• Featured

  Are we on the cusp of another mining super-cycle?

  • 23 2月 2021

  The global pandemic saw demand for mined commodities slow to a virtual standstill and prices slump. But are we now on the brink of a new super-cycle – or even a super-charged super-cycle? Or are the markets getting ahead of themselves?

• The Edge

  Could 2021 be the start of a new super-cycle?

  • 29 1月 2021

  Led by Asia, and with vaccine roll-out underway, global economic growth should bounce back strong in 2021. It sets the scene for a much better year in commodity markets. But do surging oil, gas and metals prices point to something more lasting?

• Featured

  Five trends that will cut global emissions in 2021

  • 27 1月 2021

  Even a global pandemic couldn’t keep climate change from climbing the corporate agenda in 2020, and that momentum will only build in 2021. Which trends will have the biggest impact on extractive industries like oil and gas and mining in the year ahead? Read our analysts’ predictions.

• Opinion

  Rising oil prices test US producers’ willpower

  • 15 1月 2021

  WTI above $50 means US E&Ps can hold production flat while paying down debt. But will they be tempted to go for growth?

• Opinion

  Is the energy transition road paved with scrap metal?

  • 07 1月 2021

  Scrap could help to decarbonise the metals and mining industry, and fill a looming supply gap – but policy change will be crucial.

• Featured

  Carbon taxes: more carrot and a larger stick required?

  • 28 7月 2021

  Decarbonisation targets are ramping up, but are the incentives and penalties around carbon emissions really sufficient to put the world on a 2 °C pathway this side of 2030?

• Opinion

  Future Facing Commodities Forum 2024: your questions answered

  • 15 4月 2024

  Our experts address your burning questions on everything from EV forecasts and risks to copper from battery chemistry changes, to aluminium pricing after CBAM and hydrogen’s most likely end uses

• Opinion

  How will the EU’s CBAM impact global iron and steel?

  • 27 3月 2024

  The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has big implications for international trade patterns

• News Release

  Asia Pacific could become a global leader in the energy transition

  • 21 2月 2024

  Home to half of the world’s population and contributing a third to the global GDP, the Asia Pacific region is expected to maintain a 50% share of global primary energy demand and a 60% share of global carbon emissions until 2050. This trend is unlikely to change without strong policy action and investment. However, the region still has the potential to turn these challenges into opportunities and become a global leader in the energy transition.

• Opinion

  The energy transition sparks new interest in copper mining

  • 09 2月 2024

  A startup backed by Bill Gates hopes to accelerate copper development in Zambia, to increase supplies needed for low-carbon energy.

• Opinion

  What’s next for green steel technologies?

  • 30 1月 2024

  Exploring alternatives to scrap, high-grade iron ores and current steel production routes

• Featured

  Global energy storage: five trends to look for in 2024

  • 29 1月 2024

  Predictions for the year ahead in global energy storage

• Opinion

  Ebook | How can the Super Region enable the energy transition?

  • 17 1月 2024

  Collaboration between governments and markets in the region spanning Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia can unlock the Super Region's full metals and mining potential. In this ebook, we explore the many opportunities for the region to play a vital role in the energy transition – and the challenges it must overcome.

• Opinion

  Ten predictions for energy in 2024

  • 15 12月 2023

  A solar slowdown, relief for OPEC+, the rise of blue hydrogen, and other trends to watch out for in the year ahead

• Opinion

  COP28: a metals and mining stocktake

  • 04 12月 2023

  Metals have a crucial role to play in providing materials for low carbon technologies that will reduce fossil fuel use.

• Opinion

  Bumps in the road for EVs

  • 06 11月 2023

  Manufacturers have been scaling back plans for growth. But the long-term trend is still towards electrification

• Opinion

  Our top 5 takeaways from the LME forum 2023

  • 03 11月 2023

  We recently had the pleasure of hosting the Wood Mackenzie LME Forum 2023, where experts, analysts and guest speakers from the metals and mining industry gathered to discuss key market trends

• Opinion

  Powering down: lithium battery supply exceeds demand

  • 12 9月 2023

  With ongoing oversupply issues, the battery market is in flux. As lithium-ion production continues to grow around the world, can demand keep up?

• Opinion

  Scope 3 considerations in metals and mining investment

  • 25 8月 2023

  Which companies will find it easiest to tackle value chain emissions in metals and mining? We explore how companies’ portfolios impact their ability to reduce scope 3 emissions, and what to consider when making investment decisions in metals and mining; from the barriers to collaboration to assessing transition risk and reward within the supply chain.

• Opinion

  Top steps miners can take to reduce scope 3 emissions

  • 25 8月 2023

  Motivated by climate policy and climate change vulnerabilities, the major mining companies have embraced operational net zero targets by or before 2050. But when it comes to Scope 3, there is a lack of consensus on targets.

• The Edge

  Resource nationalism and energy transition metals

  • 24 8月 2023

  Moves to maximise revenue as demand accelerates

• Opinion

  Can America smelt again?

  • 01 10月 2024

  The United States once dominated global aluminium production, with vast smelting operations powering America's industrial might. Today, that dominance has crumbled. Rising energy costs and fierce international competition have decimated domestic capacity, leaving America increasingly dependent on foreign suppliers for this critical metal.

• The Edge

  Big Mining pivots to copper for growth

  • 03 4月 2025

  Miners are shifting gears - boosting copper investment while the rest of the sector cuts back. Is this the end of capital discipline?

• Opinion

  What Trump's tariff policy means for energy and natural resources

  • 08 4月 2025

  Analysing the global impact of new US trade measures on power and renewables, oil, gas and metals and mined commodities

• Opinion

  Video | Analysing the potential of Glencore and Teck combining their copper operations

  • 03 3月 2025

  We use Lens Metals & Mining to explore the synergies of QB2 and Collahuasi

• Opinion

  Video | Future aluminium supply: where is it coming from?

  • 27 2月 2025

  We use Lens Metals & Mining to take you through our aluminium supply outlook

• Opinion

  US energy companies brace for tariff impact

  • 07 2月 2025

  Breaking down the impact of US tariffs on energy, trade and global markets

• The Edge

  Walking Japan’s energy tightrope

  • 06 2月 2025

  Japan’s new energy plan reshapes its path to net zero, balancing nuclear, renewables and LNG for a secure energy future.

• Opinion

  Video | Boliden's acquisition of Neves-Corvo and Zinkgruvan mine assets

  • 22 1月 2025

  Discover the rationale behind Boliden’s $1.37 billion acquisition, and what it means for the future of the market

• Opinion

  Copper rush: A strategic analysis

  • 11 11月 2024

  Power demand is set to double through 2050. This will happen amid a shift away from fossil fuels and thermal generation capacity and a move towards more renewable power. Much of that renewable power generation is copper-intensive ‒ indeed, electrification cannot happen without it.