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On this episode, US downstream Reporter, Nathan Risser, and Argus’ Blendstocks Reporter, Jason Metko, dive into recent US refinery news; from maintenance to quarterly earnings, and give a preview on how 2023 might end within the industry. 

Si bien las mayores economías en América Latina dependen de sus exportaciones de combustibles fósiles como el petróleo y el carbón, éstas tienen que adaptar sus políticas económicas para evitar que la temperatura media global exceda los 1.5C acordado bajo el acuerdo de Paris. Sin embargo, así como cada cabeza es un mundo, cada país de la región tiene un plan y una visión distinta. Acompañe a Sergi...

The Brazilian region commonly known as Matopiba registered an impressive boost of soybean productions between the 2012-13 and 2022-23 crops, becoming a new important producing oilseed hub for the country. But the next 2023-24 cycle could be challenging for the region’s soy crop and interrupt the series of successive production records registered over the past few seasons. Join Camila Dias , Argus...

The Brazilian region known as Matopiba experienced impressive increases in soybean production between the 2012-13 and 2022-23 harvests, becoming seen as a new important oilseed producing hub in the country. However, the 2023-24 cycle could be challenging for culture in the region and interrupt the series of successive records recorded over recent seasons. Join Camila Dias , director of Argus in Br...

Nitrogen fertilizer market activity is poised to continue reduced in Argentina, where farmers may switch corn acreage to soybeans, as soybeans' cost of production is lower than corn. Ammonium sulphate purchases are expected to intensify in October in Paraguay to supply corn crop fertilizer needs. Join Camila Dias , Argus Brazil Country Manager, and Renata Cardarelli , Deputy Editor for the Argus B...

A atividade no mercado de nitrogenados deve continuar reduzida na Argentina, onde agricultores poderão substituir a área plantada de milho por soja, já que o custo de produção da oleaginosa é inferior ao do grão. No Paraguai, negócios de sulfato de amônio devem se intensificar em outubro para atender às necessidades para a safra de milho. Junte-se a Camila Dias , diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Ren...

Join our experts David Appleton and Giulia Squadrin as they discuss biopropane market trends and dynamics as Argus prepares to launch a new daily price assessment to expand its coverage of the European hydrotreated biofuels market.  

Senior Editor of US products, David Ruisard, joins Argus’ Blendstocks Reporter, Jason Metko, in this new episode

Argus C5 and hydrocarbon resins expert Steve Williams discusses capacity growth and operating rates for hydrocarbon based tackifier production, including:  The exceptional capacity growth for hydrocarbon based tackifiers during the 2018-25 period Recent and upcoming capacity additions highlighting the growth in China  The dramatic changes in hydrogenated hydrocarbon tackifier capacity since 2018 ...

Hear Argus’ analysis of sulphuric acid supply, demand and the short-term outlook as unexpected demand from OCP, spot price developments in Chile and 2024 contract negotiations shape a vital period for the global sulphuric acid market. Join Mike Nash , Senior Editor and  Liliana Minton , Editor – Sulphuric Acid as they discuss these topics and more in the first episode of our new bi-weekly podcast...

Em junho, o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) decidiu por uma série de mudanças na chamada Lei dos Motoristas, que definiu regras para os motoristas profissionais e estabeleceu normas sobre a jornada de trabalho para o setor. Porém, existe uma grande preocupação do setor logístico, especialmente de grãos e fertilizantes, de que isso provoque uma alta significativa dos custos. A diretora da Argus no B...

Senior Reporter for methanol and MTBE, Steven McGinn, and Argus’ Blendstocks Reporter, Jason Metko, recap a very busy summer in the MTBE world, and how the market may finish the remainder of 2023. 

Hear Argus’ analysis of sulphuric acid supply, demand and the short-term outlook as unexpected demand from OCP, spot price developments in Chile and 2024 contract negotiations shape a vital period for the global sulphuric acid market. Join Mike Nash, Senior Editor and Lili Minton, Editor – Sulphuric Acid as they discuss these topics and more in the first episode of our new Fertilizer Matters podca...

