African Mining Industry 2014 - Purchasing Trends and Intentions: Global Market Analysis, Shares, Size and Trends report

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Dec 23, 2014, 03:20 ET

Albany, NY (PRWEB) December 23, 2014 -- This report analyzes the purchasing strategies and expectations for future expenditure on plant, equipment, parts and services in the African mining sector. It is based on an extensive survey conducted by research team between July and September 2014, covering 108 mine managers, maintenance managers, procurement managers and other key decision-makers in over 100 operating African mines.

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The report is based on an in-depth survey of 108 buyers and decision-makers across 100 mines in 16 African countries, including South Africa, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania Zambia and Zimbabwe

Reasons to buy:-

Compare the methods African miners use to acquire equipment, and how this is expected to change
Plan ahead based on general expectations within the African mining industry for future expenditure, and how this varies by segment, such as mine type, commodity and company size.
Understand how different customer segments in African mining plan to rationalise or extend their supplier networks
Identify the major challenges African miners face when sourcing equipment, and incorporate solutions to these in your sales, marketing and product strategies

Key highlights:-

Outright purchase is the most common purchasing method for mining equipment, used by 66% of respondents
African miners are optimistic about future expenditure, with the majority of respondents expecting expenditure to increase across all four categories of plant, equipment, consumables and services investigated.
African miners are increasingly centralizing procurement with 49% of respondents expecting greater centralization of purchasing over the next two years.

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