Extract, transform and build the materials that shape our world.

Extract, Transform and Build the Materials That Shape Our World

Extraction, transformation and materials form the industrial backbone of the global economy, converting raw natural resources into the metals, cement, glass and construction materials that underpin modern infrastructure. The sector faces a defining tension: global demand for critical minerals and construction materials continues to rise sharply, driven by electrification, urbanisation and the energy transition, even as producers face mounting pressure to decarbonise some of the most energy intensive processes in industry.

This transformation plays out differently across the world’s major resource hubs.

• Brazil anchors the extraction stage of the value chain, ranking among the world’s largest iron ore producers and reaching record exports of over 416 million tonnes in 2025, supplying the steel industry worldwide.
• Canada leads the transformation stage as the world’s largest aluminium exporter, with Quebec’s smelters running on nearly 96% hydroelectric power to produce some of the lowest carbon aluminium on the planet.
• Poland has become a strategic materials hub, supplying 40 to 50% of Europe’s copper and ranking as the world’s second largest silver producer, positioning the country at the heart of Europe’s critical minerals security.

Wherever they operate, companies across mining, metals, cement, glass and construction materials face the same core challenge: decarbonising some of the most energy and resource intensive processes in industry while securing reliable access to critical raw materials. This is exactly where ABGi operates, helping companies across extraction, processing and materials manufacturing secure R&D tax credits and innovation funding for their transformation.