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Resources

Resources

The availability and performance of raw materials play a decisive role in the production process. In addition to established basic raw materials such as crude oil, natural gas and metals, there are many material innovations that could change entire industries in the future.

With over 30 years of experience in monitoring commodity markets and evaluating market opportunities for material developments, we know what matters.

Key Topics
  • Sustainability
  • Recycling
  • Circularity
  • Transition to bio-based materials
  • Critical raw materials
  • Regulations

Contact person
Dr. Thorsten Böhn
Partner, Director Life Science
+49 6201 9915 79
Contact person
Dr. Annika Trümpler
Executive Partner
+49 6201 9915 74

Raw material exploration and extraction

  • Mining, drilling, etc.

Fossil raw materials

  • Crude oil, gas

Metals

  • Industrial metals (e.g. copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc, tin, etc.) and precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium)

Other raw materials

  • Mineral resources, wood, etc.

Auxiliaries and Consumables

  • Lubricants (oils, greases, coatings), cooling lubricants, coolants, cleaning agents

Value Chain

  • Raw material exploration and extraction
  • Fossil raw materials
  • Metals
  • Other raw materials
  • Auxiliaries and Consumables

Value Chain

  • Raw material exploration and extraction
    • Mining, drilling, etc.
  • Fossil raw materials
    • Crude oil, gas
  • Metals
    • Industrial metals (e.g. copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc, tin, etc.) and precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium)
  • Other raw materials
    • Mineral resources, wood, etc.
  • Auxiliaries and Consumables
    • Lubricants (oils, greases, coatings), cooling lubricants, coolants, cleaning agents

Exemplary studies

Raw materials
  • Availability of critical raw materials for e-mobility
  • Outlook on the global precious metals markets, location factors and preparation of a business plan as the basis for an investment decision
  • Sourcing options for a strategically relevant recycling material, cost structures and business models
  • The market for bio-based polyols in the USA
  • Market structure and customer requirements in Europe for a market expansion strategy for semi-finished gold products
  • Monthly raw materials report for a global industrial company on strategically important raw materials
  • Dependence of selected industries on fossil fuels until 2050 and future business opportunities for an international industrial group
  • Crude oil price development scenarios and their impact on oil and gas and the chemical industry
  • Market trends and developments for copper slag in the cement and abrasives industry and identification of potential customers