Argus White Paper: Key NPK trends in 2019 December 2019: Several key trends emerged in the global NPK market in 2019. Governments played a key role in the market, as changes to import and export legislation in major producing and consuming countries disrupted long-established trade flows
Argus White Paper: India’s sulphuric acid consumption on the up An essential analysis of the Indian sulphuric acid market and the factors driving increased consumption in the coming year.
Argus White Paper: Dutch gas winter outlook The Netherlands’ high-calorie demand will rise this winter regardless of the weather, as stronger quality conversion allows for further cuts to production from the Groningen field, especially in January-March. And a further decline in offtake from the country’s small fields will increase the need for high-calorie supply from sources other than domestic production.
Argus White Paper: European thermal coal winter outlook Growth in European thermal coal demand this winter is contingent on colder-than-average weather driving power generation higher along with weaker output from nuclear and renewables, with a downturn in overall demand likely in normal conditions.
Argus White Paper: European power winter outlook Higher nuclear and renewable power generation could limit the call on thermal plants this winter, particularly in northwest Europe where forecasts indicate a milder, wetter winter than normal. Coal-fired generation remains less profitable than gas in many countries, but will still be required to meet demand during periods of cold weather and low renewable power output.
Argus White Paper: German industrial emissions outlook Europe’s heavy industry is under pressure to cut its emissions. The greenhouse gas output of EU industry has barely fallen since 2013 - a trend that has not gone unnoticed by policymakers.
Argus White Paper: UK gas winter outlook The UK will import less from the continent than a year earlier this winter, assuming temperatures are in line with the seasonal norm and LNG imports stay quick.
Argus White Paper: Iron ore pellet pricing structures under strain August 2019: How are conventional pellet pricing structures — solidified when seaborne trade was largely dominated by the highly structured buying patterns of Japan and Europe — coping with so many twists and turns?
Argus White Paper: Secondary aluminum margins resist auto sluggishness August 2019: Even as US manufacturers fret about an impending automotive slowdown, the sky is not yet falling for the secondary aluminum industry.
Thermal coal: South African 2018 exports slip, but India and Pakistan to sustain RBCT loadings in 2019 January 2019
