Aluminium: things to look for in 2024

• 25 一月 2024

A volatile year ahead for the aluminium market.

Copper: things to look for in 2024

• 25 一月 2024

The pace of capacity expansions on both the supply and demand side will be key for copper in 2024.

Power from the people: the state of the vehicle-to-everything (V2X) market

• 27 三月 2025

V2X propositions – including vehicle-to-grid (V2G) – have faced barriers to commercialisation but 2025 should see major progress

The strategic planning outlook for lithium | Video

• 23 五月 2025

We use Lens Metals & Mining to take you through our strategic planning outlook for lithium.

Corporate Strategy & Analytics Service

Corporate level strategic analysis and portfolio benchmarking of Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables and Metals & Mining sectors to underpin board level decisions.

What’s next for copper?

• 06 五月 2025

The impact of changing supply chains was a key theme for the red metal at our recent Future Facing Commodities Forum

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

• 21 三月 2024

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

Chinese aluminium: next set of reforms for the industry?

• 06 九月 2017

Many market observers were sceptical about China's ability to deal with aluminium overcapacity. But cuts at Weiqiao, the world's largest smelter, shows China's determination to deliver supply-side reforms. The market is now divided into two camps – one that believes China will cut output significantly. The other one reasons that smelters will ramp up quickly and nothing much will really change.

Aluminium at a crossroads: synchronising supply growth with decarbonisation

• 06 五月 2025

Rising demand and the push for low-carbon production are reshaping the aluminium industry

Energy transition glossary

• 21 八月 2024

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

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

• 20 十月 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.

Electric vehicle & battery supply chain: 5 things to look for in 2025

• 20 一月 2025

From policy changes to supply chain dynamics this promises to be a pivotal year for electric vehicles and batteries.

Global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5Mt of copper by 2028

• 02 九月 2019

Over 650 GW of new onshore and 130 GW of new offshore wind capacity will be installed between 2018 and 2028. This will consume in excess of 5.5Mt of copper, according to a recent analysis by Wood Mackenzie.

China’s steel demand growth to slow as property policy tightens

• 12 九月 2019

Chinese president Xi Jinping’s mantra that “houses should be for living in, not for speculation” has been used to allude to the government’s policy to curb rising property prices for the past couple of years. Despite the cooling measures, steel demand in the property sector has shown resilience.

Scrap metals to remain underutilised despite availability and rising demand

• 26 十一月 2020

Scrap metals demand growth is expected to outpace primary metals over the next two decades. However, it will remain underutilised compared to its overall availability, says Wood Mackenzie.

China’s copper industry cushioned from power crunch

• 12 十一月 2021

Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that compared to other base metals, China’s copper market appears to be better cushioned from the country’s power crunch.

Royalties reform could dampen investors’ appetite for Chile’s copper sector

• 29 六月 2021

Proposed changes to Chile’s mining royalty regime will not have a drastic impact on the country’s production landscape in the near-term. However, analysis from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk company (Nasdaq:VRSK), indicates there is clear risk the amendments could compromise continued appetite to make large-scale, long-term investments in Chile’s copper sector.

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

• 17 二月 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.

2022 – A year of rebalancing for metals and mining

• 25 一月 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.

Fair and transparent fiscal terms key to accelerating transition resource investments

• 21 四月 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.

Steel industry emissions to decline 30% by 2050

• 17 五月 2022

Steel industry’s carbon emissions is expected to fall 30% by 2050 compared to 2021 levels, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

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

• 15 九月 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.

Veritas Capital completes acquisition of Wood Mackenzie

• 02 二月 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).

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

• 06 二月 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.

Wood Mackenzie appoints new Chief Financial Officer

• 27 三月 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.

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

• 21 三月 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.

Global copper market to see another year of volatile prices

• 22 一月 2020

As we look to 2020, copper is faced with a finely balanced market. For now, positive investor sentiment around copper’s fundamentals is supporting higher prices.

Could 2020 market trends bring new lustre to gloomy lead market?

• 04 二月 2020

2020 will see lead transition into a market surplus after several years of significant deficit, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Chinese smelters critical to zinc market balance in 2020

• 30 一月 2020

The most important driver of the zinc market in 2020 will be the performance of the world’s zinc smelting industry, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Uncertainty to cloud global nickel market outlook in 2020

• 29 一月 2020

All eyes will be on the Indonesian nickel market in 2020. The knives may be out for the country’s nascent stainless industry but the staggering potential for expansion in NPI may reduce the impact of the nickel ore export ban to a minor inconvenience. Although the global battery sector share of nickel demand is much smaller than other metals, getting the quantity of nickel that EVs will need by the mid-2020s will remain a challenge.