Proposals for volume-weighted average price indexes 21 May 2021. Argus proposes to launch new volume-weighted average indexes for 0.5pc sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and 0.1pc sulphur marine gasoil (MGO) bunker prices at two key European hubs — Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) in northwest Europe, and Gibraltar, Algeciras and Ceuta in the western Mediterranean.
Tight copper concentrate supply driving calls for price transparency 14 May 2021. Electrification has been driving rising demand for copper, with prices for the refined metal recently pushing above $10,000/t and China expanding smelter capacity to meet this demand. But it is tight supply of copper concentrate — the raw material, rather than the refined metal — that is dictating prices throughout the copper supply chain.
Changing US gasoline specification changes and the impact to global trade US fuel quality standards will streamline a complex patchwork of regional specifications governing cleaner-burning reformulated gasoline in time to impact the high demand summer driving season, but how will this impact trade flows coming from Europe in the US?
Three perspectives on Greece's gas hub hopes 15 April 2021. Updates and insight on Greece's natural gas market from three industry experts discussing the country's hopes to become a hub on two axes, the planned LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis and the launch of a gas exchange trading platform.
Steel — Indexation case study for European service centres 14 April 2021. Steel prices are surging as mills with idled capacity struggle to keep pace with booming apparent demand. But rising prices are also putting pressure on old business models. In our second instalment in the indexation series, we look at how SSCs can use the dual tools of indexation and futures to prosper, despite challenges.
The Argus AGS Marker and the AGS index 23 April 2021: The Argus American GulfCoast Select Marker and Argus AGS index represent Midland-quality WTI at the US Gulf coast, where US pipeline markets directly link with global waterborne trade. The AGS methodology was expanded in March 2021 to capture the liquidity at several new locations. This white paper was updated in April 2021 to address expansions to the AGS methodology. Download our white paper to read more about Argus AGS and the latest changes.
Nola spike drives daily global phosphates prices 29 March 2021. Argus is pleased to offer a complimentary phosphates white paper providing an in-depth assessment of price movements through the lens of daily phosphate pricing in the first quarter of 2021 for the major markets of the US, Brazil, China and India.
Renewable feedstocks present new and complex opportunities The global refining industry is increasing production of renewable fuels for the transportation sector. This means renewable feedstocks — whether crop-based or waste-based — are gaining popularity in markets that were once reserved for petroleum products.
Bulgaria: New infrastructure bringing only superficial, not structural changes 26 March 2021. New infrastructure investments could, in the right circumstances, be a shot in the arm for Bulgaria's nascent wholesale gas market. But without a more concerted effort to open up access to infrastructure and to alternate supply sources for firms other than the state-owned incumbent, this potential may well go unrealised.
Renewable feedstocks present new and complex opportunities March 2021: The global refining industry is increasing production of renewable fuels for the transportation market. This means renewable feedstocks — whether crop-based or waste-based — are flooding into markets that were once reserved for petroleum products.
Special Report: Hydrogen – Hope or Hype? March 2021. Seeing through the hype and understanding hydrogen’s limits will be key to unlocking its low‑carbon potential. This special report aims to dig into the challenges and provide a realistic assessment of the plans that are taking shape, and the kind of hydrogen market that could develop.
Challenges of commercializing soluble SOP 10 March 2021. Argus is pleased to offer a complimentary soluble SOP market white paper providing an in-depth analysis of this sector, with key insights on the physical and chemical properties that drive differentiation and the nuances of pricing specialty products like soluble SOP.
LNG Summer Outlook 2021 08 March 2021. The extreme volatility witnessed by the LNG market over the past 12 months is only partly the result of the Covid-19 pandemic. As we head into the summer of 2021, great expectations of a rebound in economic activity are fueling global LNG demand. For some markets, the stage for this recovery act may be already set.
China’s rare earth magnet sector bounces back 05 February 2021. China’s production of rare earth permanent magnets is poised to rise in 2020-21 amid buoyant demand from the new energy vehicle (NEV), electric bicycle and wind turbine industries. Argus’ new white paper for the rare earths industry examines what has driven this rebound, and how the sector is set to evolve in the year ahead.
Pengerang PE and PP project: Potential kingmaker beyond Asean in 2021 23 February 2021. Argus’ VP of Petrochemicals Muhamad Fadhil and Asia polymer specialist Yee Ying Ang map out the potential export markets for PRefChem’s 1.65mn t/yr polymer complex in Pengerang with a deep-dive on FTAs and preferential tariffs. In this exclusive whitepaper, we also examine the current oversupplied polymer environment at a time of record-high freight costs and Covid-19.
