• Opinion

  Metals and mining: an industry at a crossroads

  • 14 10月 2020

  How has a year of unprecedented challenges affected mined commodities? Julian Kettle shares his view on the impact of a global pandemic, and the opportunities and risks posed by the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Green metals: the journey to decarbonisation

  • 07 10月 2020

  What does the path to becoming greener look like for steel and aluminium, two carbon-intensive industries?

• The Edge

  The energy transition will be built with metals

  • 30 10月 2020

  The energy transition will see demand for some metals reach unimagined levels in coming years. Which metals are critical to the transition? How much will we need and what will it cost to develop the supply? And can the mining sector deliver?

• Opinion

  How decarbonisation will drive mining supply-side adjustments

  • 09 11月 2020

  Governments, consumers and producers will push and pull metals and mining to reduce emissions – and it's going to mean big adjustments for the supply side.

• Featured

  Will we need to mine metals in the future?

  • 26 11月 2020

  We recycle a fraction of the metal that we extract – despite the fact that most can be reused infinitely. Is that set to change? How much scrap could be recovered? And is it possible to eliminate the need for mining and processing primary metal?

• Opinion

  Faster decarbonisation and mining: a crisis of confidence or capital?

  • 15 12月 2020

  Fuelling an accelerated energy transition scenario calls for a massive increase in investment in key metals, and soon. What stands in the way, and can it be overcome?

• Opinion

  Five ways the copper industry can improve economics and sustainability

  • 22 12月 2020

  Driven by a growing list of stakeholder requirements and an explosion in creative solutions, is the mining industry about to accelerate its adoption of technology?

• Opinion

  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

• Opinion

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

  • 27 3月 2025

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

• Opinion

  eBook | Understanding the metals and mining landscape in 2025

  • 21 2月 2025

  An integrated perspective for investors and financiers

• Opinion

  What do President Trump’s tariffs mean for energy?

  • 18 2月 2025

  How will Trump’s latest tariffs impact US energy, trade and climate goals?

• Opinion

  US tariff announcements add to uncertainty

  • 17 2月 2025

  Trump’s latest tariffs could drive up costs for US energy companies and disrupt global trade.

• Opinion

  President Trump's executive orders on energy

  • 23 1月 2025

  Trump’s first-day energy policies signal a return to fossil fuel dominance, with executive orders on the Paris Agreement exit, boosting US oil and gas production and halting wind power growth. Discover how these moves reshape energy policy and industry.

• Featured

  Metals and mining: predictions for 2025

  • 16 1月 2025

  In a year of potentially momentous change for metals & mining what are the key themes for different commodities? Predictions and analysis for aluminium, copper, lithium, rare earths, graphite, steel, nickel, coal, zinc and more.

• Comment

  Section 232 exemptions: Australia stands to gain significantly

  • 13 3月 2018

  Commenting on the likelihood that Australia will be exempt from Section 232 steel tariffs, Alex Griffiths, Wood Mackenzie Senior Research Analyst, said:

• Opinion

  Commodity slowdown in China could be different this time

  • 05 3月 2019

  In today's meeting of the National People’s Congress, China announced slower growth this year, with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth targeted at a range of 6 to 6.5% in 2019.

• Webinar

  Webinar: IMO 2020 impact on upstream producers, LNG and bulks

  • 07 5月 2019

  Join us on this upcoming webinar where our industry experts will discuss how and where the ripples will be felt as we edge nearer to the implementation date of 1st January 2020.

• Webinar

  Webinar | China Slowdown and Why This Time is Different

  • 30 4月 2019

  Join the webinar and learn how China's commodity demand has evolved, what options the government has to support growth, and what the impact on oil, gas and coal will be short and long-term.

• News Release

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

  • 02 9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.

• News Release

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

  • 12 9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.

• Content

  Featured Reports

  • 09 8月 2018

  We're highlighting our most popular reports. Gain instant access to detailed data — by the numbers and with visualisation — to address business challenges and make better, more strategic decisions.

• News Release

  Global copper market to see another year of volatile prices

  • 22 1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.

• News Release

  Policy developments to shape global steel markets in 2020

  • 21 1月 2020

  Chinese steel demand will likely peak this year at 890 million tonnes, a growth of 1.5%, according to Wood Mackenzie. With China responsible for half of global steel demand, Chinese government policy remains core to Wood Mackenzie’s view.

• News Release

  Chinese smelters critical to zinc market balance in 2020

  • 30 1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.

• News Release

  Uncertainty to cloud global nickel market outlook in 2020

  • 29 1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.

• News Release

  Geopolitical tensions set to maintain gold’s allure in 2020

  • 28 1月 2020

  Gold is poised to perform strongly in 2020, with geopolitical risk set to remain elevated, according to Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

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

  • 04 2月 2020

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

• Opinion

  Can metals supply keep up with electric vehicle demand?

  • 19 8月 2019

  Battery raw materials could face supply crunch by mid-2020s. What does the long-term outlook for battery raw materials mean for electric vehicle penetration, the metals supply chain and those who invest in it?

• Featured

  Electric vehicle battery recycling: bridging a supply-side divide

  • 29 7月 2019

  Can the environmental impact of electric car batteries be mitigated? Electric vehicle battery recycling offers a sustainable solution as EV markets grow.

• Opinion

  Mining industry needs investment or metal shortages are inevitable

  • 03 7月 2019

  The mining industry needs investment now, or there is a risk of metal shortages in ten year's time. What will it take to convince investors that the time is right?