Identify niche market opportunities in Copper, Lead, Nickel & Zinc

Products & Services:

Detailed analysis of the flow of base metal concentrates from mines to smelters and of blister/anodes/bullion to refineries.

The service enables you to identify niche market opportunities and threats and to evaluate commercial terms while pinpointing concentrates with specific assay criteria. In addition, the service forecasts concentrates market balances and an outlook for treatment and refining charges.

Key Benefits

Access the latest concentrates global supply/demand balance to assist in identifying future capacity issues for feed sources
Negotiate current and future contracts using our reliable short-, medium- and long-term TC/RC forecasts
Assess and mitigate risk in selling concentrates (with no terminal market), using our analysis
Determine concentrate value, helping you to identify future investment opportunities
Understand smelting/refining dynamics to benchmark third-party TC/RC charges versus integrated smelting/refining costs
Monitor and understand competitor strategies and benchmark your peers

Key Features

Market Report - providing an overview of the global concentrates and intermediates market
Profiles, Allocations and Assay Database - detailed profiles of mines, smelters and refineries globally, with the ability to view materials flows between operations. Comprehensive data on major and minor elements and country and regional asset location maps
Flexing Model - allowing users to create future supply scenarios using their own assumptions*
Mine Assay Data output of assets covered in the service*
Regular updates for concentrate allocations and long-term treatment charge forecasts
Access to Analysts - direct access to metal experts and content authors

* Available for Copper, Lead and Zinc.

The metals covered in the service are: Copper, Lead, Nickel and Zinc.

Metals Concentrates Service is available by annual subscription and is accessed online within the Wood Mackenzie client portal.

To request a brochure or further information on the Metals Concentrates Service, please contact Kirsteen Higgins on kirsteen.higgins@woodmac.com.