• Platform

  Lens platform: Lens Emissions

  • 27 9月 2024

  Decision intelligence to simplify the complexity of emissions risk management. Available with Lens Upstream solutions.

• Comment

  New world-scale ethane cracker is planned by Qatar Petroleum

  • 16 5月 2018

  Qatar Petroleum announced today that it has invited a group of leading international companies, with extensive experiences in the petrochemicals industry, to submit proposals for partnering with QP in the development/operation of a new world scale petrochemicals complex at Ras Laffan Industrial City.

• News Release

  China's mega crude-to-chemicals projects may deal knockout blow to regional PX exporters

  • 21 8月 2018

  Higher base chemicals demand and feedstock security for heavy naphtha are driving the development of a new wave of mega-integrated refinery and chemical sites in China. Private Chinese chemical producers, including Hengli and Rong Sheng, are back-integrating their chemical plants with refineries by building mega-integrated facilities. Wood Mackenzie expects these projects to come on stream in the next 12 to 24 months.

• News Release

  Poland tops growth league in Europe’s €14.1 billion flexible packaging market

  • 18 7月 2018

  According to PCI Wood Mackenzie's latest review of the European marketplace, 'Flexible Packaging European Supply Demand Report', Poland continued to be the fastest growing major flexible packaging market in Europe in 2017, increasing by over 5% during the year.

• Comment

  Fresh wave of tariffs to hit US plastic pipes, hoses and tubes imports

  • 09 8月 2018

  Commenting on the announcement that the US will impose a 25% tariff on $16 billion worth of Chinese goods, including chemicals, Ashish Chitalia, Wood Mackenzie Principal Analyst, said:

• News Release

  West Europe PET bottle recovery grows, but challenges for RPET supply chain remain

  • 01 10月 2018

  The total volume of PET bottles collected in West Europe during 2017 was near 2 Mt, compared to an estimated 3.2 Mt of bottles placed in the market, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals' latest report on the RPET market in West Europe.

• Comment

  India to double oil products growth in 2018

  • 19 1月 2018

  India is poised to double its oil product demand growth (190 kb/d) in 2018 after a sluggish 2017, when demand grew by only 93 kb/d. Last year, demand growth was at its slowest in the past three years.

• Comment

  UK plastic bottle deposit scheme vital to changing consumer behaviour

  • 28 3月 2018

  Commenting on the UK Government's plans to introduce a plastic bottle deposit scheme, Helen McGeough, PCI Wood Mackenzie, Senior Consultant, commented:

• Comment

  EU's Plastics Strategy May be Missed Opportunity

  • 16 1月 2018

  Follwoing the EU's pledge to make all plastic packaging recyclable by 2030, Helen McGeough, PCI Wood Mackenzie Senior Consultant, commented

• Comment

  INEOS €2.7 billion chemicals investment good news for European olefins industry

  • 03 7月 2018

  Commenting on the announcement that INEOS has approved a €2.7 billion capital project to build both a world scale ethane cracker and a PDH (Propane Dehydrogenation) unit in Northern Europe, Patrick Kirby, PCI Wood Mackenzie Principal Analyst, said:

• Comment

  Ascend Performance Materials declares force majeure on HMD

  • 08 1月 2019

  Following Ascend Performance Materials' decision to declare a force majeure on hexamethylene diamine (HMD), Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Head of Thermoplastics, Quentin de Carvalho, commented:

• Comment

  Chevron Phillips Chemical to cease US paraxylene production

  • 06 12月 2018

  Commenting on the news that Chevron Phillips Chemical will cease paraxylene production in the U.S at the end of this year, Gordon Haire, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Research Director, said:

• Comment

  Plastics recycling tax likely to increase cost of plastics packaging in short-to medium term

  • 29 10月 2018

  Commenting on UK Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget announcement of a new tax on the manufacture and import of plastic packaging that contains less than 30% recycled plastic, Wood Mackenzie Head of PET, Philip Marshall, said:

• News Release

  AFPM 2019: Over $200 billion to be invested in U.S. petrochemicals industry

  • 26 3月 2019

  The U.S. petrochemicals industry is experiencing an investment renaissance, Steve Zinger, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Senior Vice President, said during his appearance at AFPM's 2019 International Petrochemical Conference.

