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Join Amy Strahan, editor of Argus’s NGL Americas report, and Brian O’Rourke, Argus’s Vice President of Business Development for Natural Gas Liquids and Olefins, as they discuss current inventory levels for US propane stocks, and the importance of those stocks as the Northern hemisphere moves into the winter heating season. Amy and Brian will discuss current inventory levels relative to historical...

Depois de bater recorde, o preço do Cbio, o crédito de descarbonização negociado na B3, chegou a praticamente zerar os ganhos acumulados em 2022 antes de voltar a reagir, com o mercado debatendo o futuro do Renovabio em meio às propostas de mudanças apresentadas pelo Ministério de Minas e Energia que buscam aliviar o custo da descarbonização.   Junte-se a Camila Dias, diretora da Argus no Brasil,...

Condições climáticas adversas durante a época de cultivo e a concorrência contínua entre a cana-de-açúcar e outras culturas, como soja e milho, devem reduzir a safra no Centro-Sul este ano. Junte-se a Camila Dias, diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Vinícius Damazio, repórter da publicação Argus Brasil Combustíveis. Eles falam sobre como o setor está se organizando e quais as estratégias diante das nov...

The G7 is planning to impose price caps on exports of Russian oil to destinations outside North America and Europe after 5 December. Argus chief economist David Fyfe, senior news reporter Ruxandra Iordache and editor at large Haik Gugarats discuss details and likely market effects of the plan. 

Christopher Cothran, chemicals analyst, talks to leading butadiene expert Angie Joe about the Argus Butadiene Outlook: Market direction and underlying trends over the next 12 months Price and demand changes on the horizon, and how this is affecting producers, both regionally and globally Insights to help subscribers make better business decisions This podcast is delivered by Argus’ butadiene exper...

Jeff Eickholt, talks to leading aromatics experts Simon Palmer, Anjani Singh and Santosh Navada about the Argus Benzene and Toluene and Xylenes Outlooks: Price and trading trends over the next 12 months Major supply and demand changes on the horizon Insights to help subscribers make better business decisions This podcast is delivered by Argus’ aromatics experts using data and insight from the Argu...

Condições climáticas adversas durante a época de cultivo e a concorrência contínua entre a cana-de-açúcar e outras culturas, como soja e milho, devem reduzir a safra no Centro-Sul este ano. Junte-se a Camila Dias , diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Vinícius Damazio , repórter da publicação Argus Brasil Combustíveis. Eles falam sobre como o setor está se organizando e quais as estratégias diante das n...

Jeff Eickholt, MTBE analyst, talks to leading MTBE expert Roel Salazar about the Argus MTBE Outlook: Market direction and underlying trends over the next 12 months Major supply and demand changes on the horizon Insights to help subscribers make better business decisions This podcast is delivered by Argus’ MTBE experts using data and insight from the Argus MTBE Outlook. Get more information and req...

It has been five months since the market started self-sanctioning from buying Russian spot diesel cargoes, thus creating a 2-tier market. The diesel community is now looking towards February 2023 with a degree of uncertainty about the impact of the European sanctions. In this episode Argus’ Alfonso Berrocal and Francis Osborne discuss the outlook for the diesel market in 2023.  Links for blog post...

Chris Cothran, talks to leading olefins expert Sarah Rae, and analysts Dhanish Kalayarasu and Josie Jain about Argus Global Steam Cracker Economics: A snapshot of steam cracker economics trends for the Americas, Asia and Europe Major supply and demand changes on the horizon Anticipated project delays This podcast is delivered by Argus’ chemical experts using data and insight from Argus Global Stea...

In this episode of Global LPG Conversations, Kristen Mueller, Argus Principal for LPG Consulting, and David Appleton, Argus’ vice-president of LPG discuss:  Updated forecast for bioLPG supply out to 2030  Different production pathways  Policies supporting further market development Learn more about our LPG services, including market news, price assessments and analytical outlooks

Cassidy Staggers, talks to methanol expert Dave McCaskill about the Argus Methanol Outlook: Market direction and underlying trends over the next 12 months Major supply and demand changes on the horizon Insights to help subscribers make better business decisions This podcast is delivered by Argus’ methanol experts using data and insight from the Argus Methanol Outlook. Get more information and requ...

