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Forging sustainable steel and more: A talk with Nucor CEO Leon Topalian
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The head of the North American steel company talks about its wide-ranging business strategy—and the company culture that took him from the plant floor to CEO over his 28 years at the company.
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Resetting expectations for the energy and materials transition
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As a reality gap emerges between net-zero goals and the actions needed to achieve them, what happens in the energy and materials...
Report
Global Energy Perspective 2024
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As the global energy transition enters a new phase, our Global Energy Perspective 2024 presents a data-driven view of the possible...
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Global Materials Perspective 2024
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As the energy transition continues apace, the global materials supply is adapting. Our Global Materials Perspective 2024 presents...
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The future of water resilience: Mobilizing multistakeholder action
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Addressing water resilience challenges requires a rethinking of systems, long-term planning, and bold collective action.
Article
Unlocking value with AI in the rack-to-retail fuel market
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Understanding micromarket trends—and utilizing AI—in the US rack-to-retail fuel market could help retailers optimize...
Article
Creating a thriving chemical semiconductor supply chain in America
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Semiconductors are vital to some of the world’s most important industries. What will it take to ensure US semiconductor manufacturers...
Report
Water resilience: Closing the funding gap for utilities
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State and local leaders are well positioned to help water and wastewater utilities solve challenges in financial health, infrastructure...
Interview
How SQM accelerated operational excellence with technology
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After ten years of sustained, continuous improvement, a new set of sophisticated challenges led SQM to merge operational excellence...
Article
Telecom emissions: How to tackle the biggest challenges
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Decarbonizing the full value chain is challenging, but 60 percent of an integrated operator’s emissions can be abated for...
Article
How to capture the next S-curve in commodity trading
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In the past few years, commodity traders focused on taking advantage of high volatility. Today, amid leaner industry margins,...
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
TotalEnergies’ tightrope transition: A talk with Patrick Pouyanné
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The chairman and CEO of the French oil major talks about why he’s sticking to his strategy to gradually shift from oil...
Article
CCS in Southeast Asia: An opportunity or distant reality?
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Southeast Asia could use the carbon capture and storage opportunity to unlock significant revenue. However, several key actions...
Report
Circularity in the built environment: Unlocking opportunities in retrofits
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The expanding retrofit market is expected to face challenges in sourcing materials sustainably, making circularity essential.
Article
Mining for operational excellence
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Leaders can achieve and sustain the highest levels of operational excellence in the mining sector, despite its cyclical nature....