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Commodity Market Report

Steel short-term outlook February 2023

Patchy waters ahead for steel markets

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28 February 2023

Steel short-term outlook February 2023

Commodity Market Report

Global cathode and precursor market investment horizon outlook- Q4 2022

Our Q4 2022 Global Cathode and Precursor Investment Horizon Outlook update

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22 December 2022

Global cathode and precursor market investment horizon outlook- Q4 2022

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The top five zinc smelting companies, a comparison of competitiveness

Comparison of production, CO2 emissions and cost competitiveness of the top five zinc smelting companies.

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23 January 2023

The top five zinc smelting companies, a comparison of competitiveness

Commodity Market Report

Global lead investment horizon outlook Q4 2022

Lead market’s future surpluses of concentrates and metal are not imminent and so metal prices are supported in the near term.

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30 December 2022

Global lead investment horizon outlook Q4 2022

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23 February 2023

What the new critical mineral guidelines of the Inflation Reduction Act mean for OEMs

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What the new critical mineral guidelines of the Inflation Reduction Act mean for OEMs

EVs with battery metals mined outside US-FTA borders could be eligible for federal tax credits according to the new Treasury whitepaper

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28 February 2023

Global aluminium short-term outlook February 2023

Commodity Market Report

Global aluminium short-term outlook February 2023

The elusive Chinese demand recovery and a firmer US dollar index weighs heavy on prices.

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16 February 2023

Cyanide Insight: Grey zone of the yellow metal

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Cyanide Insight: Grey zone of the yellow metal

Cyanide is one of the most important reagents for gold extraction, but comes with its set of risks, and with limited scope for substitution

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31 January 2023

Global rare earths short-term outlook January 2023

Commodity Market Report

Global rare earths short-term outlook January 2023

Rare earth market short-term outlook for January 2023

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Metals markets reports

18 September 2015

Global aluminium long-term outlook Q3 2015

Commodity Market Report

Global aluminium long-term outlook Q3 2015

Wood Mackenzie's Q3 aluminium Long Term Outlook analysis for global supply- demand dynamics and prices indicates a market that will be under pressu...

11 January 2017

High-grade iron ore premium set to fall with coking coal prices

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High-grade iron ore premium set to fall with coking coal prices

High coking coal prices have incentivised Chinese steel producers to purchase more high-grade iron ore fines. As a result, the price gap between hi...

08 June 2017

The return of Indian iron ore exports - blip or trend?

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The return of Indian iron ore exports - blip or trend?

India has always been an opportunistic exporter of iron ore and has shown this once again with its swift return to the seaborne market in response ...

10 October 2016

Illegal induction furnace closures bring upside to China steel outlook

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Illegal induction furnace closures bring upside to China steel outlook

Induction furnaces and the steel they produce have been illegal in China since 2000. However, they still exist on a large scale. The ongoing endeav...

13 March 2017

Current prices insufficient to trigger aluminium CAPEX

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Current prices insufficient to trigger aluminium CAPEX

Wood Mackenzie routinely reassesses the long run alumina and aluminium incentive prices, which are the minimum prices needed to make investment in ...

05 December 2016

Can President-elect Trump’s infrastructure plan make steel and iron ore great again?

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Can President-elect Trump’s infrastructure plan make steel and iron ore great again?

During his pre-election campaign, and again during his victory speech, President-elect Trump has made bold statements about investment in US infras...

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