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dc.titleInnovation and Competitiveness in Mining Value Chains: The Case of Brazil
dc.contributor.authorNavas-Alemán, Lizbeth
dc.contributor.authorBazan, Luiza
dc.contributor.orgunitCompetitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2021-12-03T00:12:00
dc.date.issue2021-12-03T00:12:00
dc.description.abstractMining companies have mirrored other large multinational companies in setting up global value chains (GVCs), sourcing their inputs and services from an ever-larger number of highly capable suppliers in developing countries, such as those in resource-rich Latin America. However, recent empirical studies on the mining GVC in that region suggest that even innovative local suppliers find it difficult to exploit their innovations in local and foreign markets. Using a conceptual framework that combines literature on innovation and GVCs, this study analyzed how global/regional- and firm-level factors interact to explain the acquisition of local suppliers capabilities within Brazils mining industry. The study explored these issues using original data gathered in 2019 and secondary sources from Brazil. The main findings are related to (i) strategies used by domestic suppliers to develop innovative solutions for leading mining companies, (ii) how health and safety concerns spurred innovation after the disasters in Mariana and Brumadinho, (iii) new-to-the-world innovation capabilities among Brazilian suppliers to the mining industry, and (iv) the main barriers to developing innovative practices among domestic suppliers. The authors propose public policies to support major mining companies in acquiring innovations from domestic suppliers to the mining industry. Opportunities such as a Copper Rush in Brazil that could foster further innovations in mining are discussed.
dc.format.extent106
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003813
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Innovation-and-Competitiveness-in-Mining-Value-Chains-The-Case-of-Brazil.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Inovaco-e-competitividade-nas-cadeias-de-valor-da-mineraco-o-caso-do-Brasil.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectCompetitiveness
dc.subjectValue Chain
dc.subjectInvestment
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.subjectScience and Technology
dc.subjectMining Industry
dc.subjectExport
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeO31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
dc.subject.jelcodeQ56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth
dc.subject.jelcodeL72 - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Other Nonrenewable Resources
dc.subject.jelcodeM11 - Production Management
dc.subject.keywordsInnovation Incentives;Innovation Processes;Innovation Firm;Suppliers;Metals;Value Chains;Government policies;Environmental impact;Sustainability;Mines;Mining;Extractive
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-DP-00914
idb.operationRG-T2915
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