Wood Mackenzie

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European prices for most plastic materials decline / Manufacturers “cautiously optimistic” about next year's demand	04.11.2024
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Progress to date very slow / Plastics industry needs to embrace novel business models across value chain – report	13.08.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European prices rise on firmer demand / FPE publishes LCA guidance	01.08.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices higher in Q1 on supply chain disruptions / Demand remains flat / Modest growth possible, says European industry association	07.05.2024
ENERGY Asia-Pacific could become global leader in shift to renewables / Electrification key to reaching net-zero ambitions / Investment needed – Wood Mackenzie report	11.04.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Polyethylene film prices trend higher / Biaxial-oriented materials move sideways / Demand remains muted	22.02.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Material prices fall up to 20% in Q3 – trade group / Some stability possible in Q4	06.11.2023
NATURAL GAS Prices to ease over the next year / Turnaround due in 2025 – forecast	11.10.2023
BOPET FILMS Global capacity to exceed 10 mn t/y / Asia acts as growth engine with China, India / Packaging, electronics serve as main drivers / Technology still comes from Germany	08.05.2023
ENERGY Bank sector turmoil dampens oil price / War in Ukraine shifts global approach to energy dependence	27.03.2023
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Materials' prices down in Q4 versus Q3, says FPE / Steepest decline for 20-micron BOPP film	08.02.2023
ALUMINIUM Looking outside the box: Existential fears on heels of energy crisis / Global deliveries of aerosol cans rise / EU demand for aluminium foil plateaus	06.10.2022
RAW MATERIALS Record prices for plastics in flexible packing in Q1 / Strong demand to continue in 2022	15.06.2022
CHINA Economic growth limited by strict zero-Covid policy / Major Chinese cities aim to return to business as usual / Wood Mackenzie downgrades GDP forecast	31.05.2022
COMMODITY MARKETS Tough to gauge impact of embargo on Russian oil, natural gas / EU distribution issues could emerge / Russia source of 14% of German naphtha imports	17.03.2022
GLOBAL ECONOMY War in Ukraine fuels spikes in commodity prices / Inflation likely to persist / Analysts, nations reduce growth projections	09.03.2022
ENERGY MARKET CHINA Prices to stabilise in 2022 following last year's shocks / Covid-19 policy brings uncertainties	09.02.2022
AUSTRALIA Feasibility study for circular economy / Chance of advanced recycling plant in Victoria / Facility could divert nearly a quarter of waste plastics from state landfills	20.12.2021
ENERGY MARKET ASIA Vast variation in Asian oil, gas outlooks due to differing climate commitments / Wood Mackenzie reports	11.11.2021
PACKAGING 50% reuse in Europe could lead to enormous CO2 reduction by 2030 / Report on three sector groups / Significant economic incentives for users / Rethink Plastic Alliance report	30.09.2021
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE CO2 emissions from plastics to rise drastically / Increase to be driven by carbon released during incineration / Need for focus on higher-value recycling / Material Economics study	27.09.2021
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE Action needed to meet tougher decarbonisation targets / Recycling key to lower emissions / Wood Mackenzie study	15.09.2021
PACKAGING Leading brands, retailers to help create schemes to collect, recycle / Ellen MacArthur report puts annual cost of programmes at USD 30 bn	23.07.2021
EU CLIMATE POLICY “Fit for 55” leads to hot debates in the industry / EU unveils long-awaited climate package / Transportation to be included in ETS / Chemical and waste sectors mostly on board	19.07.2021
PACKAGING Redesign scenarios see plastics consumption waning / Rigid applications will bear the brunt of reuse models / Wood MacKenzie report	22.06.2021