Wood Mackenzie’s answers future-facing commodities questions
Wood Mackenzie’s second annual Future Facing Commodities Forum took a deep dive into the outlook for the materials key to
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The 2023 Britannia platinum coins carry the portrait of King Charles III
With the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III taking place on Saturday, May 6, The Royal Mint has just
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Long duration energy storage technologies
Long duration energy storage (LDES) technologies are promising but must be improved to aid the deep decarbonisation of electric power
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An idiot’s guide to wrecking the SA economy
by Temba A Nolutshungu, director of the Free Market Foundation It is common cause that the economy is in dire
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Porsche and Hydro to decarbonize the supply chain of sports cars
Porsche AG and Norsk Hydro ASA will work together to further reduce the carbon footprint of Porsche’s car models by
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Green hydrogen to decarbonise the steel industry
The steel industry is responsible for around 5 per cent of CO₂ emissions in the European Union (EU) and 7 per
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Anglo American updates on sustainability progress, carbon neutrality
Anglo American presents its regular sustainability performance update, including progressing towards carbon neutral operations, creating thriving communities, and building a
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South Africa’s mining down for thirteenth consecutive month
According to Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), the domestic mining production experienced its thirteenth consecutive month of year-on-year decline, recording a
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Ranking the five nations with the largest deposits of platinum ore
South Africa – South Africa is the world’s largest producer of platinum, and the Bushveld Complex in the country’s northeast
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The top 10 countries with the most valuable gold reserves
MiNMET presents the current list of the 30 countries that possess the largest stockpiles of gold, with all monetary values
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Mineral Council to unlock South Africa’s long-term PGM potential
The focus the draft National Platinum Strategy for RSA is to realize the world’s largest PGM resource through developing markets,
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Unlocking South Africa’s long-term
PGM potentialThe draft National Platinum Strategy for RSA was developed by the MCSA. The focus is to realize the world’s
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World gold mine production to ease from 2025, report
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources of the Government of Australia (DISER) reported that the global gold supply
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China could turn up the heat on global commodities
The Chinese economy is expected to grow by 5.5% but could grow by as much as 7% in 2023 as
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Building blocks of a decarbonized world
Mined commodities like lithium, cobalt, graphite, and rare earths are critical to producing EVs, wind turbines, and other technologies necessary
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Copper’s critical role in achieving net zero
According to Wood Mackenzie the road to zero carbon will see an extraordinary build-out of low-carbon electric vehicles (EVs) and
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The investment dilemma of African mining
The conflict between the desire to reduce emissions while also hampering the production of metals required to achieve zero carbon
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Decarbonisation of recycled aluminium melting
Reverb or secondary melting furnaces are an effective way to achieve a global circular economy for aluminium supply. The recycling
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Platinum-for-palladium substitution
Global vehicle production remains below pre-pandemic levels, yet platinum automotive demand is growing. In 2022, platinum automotive demand rose 12
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Zinc supports clean energy technologies from solar to wind
Renewables play a key role in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET) towards a low-carbon, sustainable and socially inclusive future.
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Refined platinum production in 2022 fell 11% with SA falling 15%
Refined mine production in 2022 fell 11% (-717 koz) year-on-year to 5,579 koz. While the release of around 400 koz
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Platinum fourth quarter market review for 2022
During the fourth quarter 2022, the global economy surprised to the upside, remaining stronger than expected. Growth rates for the
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2023 outlook: Platinum supply restricted by electricity shortages in SA
Whil The forecast deficit for 2023 (-556 koz) is deeper than projected in Q3’22 Platinum Quarterly, primarily on the identification
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Energy transition is mineral intensive, requiring focus on sustainability
As the technological solutions needed to combat climate change are scaled up, there is a growing emphasis on the need
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Is copper mining as environmentally friendly as miners claim?
The transition to green energy is crucial for the future health of the planet. But it requires vast amounts of
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Platinum market is forecast to move to a material deficit in 2023
After two years of significant surpluses the platinum market is forecast to move to a material deficit in 2023. The
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Ten largest gold mining companies in the world in 2022
These world’s top 10 largest gold mining companies are based on their production figures reported for 2022 calendar year. Newmont’s
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White House’s 200% tariffs imposed on Russian aluminium
The American president has declared 200% tariffs on aluminium and derivative aluminium from Russia, starting on the 10th March 2023.
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Nord Stream blast to end in multi-billion dollar arbitration claims?
The attack last September on the Nord Stream gas pipeline system, which runs for about 750 miles from Russia to
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Hydrogen to enable growth in platinum-based fuel cell electric vehicles
Air Liquide and TotalEnergies recently announced their decision to create a joint venture to develop a network of more than
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