KPMG International2023 Global Mining and Metals OutlookExecutive insights on decarbonizationKPMG.com/miningKPMG.com/metalsForewordFor the mining and metals industry, the challenge is unique. It must quickly increase production to supply global business with the materials it needs to shift to a carbon-free future. Yet it must do so without harming the environment, while restructuring its own operations so that they consume less carbon.This transformation will depend partly on the mining and metals executives we contacted to compile this report and on the readers of it – plus thousands of others like them. As leaders of their companies, their responsibility is to guide the industry onto a more sustainable path and to convince a skeptical audience that they are doing so in a sustainable fashion. As one industry leader explains in this report, there has never been greater demand for metals and minerals, but it’s never been harder to develop new mines. The same challenge can be said for makers of steel and other materials that need to invest rapidly in new processes that will cut carbon emissions. KPMG International compiled this report to provide insights on these challenges and the opportunities it presents.We would like to extend special thanks to our external contributors of the report, Tom O’Leary, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Iluka Resources, Dale Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Pilbara Minerals and Rohitesh Dhawan, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Council on Mining & Metals. Their expertise was able to provide additional color and depth to the findings of this report. “Our 2023 Outlook report shows metals and mining company executives understand t...
