Filings buzz in the mining industry: 111% increase in cloud computing mentions in Q3 of 2021 – Mining Technology

Mentions of cloud computing within the filings of companies in the mining industry rose 111% between the second and third quarters of 2021.

In total, the frequency of sentences related to cloud computing between October 2020 and September 2021 was 162% higher than in 2016 when GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, first began to track the key issues referred to in company filings.

When companies in the mining industry publish annual and quarterly reports, ESG reports and other filings, GlobalData analyses the text and identifies individual sentences that relate to disruptive forces facing companies in the coming years. Cloud computing is one of these topics companies that excel and invest in these areas are thought to be better prepared for the future business landscape and better equipped to survive unforeseen challenges.

To assess whether cloud computing is featuring more in the summaries and strategies of companies in the mining industry, two measures were calculated. Firstly, we looked at the percentage of companies which have mentioned cloud computing at least once in filings during the past 12 months this was 31% compared to 11% in 2016. Secondly, we calculated the percentage of total analysed sentences that referred to cloud computing.

Of the 50 biggest employers in the mining industry, Honeywell International Inc was the company that referred to cloud computing the most between October 2020 and September 2021. GlobalData identified 37 cloud-related sentences in the US-based company's filings 0.4% of all sentences. China Steel Corp mentioned cloud computing the second most the issue was referred to in 0.15% of sentences in the company's filings. Other top employers with high cloud mentions included Tata Steel Ltd, Metalurgica Gerdau SA, and Nippon Steel Corp.

This analysis provides an approximate indication of which companies are focusing on cloud computing and how important the issue is considered within the mining industry, but it also has limitations and should be interpreted carefully. For example, a company mentioning cloud computing more regularly is not necessarily proof that they are utilising new techniques or prioritising the issue, nor does it indicate whether the company's ventures into cloud computing have been successes or failures.

GlobalData also categorises cloud computing mentions by a series of subthemes. Of these subthemes, the most commonly referred to topic in the third quarter of 2021 was "software as a service", which made up 68% of all cloud subtheme mentions by companies in the mining industry.

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Filings buzz in the mining industry: 111% increase in cloud computing mentions in Q3 of 2021 - Mining Technology