocations, and leading suppliers in mining
equipment categories.
Key Findings
- Overall, 41% of mining industry executives state that they are
operating in a stable economic environment, while 39% affirm that
the current economic conditions are unfavorable
- In H1 2015, the highest percentage of mining industry
professionals forecast a more positive outlook for company
growth
- Executives from the Rest of the World anticipate the highest
increase in both staff headcount and sales growth during H1
2015
- Industry executives indicate increased expenditure on new product
development and mergers and acquisitions in H1 2015
- The majority of respondents from Europe are keen to purchase outright rather
than spend on used equipment or leasing
- The highest percentage of mining executives prefer to invest less
than US$1 million in long-wall
systems
- Globally, business executives forecast the budget allocation for
mining equipment to increase slightly in 2015-2016, compared to
2014-2015
Synopsis
This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Kable's
exclusive panel of leading global mining industry executives. The
report analyzes current global economic conditions and their impact
on the mining industry, and forecasts the company and industry
growth prospects over January-June
2015. It provides information about the impact of customer
confidence, supplier prices, and staff headcount likely to affect
investment decisions over January-June
2015. Additionally, the report includes trends in the mining
equipment market, analysis of the procurement budget allocations,
and leading suppliers of mining equipment.
In particular, it provides an in-depth analysis of the
following:
- Industry executives' opinions about the current state of the
global economy, examining the prevailing economic conditions in
various regions
- The growth prospects for companies and the industry as a whole,
providing industry executives' expectations on the growth prospects
of their company and the industry over January-June 2015
- Analyzing mining industry executives' opinions on changes in
customer confidence globally, over January-June 2015
- Impact of supplier prices, determining the expected change in
supplier prices across various categories and their impact on
business confidence, and examines the key factors influencing the
change
- Change in staff headcount and sales performance, tracking the
expected changes in staff headcount and sales among industry
executives operating in various regions, over January-June 2015
- Investment activities, ascertaining the various investment
activities on which industry executives intend to focus over
January-June 2015
- Business concerns, examining industry executives' attitudes
towards various business concerns, and provides regional
analysis
- Key priorities and identifying the immediate business priorities
of mining industry executives over January-June 2015
- Purchase preferences for mining equipment and investment
allocations in the mining equipment categories
- Total procurement budget split between capital expenditure and
operating expenditure, tracking the changes in the budget for 2015,
and highlighting expectations for 2016
Reasons To Buy
- The report projects the current and future operating conditions
of the mining industry, and allows readers to make effective
business decisions
- The report helps readers make strategic decisions by
understanding the present and future economic and customer issues,
including key growth regions
- Mining industry suppliers will be provided with a clear
uncovering of the key challenges and opportunities, and identify
the key priorities likely to affect the industry's growth
prospects
- The report forecasts the change in supplier prices of various
products, which are likely to influence the industry's growth
prospects over January-June 2015
- The report helps executives to recognize the change in customer
confidence levels in the global mining industry over
January-June 2015
- The report enables executives to make key decisions by
highlighting purchase preferences and investments in mining
equipment
- The report also helps executives to know the leading suppliers in
the mining equipment categories
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