• Opinion

  A global economic slump: what will it mean for metals and mining?

  • 11 6月 2020

  Our base case view is that the recession is short and sharp with a return to “normality” from 2021, but what if it became a slump lasting five years or more? Julian Kettle explores what the impact on demand, costs and prices of mined commodities.

• Opinion

  How electric vehicles are driving the nickel sulphate market

  • 08 6月 2020

  Demand for nickel sulphate for EV batteries will accelerate past a 2020 slowdown. Can the industry keep pace?

• Opinion

  How green can steel go – and what does it mean for coal and iron ore?

  • 21 5月 2020

  Increasing carbon costs and stringent environmental investment criteria have spurred a race to develop a zero-carbon steelmaking process. What does the path to green steel look like – and what does it mean for metallurgical coal and iron ore?

• Opinion

  Electric vehicles: coronavirus wreaks havoc across the supply chain

  • 08 4月 2020

  Global EV sales could see a 43% drop, while battery raw materials markets face major disruption in 2020.

• Featured

  Metals and mining: will 2020 be a milestone year?

  • 28 1月 2020

  With the energy transition taking centre stage, 2020 looks likely to be a year of change for the energy industry. And the metals and mining industry is at the heart of the action.

• Opinion

  Indonesian nickel ore ban: who will fill the supply gap?

  • 10 12月 2019

  The expedited ban has significant implications for the whole industry, with a particular supply challenge for Chinese nickel pig iron (NPI) production – and an opportunity for Indonesia to catch up.

• Opinion

  Go for gold: increased exploration is vital for future supply

  • 25 10月 2019

  Gold is back in the spotlight, but the resurgent price highlights a challenge. Insufficient exploration spend has left gold reserves significantly depleted – but three factors could help to avert a fall in supply.

• Featured

  Aluminium vs plastic: who’ll win the water bottle war?

  • 03 9月 2019

  The hunt is on to find an eco-friendly, cost-effective alternative to plastic water bottles. Are aluminium cans the answer?

• Opinion

  A call to action to the global energy industry

  • 02 8月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie President Neal Anderson introduces our 2019 Energy Transition Outlook and examines why the energy mix is not changing nearly as quickly as the world needs it to.

• News Release

  Wood Mackenzie Launches the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service at Mining Indaba 2023

  • 06 2月 2023

  Wood Mackenzie, the leading provider of decision intelligence for the world’s natural resources sector, today launched the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service (EVBSC) at the Mining Indaba 2023 conference in Cape Town, South Africa. The EVBSC is a new product that provides end-to-end detailed analysis and forecasts of the electric transportation value chain including quarterly long-term outlooks to 2050 and 10-year forecasts, and monthly short-term reports and data for EV, Li-ion battery and raw materials (lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese) markets.

• 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).

• Webinar

  EV charging energy management for workplaces, businesses and fleets

  • 12 4月 2023

  PowerFlex joins Wood Mackenzie on this webinar replay to discuss important energy management tools and strategies for installing and operating EV charging solutions onsite.

• News Release

  Wood Mackenzie appoints new Chief Financial Officer

  • 27 3月 2023

  Wood Mackenzie, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, has appointed Simon Crowe to its global executive leadership team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 27th March.

• Horizons

  Fuelling change: how oil and mining companies can finance the energy transition

  • 20 4月 2023

  How oil and mining companies can finance the energy transition

• Horizons

  Playing by new rules: how the CBAM will change the world

  • 21 9月 2023

  The CBAM will reshuffle global trade – who will be the winners and losers?

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: metalmorphosis

  • 09 11月 2023

  This month's Horizons Live explored the scale of the iron and steel industry's carbon problem, and the tectonic shift that now lies ahead.

• Horizons

  Chance of a lifetime: can India show the developing world a unique path to net zero?

  • 18 1月 2024

  India’s global profile is soaring. It already boasts the world’s largest population and is forecast to be the fastest-growing major economy over the coming decades. By 2050, it will be the world’s third-largest economy, up from sixth today.

• Webinar

  Webinar | What's next for green steelmaking technologies?

  • 25 1月 2024

  Join our experts on Thursday at 8:00 EST January 25th for an interactive discussion where they will uncover the technical aspects, opportunities, challenges, and the competitive landscape of key green steelmaking technologies. 

• News Release

  Decarbonisation efforts in the steel industry could hinder circularity of Zinc, warns new study

  • 21 3月 2024

  Decarbonisation efforts in the steel industry could hinder circularity of Zinc, warns new study

• Content

  Pedal to the metal: iron and steel’s US$1.4 trillion shot at decarbonisation

  • 15 9月 2022

  The industrialised world cannot function without steel. It is essential to everything from the buildings we live in to the ways we get around. Wood Mackenzie estimates that meeting global steel demand will require 2.2 billion tonnes of production by 2050.

• Content

  Red metal, green demand: copper’s critical role in achieving net zero

  • 20 10月 2022

  The road to zero carbon will see an extraordinary build-out of low-carbon electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable power-generating capacity. And as the world reduces its dependence on hydrocarbons, metals will be a linchpin of a zero-carbon economy.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Pedal to the metal

  • 04 10月 2022

  Watch on demand as our panel answers questions on the challenges facing the steel industry from the growing supply demand to the collective global goal of achieving net zero by 2050.  

• News Release

  Decarbonising global iron ore and steel industry by 2050 necessitates urgent action and US$1.4 trillion of investment

  • 15 9月 2022

  Decarbonising the steel and iron ore industry by 2050, in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, will require US$1.4 trillion of investment and revolution across every stage of the value chain. This presents an urgent challenge and enormous opportunity according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest Horizons research report, Pedal to the metal: Iron and steel’s $1.4 trillion shot at decarbonisation.

• News Release

  2022 – A year of rebalancing for metals and mining

  • 25 1月 2022

  If 2021 was the year of rebound for metals and mining (M&M) commodities, then 2022 is shaping as the year of rebalance, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  China's renewables boom year poses major challenges to western markets

  • 17 2月 2022

  China’s renewables manufacturing has emerged from 2021 bigger and more competitive than ever before. Western markets are benefitting from trading with the IKEA of the energy transition, but balancing reliance on China’s technology providers with local interests is now a key political as well as environmental challenge, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Comment

  Australian alumina and bauxite ban to further disrupt UC Rusal’s supply chain

  • 21 3月 2022

  The latest sanctions by the Australian government in banning exports of alumina and bauxite to Russia adds further disruption to UC Rusal’s supply chain and ultimately on its ability to maintain normal primary aluminium production levels.

• News Release

  Fair and transparent fiscal terms key to accelerating transition resource investments

  • 21 4月 2022

  The race is on in the exploration and development of transition resources required for global decarbonisation. However, the investment environment needs to be more conducive, and the establishment of fair and transparent fiscal policies could be the key, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Content

  Sea change: navigating the trillion-dollar offshore wind opportunity

  • 18 5月 2022

  Offshore wind is poised to become one of the key technologies powering the decarbonisation of the global economy. Read more.

• Opinion

  Can the rest of the world repel China’s magnetic pull over rare earth metals?

  • 19 5月 2022

  By investing across complex supply chains, Chinese companies have integrated rare earth mining, processing, metal production and magnet manufacturing, allowing China to then dominate high value-add sectors including drivetrains for electric vehicles and generators for wind turbines.

• Opinion

  What does the EU’s new decarbonisation roadmap mean for its carbon economy?

  • 21 2月 2024

  Key takeaways from the 2040 Climate Target, Net Zero Industry Act and Industrial Carbon Management Strategy