2023 has, as expected, delivered weaker margins for producers of most future-facing commodities. Global monetary tightening has weighed on demand for metals and the pervasive supply chain disruptions of 2022 have dissipated, if not completely disappeared. The renewables and EV sectors, critical pieces...
Wood Mackenzie's second annual Future Facing Commodities Forum took a deep dive into the outlook for the materials key to building our electrified future. We explored the status and outlook of electric vehicle (EV) penetration, renewables power generation and storage, the outlook and costs of ...
Future Facing Commodities Forum returns on 30 April, focusing on the 2025 outlook for those materials that are crucial to building our electrified future.
which requires commodities that are already facing structural supply – demand deficits and the price resolutions will instigate higher prices. Commodities will be required to build roads, bridges, telecommunications networks, power stations, electric grid expansion, new hydrogen energy grid systems, etc,...
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Much like environmental problems facing us today, there was a clear objective but no profit motive. Consequently, the project did not need to conform to market logic and NASA was free to design the mission according to principles of technical efficiency.Footnote 8 It was the freedom to ignore ...
Global trade is facing new regulatory requirements and industry standards. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) compliance issues are also playing a role. In these uncertain economic times, supply chain disruptions and changing customer demands are also leaving their mark. However, the ...
One of the greatest challenges facing emerging markets like China and Vietnam is what to do about State-Owned Enterprises, or nationally owned industries. There are 145,000 of them in China alone. They generate 35% of China’s GDP and 43% of profits. Many of them survive only with large...
making us among the top 500 global brands – a matter of tremendous pride to all of us. As SABIC's future growth and development is largely dependent on creating solutions for the major issues facing society today and tomorrow, we remain committed to providing successful, sustainable solutions ...
Subscribe to receive BCG insights on the most pressing issues facing international business. Preparing for Risks in a Challenging Landscape The comparatively secure trade environment that enabled companies to develop extensive world supply networks over the past 30 years has given way to a more uncertai...