24 June 2022 Market Talks: Petrobras fuel price hike and supply shortages concerns Brazilian fuel importers sees the recent Petrobras’ price hike as a positive sign, but still not enough to widen the foreign diesel flow to the country.
24 June 2022 Ferrous markets and the crisis of confidence Heightened market volatility because of geopolitical tensions and Covid-19 lockdowns in China among other factors, have highlighted tensions in steel and steelmaking raw materials’ pricing as negotiations between buyers and sellers become difficult. The market has an op
22 June 2022 From the Economist's Chair: Western tightening meet eastern stimulus Chinese lockdowns and commodity price hikes due to conflict in Ukraine have raised Atlantic Basin inflation to forty-year highs, forcing central banks to respond with rate rises they hope will not trigger recession. This contrasts sharply with more accommodative fiscal
22 June 2022 The Crude Report: State of the benchmarks Argus Crude editor Michael Carolan returns to the podcast to talk with James Gooder about the current state of crude benchmarking in a time of upheaval.
23 June 2022 Weight of Freight: Euronav breaks down decarbonization for tankers Euronav’s Head of Fuel Procurement, Rustin Edwards, joins Argus Head of Freight Alex Younevitch
20 June 2022 Driving Discussions: Market dynamics in the US Midcon How high prices and high demand is affecting the US Midcon market?
21 June 2022 Markets in Conflict: Implications for China What impact will the Russia-Ukraine conflict have on China in economic and political terms and how will the relationship with the west and Russia evolve.
22 June 2022 Weight of Freight: Insurance ban narrows Russia’s options A proposed EU ban on marine insurance for tankers carrying Russian oil could dramatically curtail exports, especially if the UK joins in. A ban on Russian seaborne oil imports grabbed the headlines when EU leaders finally agreed a sixth round of sanctions at the end of
22 June 2022 The Asphalt Story: North America In the second of a three-part podcast series focused on global asphalt/bitumen markets, we’ll take a deep dive into specific regional market impacts as reflected in the Argus Asphalt Annual 2022.
17 June 2022 Market Talks: The expansion of special fertilizer market The Brazilian special fertilizer market has been showing double digit growth over the past at least five years, with total revenue around R$10 billion in 2021.
17 June 2022 Chlor-Alkali: Looking at clouded futures “There is no formula that will guarantee success in forecasting, no magic words that will part the clouds. The real problem…is that the future lies ahead.”
17 June 2022 Road fuel margins draw political gaze As inflation soars and with it the cost of goods and services across the globe, increasing attention is being paid to the rising cost of energy, particularly sectors that greatly affect consumers, such as road fuels.
15 June 2022 Market Complexity Accelerates Disparity in Regional Steam Cracker Economics Global steam cracker margins can compress and expand at high frequency. In the US, modeled steam cracker economic performance has come under pressure as once healthy ethane-based cash margins continue to decline. Ethane margins have continued to compress for the last fo
14 June 2022 Metal Movers: The battery chemistry contest How is the NMC vs LFP battery chemistry race going to play out in the medium to long-term, and what supply/demand factors are impacting the competition?
14 June 2022 Recycling and sustainable plastics markets: Keeping pace with fragmented and evolving markets Why is Argus launching a recycled and sustainable plastics report now?
