Crude Oil: All Change in 2023 Argus Media and LSEG have released a new white paper that unpacks the factors driving change in the crude landscape and considers the impact of these changes on financial institutions.
China Flat Steel Futures - Risk management for the wider global steel trade As Chinese exports surge, how can the global seaborne market use steel futures to better manage risk? Learn how the fob China hot-rolled coil (HRC) futures contract is being applied since its launch on the LME over four years ago.
Diversifying rare earths: Building a market, not just a supply chain The race is on to develop new rare earth supply chains outside China. Read the latest white paper from the Argus team to understand the impact of rising geopolitical tensions and demand from the energy transition.
Global HRC Update: Unanswered questions Over 300 participants joined our latest steel webinar, Global HRC Market Update 2023, which included a limited Q&A session. The Argus steel team now answers the remainder of your questions in this follow-up.
Argus EU HRC data snapshot Learn how mill outages and lower capacity utilisation has impacted Europe’s HRC imports in June with data and analysis courtesy of Argus experts Colin Richardson, Steel Lead, and Lora Montel-Stoyanova, Editor.
Special Report: EU Ban Redraws Russia's Export Map The EU import ban and G7 price cap on Russian refined product trade have now been in place for six months. They have proved hugely disruptive for products markets, not just in Europe, but as far afield as Asia-Pacific and Latin America, redrawing trade flows and fostering new trade relationships.
Under Pressure: Weather extremes take toll on chemicals industry The fire at the Dow Glycol II unit, the INEOS pipeline explosion, or the olefin unit fire at Shell’s Deer Park, are just a few of the 100 chemical accidents in the USA thus far in 2023. Texas holds the largest share with 27 incidents according to the Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters. On average a chemical fire, explosion, or toxic release occurs every two days in the USA.
India’s hydrogen strategy: Implications for its clean/conventional ammonia and fertilizer industries In this comprehensive white paper, Argus analyses India’s hydrogen strategy and the implications for its clean ammonia, conventional ammonia and fertilizer industries.
Can Opec+ surprises bring market stability? June’s meeting of Opec+ ministers delivered another surprise for oil markets. After catching the market off guard in April with a 1.2mn b/d package of voluntary cuts agreed by a group of producers, the June meeting agreed to extend those cuts to the end of the year, with Saudi Arabia adding an additional 1mn b/d cut of its own, initially just for July. Find out more in this white paper.
European Electricity: Argus Summer 2023 Preview July 2023. In this white paper, our European power team goes through the outlook for summer 2023 by looking at some of the key questions in the market now.
Polyethylene Contract vs. Spot Prices in the USA Polyethylene supply in the US is increasing at a time when demand is showing signs of weakness. Argus' polymers expert Terry Glass looks at what a transition in buying activity might mean in terms of prices, whether spot prices have an influence on contract price movements, and what this impact might be.
Key Questions Answered - Global Coal Outlook 2023 and beyond After the recent webinar, we received many inquiries from attendees. We reviewed all the submitted questions and identified the most common themes. We have responded to some of the most relevant inquiries. If you are interested in finding out more, please read on………
The growing importance of Chinese sulphuric acid freight routes June 2023. In this concise market insight paper, Argus analyse the growing importance of Chinese sulphuric acid freight routes, focusing on China to East Coast India (ECI) and China to Chile.
Argus adjusts PVC contract markers down to reflect new base prices for 2023 Weak demand and oversupply prompted European and US PVC producers to adjust their 2023 base contract prices outside of the typical monthly negotiation period. This white paper discusses the Argus PVC methodology, the most recent annual contract marker adjustment for 2023 and the ties to price indexation.
The European bitumen market today: Sanctions, supply, demand and pricing European Bitumen & Asphalt Conference was held in May 2023 in Nice, France, where Keyvan Hedvat, Europe/Africa Editor, Argus Bitumen, and Tom Woodlock, Market Reporter, Argus Bitumen, presented a picture of bitumen, crude and fuel oil price volatility in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
