• Horizons

  Securing copper supply: no China, no energy transition

  • 15 8月 2024

  The world cannot decarbonise without major investment in copper. This Horizons highlights the scale of investment required in new copper mine supply, the implications for downstream processing and semi-manufacturing. China continues to dominate these sectors for copper.

• Webinar

  Webinar | From molecules to electrons: Trump 2.0 and the impact on the energy transition

  • 03 12月 2024

  The 2024 US election result and an incoming Trump 2.0 administration arrive at a pivotal moment for the energy transition. As policies and priorities shift, their impact will ripple across the energy and natural resources sectors. This webinar mini-series dives into the heart of these changes, offering expert insights into how the outcomes could redefine the energy landscape. The mini-series consists of two webinars: molecules (oil, gas/LNG, carbon, hydrogen, and sustainable fuels) and electrons (renewable electricity, batteries, electrified transport, power markets and grid innovations).

• Webinar

  Metals & Mining Briefing | Is 2020 the year that changed mined commodities forever?

  • 10 11月 2020

  Join our senior metals and mining experts as they assess the impacts of 2020 on mined commodities and what's in store next for markets.

• Webinar

  2020年第四季度金属在线研讨会

  • 03 11月 2020

  2020年是充满不确定性的一年，突如其来的疫情给全世界的经济带来巨大的冲击，也深深地影响了金属的市场和商品的价格。和诸位一道，伍德麦肯兹也在紧密跟踪这一年来市场的变化。 在2020年逐步接近尾声之际，我们回顾过去，总结当下，展望未来，在第四季度金属研讨会上为您带来金属行业独到的分析，与您分享我们最新的观点。本次研讨会的话题包括： • 铝市场展望 • 铜市场展望 • 金市场展望 • 镍市场展望

• Content

  Women in energy

  • 23 7月 2020

  We showcase research and analysis from some of our most accomplished and influential women in energy and natural resources. Meet some of the many outstanding women we're proud to work with – and explore their latest thinking.

• The Edge

  Big Mining pivots to copper for growth

  • 03 4月 2025

  Miners are shifting gears - boosting copper investment while the rest of the sector cuts back. Is this the end of capital discipline?

• Opinion

  Green steel in China: easier said than done

  • 02 4月 2025

  China steel is in its post-peak era – but can it get on an emissions pathway?  

• Opinion

  What Trump's tariff policy means for energy and natural resources

  • 08 4月 2025

  Analysing the global impact of new US trade measures on power and renewables, oil, gas and metals and mined commodities

• Opinion

  Video | Future aluminium supply: where is it coming from?

  • 27 2月 2025

  We use Lens Metals & Mining to take you through our aluminium supply outlook

• Opinion

  US energy companies brace for tariff impact

  • 07 2月 2025

  Breaking down the impact of US tariffs on energy, trade and global markets

• The Edge

  Walking Japan’s energy tightrope

  • 06 2月 2025

  Japan’s new energy plan reshapes its path to net zero, balancing nuclear, renewables and LNG for a secure energy future.

• Opinion

  Video | Boliden's acquisition of Neves-Corvo and Zinkgruvan mine assets

  • 22 1月 2025

  Discover the rationale behind Boliden’s $1.37 billion acquisition, and what it means for the future of the market

• Horizons

  The great reopening: what the end of China’s ’zero-Covid’ strategy means for global energy and natural resources.

  • 23 3月 2023

  What the end of China's 'zero Covid' strategy means for global energy and natural resources

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: The Great Reopening

  • 26 4月 2023

  Our panel discusses the possible pathways for the Chinese economy and the impact of its reopening on global energy and natural resources supply, markets and prices.

• Opinion

  The art of never letting a crisis go to waste

  • 15 7月 2020

  I asked our experts what they believe governments and companies should be doing to ensure that they emerge stronger from the crisis.

• Opinion

  Is conventional ESG data failing mining companies and investors?

  • 23 9月 2020

  As sustainability goes mainstream, a new white paper unpacks the ESG challenges facing investors and mining companies.

• Editorial

  Natural resource M&As: how enhanced ESG due diligence optimises value

  • 14 10月 2020

  A new Verisk Maplecroft/Wood Mackenzie white paper examines asset due diligence in the M&A context, and the value of better, deeper and richer ESG insight to mining and energy operators.

• Opinion

  What can the materials transition learn from the energy transition?

  • 12 10月 2020

  Materials use is on a course to double by 2050, with waste generation increasing by 70%, putting an unsustainable burden on our planet. It’s time for a materials transition, with the global scale and ambition of the energy transition.

• Opinion

  How long can nickel prices defy market fundamentals?

  • 29 9月 2020

  Nickel has ignored western market fundamentals, where demand has dried up due to the global pandemic, and prices have soared 30% since April. But these dysfunctional dynamics won't last.

• Opinion

  Are miners ready for a net zero future?

  • 21 10月 2020

  Miners are facing greater pressure than ever to cut emissions. We examine the policies and operations of the five largest diversified miners – Anglo American, BHP, Glencore, Rio Tinto and Vale – to see how they are making headway and where the key challenges lie.

• Opinion

  From proposal to execution: 5 challenges on the path to net zero

  • 24 11月 2020

  The energy transition raises many questions, including: how will we meet the flexibility requirements of evolving power systems? What role will hydrogen play in the new energy landscape? And can the energy transition’s materials needs be met?

• Horizons

  Metalmorphosis: how decarbonisation is transforming the iron and steel industry

  • 19 10月 2023

  As the steel industry solves its carbon problem, we see a tectonic shift towards greener metallics like hydrogen-based DRI & scrap over hot metal.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Playing by new rules

  • 12 10月 2023

  Our panel of experts explore the likely impacts of the CBAM as it is fully implemented over the coming decade and beyond.

• Horizons

  Conflicts of interest: the cost of investing in the energy transition in a high interest-rate era

  • 18 4月 2024

  In this April edition of Horizons, we assess the cost of investing in the energy transition in a high-interest-rate era.

• Webinar

  Steel alloys – a defining moment

  • 04 5月 2022

  Join us for our "Steel Alloys – A Defining Moment" webinar when we will discuss the critical role in global decarbonisation efforts steel alloys will play.

• Editorial

  Slowing steel market grapples with uncertainty

  • 01 6月 2018

  Global steel demand growth is now showing firm signs of slowing. In the US, government policy has started to smother the domestic market. In Europe, signs of deceleration are becoming apparent as automotive registrations have been easing through the first quarter.

• Opinion

  Tighter at the top: taking a look at the premium end of iron ore's two-tier market

  • 21 5月 2018

  We think demand for premium iron ores will stay strong, but supply will struggle to keep up: it is getting tighter at the top.

• Editorial

  The potential impact of US tariffs on aluminium and steel markets

  • 13 4月 2018

  We spoke with Thomson Reuters on the recent steel tariffs at their Global Base Metals Forum. Will they support the US steel industry? Read the Q&A.

• Editorial

  What can we expect from the iron ore market in the near future?

  • 13 12月 2017

  What can we expect from the iron ore market in the near future? Alex Griffiths and Rory Townsend share their thoughts.

• Editorial

  Q&A on the nickel market

  • 11 12月 2017

  Watch Andrew Mitchell, Research Director, EMEARC Nickel Costs, discuss the state of the nickel market, and how the anticipated electric vehicle (EV) boom could affect supply-demand dynamics.