In this episode, David Appleton, Esther Phua and Frances Goh discuss the current market situation in LPG in Asia-Pacific, focusing on how the Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) segment is performing and whether what the potential impact of overcapacity will be in 2024

Com a importação de cerca de 85pc dos adubos necessários, a geopolítica é o primeiro entrave enfrentado pelo mercado brasileiro de fertilizantes. Fretes marítimos, transporte rodoviário e armazenamento são outras questões em constante discussão no setor. Além de debates antigos, novos temas estão em pauta, como redução da pegada de carbono, uso de tecnologia, participação de empresas internacionai...

Argus’ aromatics and fuels and octane experts Simon Palmer and Roel Salazar talk to Jeff Eickholt about: The increased demand for aromatic octane components in the U.S. during 2022 and what has changed since The impact on the recovery of aromatics products for chemicals The knock-on impact on other components like MTBE The repercussions overseas and the outlook for 2024

Distribuidores lidam com oferta limitada de diesel nos portos brasileiros e ofertas de venda em níveis elevados em relação ao produto comercializado nas refinarias estatais, resultado da crescente demanda pelo produto e da diminuição das importações em julho. Camila Dias , diretora da Argus Brasil e Gabrielle Moreira , editora-assistente da publicação Argus Brasil Combustíveis, falam da busca acir...

What does the supply and demand outlook look like? What impacts do sanctions have?  Argus experts, Irina Vinogradova, Keyvan Hedvat, and James Fernandes provide an overview on the outlook for the bitumen markets in Europe and Africa.  Learn more about the Argus Asphalt Annual 2023 Check out our weekly pricing report, Argus Bitumen

Julie-Ann Adams, CEO, EERA, joins Cristina Belda, Associate Editor to discuss the challenges faced by Europe’s rapidly growing e-waste industry. Learn how the organisation acts as a voice for electronics reuse, recycling, and re-processing companies. Our guest speaker also highlights environmental sustainability (including eco-design), recycling highly engineered devices and how the critical raw m...

Olefins experts Sarah Rae and Craig Barry talk to James Elliott about the outlook for olefins across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific, including:  Where is demand going into the end of 2023?  Thoughts on the demand situation in China… Will stimulus measures help boost demand? What are the implications for global markets if we see a pick-up in Chinese offtake?  How is a challenging demand situation...

Provaris Energy CEO Martin Carolan joins the Argus podcast to discuss compression. Hydrogen needs to be moved from point of production to point of use. As pipeline infrastructure build-out takes time, can compression offer solutions for both movement and storage? 

This edition features USAC distillate reporter Craig Ross, with a brief recap of the summer season in Atlantic coast diesel and jet fuels, and the challenges and shifts that await the markets this fall and winter. 

A temporada 2023-24 começa com uma perspectiva otimista para o esmagamento de cana-de-açúcar no Norte e Nordeste do país. Mas limitações de capacidade industrial e condições climáticas desafiadoras podem ter imposto um teto aos níveis de processamento da matéria-prima nas usinas locais. Junte-se a Camila Dias, diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Vinícius Damazio, repórter da publicação Argus Brasil Com...

Description: Despite a recent surge of European demand for US light sweet crude, midsize tanker rates from the US to Europe have declined as the G7 price cap pulls ships from the Russian crude trade. In this podcast, listen from Tray Swanson, Freight Reporter - Crude Tankers, and Calder Jett, Associate Editor for US Waterborne Crude.

Las elecciones en Ecuador del pasado 20 de agosto fueron para elegir a un presidente solo hasta 2025, luego de una crisis política en el actual gobierno. Sin embargo, esta elección puede definir el panorama para un periodo mucho más largo e impactar de manera importante la producción de crudo y minerales en el país y en América Latina. Acompañe a Sergio Meana, Gerente de Desarrollo de Negocios y a...