Given the current conflict in Ukraine, the country’s ability to maintain its corn production has been in question. This is crucial for the global corn supply/demand balance as the country typically is a leading producer and exporter. Will Ukraine’s corn production fall significantly? Has the conflict impacted planted and harvested areas? What can we expect for the 2022-23 marketing year? In this A...

Si bien el clima de inversiones en México parece aún contener muchas trabas para la participación del sector privado por parte del gobierno de México, acciones recientes como la reapertura de dos terminales privadas de almacenamiento, y el restablecimiento de algunos permisos de importación parecen indicar que existe, al menos, un pequeño rayo de luz para las compañías y un relajamiento de los mom...

Alaskan North Slope (ANS) crude assessments against Ice Brent have climbed to a record-high on stronger refinery margins at the US west coast and a halt in Russian crude imports.  ANS for delivery to the US west coast in October has been selling at a $6.75/bl premium to CMA Ice Brent, the highest premium against the basis since the Argus assessment was launched in January 2018. The US west coast p...

Junte-se a Camila Dias , diretora da Argus no Brasil, e João Petrini , repórter da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes. Eles conversam sobre as variações nos preços de frete rodoviário com origem no estado de Mato Grosso e os valores que vêm sendo praticados em corredores de exportação. 

Dhanish Kalayarasu, talks to leading chlor-alkali experts George Eisenhauer, Stephanie Koenig, and Bernard Law, about the Argus Chlor-Alkali Outlook: • Market direction and underlying trends over the next 12 months across the Americas, Europe and Asia • Major supply and demand changes on the horizon • The impact of high inflation rates on demand for caustic soda and chlorine • Insights to help sub...

How have raw materials, scrap and fuel costs factored into the decline of US HRC and rebar prices?  Rye Druzin , Senior Reporter, quizzes Marialuisa Rincón, Reporter, on the downward trends of US rebar and the supply/demand expectations from construction. Rye also reflects on the new price floor for HRC and considers what the short-to-medium term might look like for US steel. 

Cassidy Staggers , talks to leading olefins experts Sarah Rae , Ron Baughman , plus senior reporter T.S. Lee about the Argus Olefins Outlook: Market direction and underlying trends over the next 12 months Major supply and demand changes on the horizon Insights to help subscribers make better business decisions This podcast is delivered by Argus’ olefins experts using data and insight from the Argu...

As the US dollar index breaches 20-year highs, many foresee an imminent cyclical devaluation, although rumours of the demise of the dollar as the de-facto global currency look premature.  By Argus Chief Economist, David Fyfe

O fenômeno La Niña sempre traz preocupações na agricultura brasileira, já que costuma reduzir os volumes de chuva na metade sul do país. Os meteorologistas confirmam que o padrão climático está presente pelo terceiro ano consecutivo e vai se estender pelo menos até o início da safra agrícola 2022-23. Mas será que desta vez será tão intenso quanto na safra passada? E quais os outros fatores climáti...

The La Niña phenomenon always brings concerns in Brazilian agriculture, since it usually reduces rainfall volumes in the country’s southern regions. Meteorologists confirm that this weather pattern is present for the third year in a row and will extend throughout the start of the 2022-23 crop year. But will it be as intense this time as last season? And what other weather factors will influence th...

California's unique structure within the road fuels arena is discussed with Argus Spot Ticker reporter Jason Metko and Senior West Coast reporter Craig Ross. Check out the Driving Discussions podcast series   Learn more about Argus’ comprehensive coverage of the US Products market  

What challenges lie ahead for Green Lithium as they look to establish a sustainable lithium supply that does not rely on China’s refineries? Thomas Kavanagh , Associate Editor, interview’s Founding Director, Richard Taylor .  Topics covered include EU’s current lithium/supply dynamics, the outlook for EVs, government funding, the importance of partners, and other fundamental steps in establishing...