Metals & Mining

• 01 12月 2020

Gain flexible access to objective research within and across individual commodities — as well as the analysts driving it.

Nickel: looking for a route back to safety

• 21 5月 2025

The outlook for the nickel market, particularly for use in batteries, is not as bullish as it once was - but demand is still buoyant in the Asia markets

Trading cases: tariff scenarios for taxing times

• 21 5月 2025

In this edition of Horizons, we explore how the Trump administration's 'Liberation Day' tariffs marked a pivotal moment in global trade, potentially reversing the effects of China's 2001 WTO entry and accelerating deglobalization trends.

The strategic planning outlook for lithium | Video

• 23 5月 2025

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

Distress in energy and natural resources

• 22 5月 2020

Helping investors evaluate opportunities in energy and natural resources during the Covid-19 crisis

Aluminium at a crossroads: synchronising supply growth with decarbonisation

• 06 5月 2025

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

Where next for metals markets in 2025?

• 07 5月 2025

Overcapacity, struggling prices, uncertain monetary settings, peaking demand growth and supply security concerns were all on the agenda at our recent Future Facing Commodities event

Clean energy finance in uncertain times

• 05 6月 2025

Dive into the future of clean energy finance with industry titans as they navigate uncertain times and debate crucial policy changes at the ACORE Finance Forum in New York.

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.

Emissions Benchmarking Tool

Inform strategic decisions regarding emissions risk management via competitive benchmarking, portfolio analysis and economic impact assessment.

Electric Vehicle & Battery Supply Chain Service

Leverage our industry-leading expertise to boost profitability and reach your net zero goals

Iron Ore Product Suite

Gain clarity with industry-leading iron ore research and analysis in this fast-changing landscape

Hydrogen

• 29 6月 2017

Our Hydrogen and Derivatives Consulting Team is dedicated to serving clients across every segment of the hydrogen value chains - from production, transportation to end use consumption.

Aluminium Product Suite

Unparalleled analysis of aluminium value chain from mining, refining, and smelting to market

Copper Product Suite

Unmatched analysis of every aspect of copper market trends, demand and supply

Zinc Product Suite

Leading zinc market research and analysis gives you insight into the entire zinc value chain today and how it will evolve

Noble Steel Alloys Product Suite

An unmatched level of noble steel alloys research that gives you the knowledge you need to mitigate risk and capitalise on opportunities.

What’s next for copper?

• 06 5月 2025

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

Indonesia elections and impact on energy and mining and metals sectors

• 16 4月 2019

Indonesia heads to the polls on 17 April 2019. Wood Mackenzie and sister company Verisk Maplecroft discuss what this means for the energy, and mining and metals sectors.

IMO 2020 – what does it mean for downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors?

• 07 5月 2019

Implementation of IMO 2020 regulation is just eight months away and its implications will be felt beyond refining and shipping. Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific experts weigh in on what this means for the different sectors.

Trump's latest China tariffs - what do they mean for metals and mining?

• 10 5月 2019

The U.S has increased tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods to 25%, from 10%, impacting a number of metals. Commentary below comes from the Wood Mackenzie metals team:

Trump raises Turkey's steel import tariff to 50%

• 15 10月 2019

US President Donald Trump has announced an increase in Section 232 tariffs on Turkish steel from 25% to 50%

Iron ore – 5 things to watch in 2020

• 20 1月 2020

Slower demand growth (especially in China) and a decent recovery in seaborne supply will continue to feature prominently in the iron ore industry in 2020. Prices will fall, with annual average price forecast for 2020 at $80/t.

Global energy transition and supply issues key for aluminium in 2020

• 03 2月 2020

Potential supply disruptions in the Gulf and West Africa are key to the outlook for aluminium in 2020, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Rio Tinto will spend $1bn to reach net zero emissions by 2050

• 26 2月 2020

Rio Tinto has announced it will spend $1bn to reach net zero emissions by 2050

The nickel industry in 2020: Optimism amidst the chaos?

• 07 4月 2020

Webinar | The Energy Transition in the age of the coronavirus: a metals & mining perspective

• 22 4月 2020

Please join us on Wednesday, April 22nd for a presentation and discussion with Julian Kettle, Vice Chairman of Metals and Mining at Wood Mackenzie. With over 30 years in the industry, Julian is well placed to talk through previous mining downturns, what we can expect in the current market and how it will affect the Energy Transition for metals: • The energy transition: a double-edged sword for metals • Is carbon the new differentiator for metals? • Where is the value in a decarbonising world?

South Korea's metcoal demand to fall modestly amidst coronavirus outbreak

• 15 4月 2020

South Korea's hot metal production will decline by 4.2 Mt or almost 10% in 2020. There is of course a risk that production decline would be greater, if containment of the virus is unsuccessful.

Webinar | Brazil Iron Ore Supply: Outlook and challenges

• 20 5月 2020

Please join us on Wednesday, May 20th for a presentation and discussion with Cicero Machado, Principal Analyst, Americas Iron Ore and Steel at Wood Mackenzie. In this 45-minute webinar will discuss: Vale: terrible 2019, challenging 2020. What’s next? How close is Samarco to come back online? CSN and Minas-Rio: at full speed! Junior miners and projects: yes, there is more supply from Brazil potentially reaching the seaborne market! How “premium” is the “premium” iron ore product from Brazil? Cash costs: FX and (low) oil prices to drive costs to a record-low We will have a Q&A session afterwards.

WEBINAR | Metals markets outlook under the coronavirus “black swan”

• 21 5月 2020

Disruptions to the metals markets, as well as the sentiment change due to the coronavirus, have dominated metals markets and price movements so far in 2020. The metals markets are moving faster than ever driven by announcements from governments and companies to counter the challenges from the pandemic, and the needs for a timely understanding of the supply and demand dynamics have become of paramount importance. Please join a group of China-based consultants from Wood Mackenzie’s aluminium, copper, nickel and zinc teams for the most up-to-date outlooks for metals markets as well as the on-the-ground information in China. In this webinar, we will discuss the following topics: 1. Global metals demand scenarios and the way to recovery 2. Disruptions to global mines and smelters 3. Why situations on the metals supply chain in China are different from the rest of the world? 4. Price outlook for aluminium, copper, nickel and zinc over the short-term Please note that this webinar will be delivered in Mandarin. Fill in the form on this register for the webinar.