Non-Ferrous Metals Market – a Bibliometric Analysis

Theoretical background: Non-ferrous metals are important in many areas of the economy, and their prices are sensitive to crisis situations such as wars and regional conflicts, as well as changes in the political situation. Demand for non-ferrous metals is constantly growing, because with increasing wealth, technical and technological progress, both the demand from existing uses of these metals and this related to their new applications are increasing. The role of non-ferrous metals is due to their diverse applications. Purpose of the article: The aim of the article is to identify the current scientific achievements on the market of non-ferrous metals and investments in non-ferrous metals. This will allow to systematize knowledge about the non-ferrous metals market and indicate the current state of knowledge in this area. Research methods: Bibliometric analysis was used in the article. A critical review of the world literature on the market and investments in non-ferrous metals has been conducted. The PRISMA technique was used in the study. The study was conducted on the basis of literature published between 2000 and 2023 and available in the Scopus. Main findings: Issues related to the non-ferrous metals market and investments in them are considered in the world literature. The popularity of this subject has been increasing in recent years. The publications used mainly forecasting methods, descriptive statistics, Granger's causality issues and GARCH models. Among researchers dealing with the subject of the non-ferrous metals market and investments in these metals, there are few authors from Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland. This translates into a small number of publications and citations from scientists in the region. As a result, the specificity of the non-ferrous metals market and investments in non-ferrous metals in Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries is not examined. Therefore, it is not known how changes in this market affect the economic situation of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. In addition, the properties of non-ferrous metals are analysed primarily taking into account the properties of crude oil. The conclusions contained in the article will be useful primarily to scientists. Thanks to the critical literature review, they will be able to get acquainted with the current state of knowledge in the area of the non-ferrous metals market, and on this basis assess the current state of knowledge in this area and plan further research directions. In subsequent studies, it is worth conducting a bibliometric analysis of the literature available in databases other than Scopus and non-English language positions. It will be valuable to compare the results obtained using keywords and restrictions set during the conducted research with the results obtained using other, close-meaning keywords.