Polyamide (PA6, PA66)

Understand the commercial and strategic drivers of polyamide supply/demand, price & volume forecasts, and leading market trends for both intermediates, polymers, and its applications.

Polyamide (PA6, PA66)

Understand the commercial and strategic drivers of polyamide supply/demand, price & volume forecasts, and leading market trends for both intermediates, polymers, and its applications.

Polypropylene Film (BOPP)

Gain insights into key supply/demand drivers and identify growth opportunities in plastic films including cast polypropylene and BOPP film.

Polyester & Raw Materials

Analyse the commercial and strategic drivers of polyester supply and demand, price forecasts and market trends for polyester markets.

Butadiene

Untangle the complicated butadiene market with global supply and demand, price forecasts, petrochemical feedstock trends and relevant demand analyses from the automotive and synthetic rubber industry.

Asset Benchmarking Tools (ABTs)

Understand asset profitability, commercial performance and the strategic drivers of competitive positioning.

Flexible Packaging

Analyse global trends in flexible packaging to identify growth opportunities, gain strategic insights and build strong relationships.

Petrochemical Feedstocks

Gain a comprehensive view of the chemical feedstocks markets with this unique and integrated dataset, to inform confident commercial and strategic decision making.

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:

SP Chemicals starts up China’s first gas-based ethylene plant

• 20 8月 2019

SP Olefins, a subsidiary of SP Chemicals, successfully started up its 650 ktpa steam cracker and was able to produce on-spec olefins.

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.

CCUS’s breakthrough year

• 16 1月 2025

Explore the latest trends in CCUS as 2025 shapes up to be a breakthrough year, with rising optimism and record FIDs expected. Learn about project financing, policy support and the companies leading the charge in carbon capture and storage.

Propylene

Gain insight into propylene price and global markets with cutting-edge data on commercial trends, supply/demand and capacity.

NGLs & Petrochemicals

Our NGLs solutions provide traders and analysts with the accurate data and forecasts they need to complement and inform their models.

Polyethylene

Gain a comprehensive view of global supply and demand, price forecasts and petrochemical feedstock trends.

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).

China to dent global polyester growth in 2020

• 09 1月 2020

Chinese polyester market growth is expected to sit at just below 3% in 2020, a marked decline from the strong growth seen between 2018 and 2019. This dip in performance is mainly due to slashed growth for bottle-grade PET, according to Wood Mackenzie.

间二甲苯和精制间苯二甲酸（PIA）研究

间二甲苯和精制间苯二甲酸（PIA）研究:评估供应紧张的风险，并获得有关IPA和间二甲苯产能和需求预测的见解。

Could energy recovery solve the mounting problem of global waste?

• 01 5月 2023

With 70% of global landfill suitable for energy recovery, there is potential for serious growth in waste-to-energy (WtE) industries.

Oils & chemicals: 5 things to watch for in 2024

• 11 1月 2024

Calmer waters are expected for the oils, refining and chemicals industries in 2024 – but that doesn’t mean it’s plain sailing. What are the top trends to track for the year ahead?

The future of automotive industry polymer demand

• 16 1月 2024

What does the rapid evolution in vehicles’ material composition mean for plastics?

The rise and rise of polyester

• 12 2月 2019

Polyester is hugely cost-effective and it’s not easy to replicate its economies of scale. Are there more sustainable alternatives?

Flexible packaging: Is it time to find a more sustainable replacement?

• 16 1月 2019

Flexible packaging... once thought of as an answer to a growing waste problem, it has now become the problem. Flexible packaging expert Simon King looks at a holistic solution.

Flexible packaging sees demand boost as coronavirus changes consumer patterns

• 16 4月 2020

Lockdown measures are sending home consumption skywards, and driving demand for flexible packaging.

Why crude-to-chemicals is the obvious way forward

• 27 4月 2020

Which is more competitive, a US ethane-based cracker or a second-generation COTC cracker? And can other regions match China's ROI potential?

Global olefins: 10 trends to watch as coronavirus reshapes the industry

• 05 5月 2020

The coronavirus outbreak is having a transformational effect on global olefins. Supply, demand, trade, pricing, costs and margins are all being impacted to the extent that it will undoubtedly reshape the wider industry. So, what forces are defining the ‘new normal’?

What does a stalling auto sector mean for polymer markets?

• 07 6月 2020

Coronavirus has hit automotive sales and demand, and the plastics industry will feel the impact.

North America Crude Markets Service

Forecast North American crude flows through all major pipelines, hubs and export terminals to support strategic planning, market analysis and valuation work.

Polyester Film (BOPET)

Analyse global trends in biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) films for strategic insights and an understanding of global demand and pricing.

Refinery-chemicals integration: how to benchmark success

• 17 9月 2020

The growing trend of integrated refinery-chemical facilities is intensifying. Standalone oil refineries, focused only on fuel, are looking increasingly outdated as the energy transition takes hold.