• News Release

  Amazon’s packaging transition boost for U.S. flexible plastics industry

  • 12 3月 2019

  Amazon’s decision to move towards lightweight flexible plastic mailers over its traditional cardboard boxes will likely set a trend for the rest of the industry, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals’ recent ‘Q1 2019 Flexible Packaging Global Market Overview’.

• News Release

  EU PET bottle collection target unlikely to be met

  • 27 3月 2019

  The European Union's (EU) proposal to introduce a 90% collection target for PET beverage bottles by 2029 is unlikely to be met without significant investment in infrastructure and waste management collection, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals.

• Comment

  Aramco's $10bn bond underscores its vast global ambitions

  • 01 4月 2019

  Saudi Aramco’s decision to issue a $10 billion bond underscores how serious the company is about transforming itself into an international powerhouse across the oil and gas value chain, from upstream to petrochemicals.

• Content

  Energy transition glossary

  • 21 8月 2024

  Our energy transition glossary helps you understand key terms and definitions.

• Comment

  The impact of the coronavirus on the Chinese polyester industry

  • 03 2月 2020

  The Chinese economy and the country's polyester and textile industries could be under pressure as a result of the new coronavirus outbreak. Drawing a parallel with the SARS crisis in 2003, polyester demand may weaken as business activities stall.

• News Release

  Flexible packaging demand in Asia hit by sluggish regional economy

  • 25 2月 2020

  Overall flexible packaging demand in Asia grew by 4.8% in 2019, down from 5.6% in 2018. This was mainly due to slower growth rates in major national markets, according to Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Asia olefins face historical production losses due to regional lockdowns

  • 29 4月 2020

  A new report from Wood Mackenzie shows that olefins production losses in Asia have reached historical highs as a result of regional lockdowns in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

• News Release

  Coronavirus and the collapse in polyester – will paraxylene and PTA markets recover?

  • 01 6月 2020

  Global polyester production is expected to decline by more than half a million tonnes this year. For polyester’s key raw materials, paraxylene (PX) and PTA, the knock-on effects will hit global demand in the coming years.

• News Release

  China’s PTA producers look to futures to weather market volatility

  • 16 7月 2020

  China’s purified terephthalic acid (PTA) producers have been using the futures market to price PTA in the spot market, hedge against risks and manage inventory. This has allowed many to stay profitable, despite market uncertainty and disruption brought by the coronavirus pandemic, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  ‘The materials transition’ could divert 382 million tonnes of plastic waste by 2040

  • 18 8月 2020

  The plastics industry requires a paradigm shift towards an absolute decoupling of materials consumption from growth of the economy if it is to achieve sustainability targets, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Significant government intervention necessary if bioplastics are to scale

  • 19 10月 2020

  In order to achieve the scale needed to play a meaningful role, the bioplastics industry will require significant regulatory interventions from governments and substantial cost efficiencies as technologies mature and scale, according to Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Four signposts for the chemicals industry under a Biden administration

  • 16 11月 2020

  The Democrats are expected to retain control of the US House of Representatives, but the Senate will be determined by upcoming run-offs in the state of Georgia. While the chemicals sector is expected to see few direct impacts, there are several themes that should be watched closely.

• News Release

  Chemical recycling boost could see global plastic packaging recycling hit 50% by 2040

  • 18 11月 2020

  If the plastics value chain is to become more sustainable, the industry must focus on reducing the amount of mismanaged waste and recapturing as much of its value as possible. To do this, more investment must be allocated to chemical recycling technologies, according to Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Energy transition to drive refinery and petrochemicals integration

  • 16 2月 2021

  2020 was a difficult year for the world’s refineries as the coronavirus pandemic reduced refinery utilisation and OPEC+ supply restraint narrowed crude price differentials. Despite this, integrated refinery and petrochemical sites significantly outperformed their fuels-only peers, according to Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  US winter freeze hits global olefins market

  • 19 2月 2021

  This week’s winter storm has paralysed US petrochemical production and disrupted 15% of the global olefins market, according to Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Veritas Capital completes acquisition of Wood Mackenzie

  • 02 2月 2023

  Veritas Capital (“Veritas”), a leading investor at the intersection of technology and government, today announced that an affiliate of Veritas has completed the purchase of Wood Mackenzie from Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK).