Europe's energy crisis: is storage fit for purpose?
As gas supply disruptions send shockwaves across the world, the ability and capacity to store energy has come under close scrutiny. Associate Director Paul Hickin discusses with gas and power editors ...
4 Loka 202226min
Used cooking oil: Is it the new liquid gold?
Used cooking oil (UCO) or vegetable oil unfit for human consumption has found a new life as feedstock for biofuels like Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester (UCOME). UCO is also used to produce renewable dis...
14 Syys 202218min
New and old challenges facing the chemicals distribution industry, with Univar's Powell
In this episode of the Commodities Focus podcast, S&P Global Petrochemicals Editor Abdulaziz Ehtaiba talks with Univar Solutions' Nick Powell, board member at FECC, about events like Russia's war in U...
2 Syys 202218min
Burned out: Has a sizzling economy actually fizzled out US metals and polymers?
US steel and polymer producers rode a wave of soaring prices for their products in 2021 as the economy roared back from the coronavirus pandemic and construction activity boomed. The hot building mark...
26 Elo 202220min
US power markets are hot, hot, hot, but summer peak season is far from over
US summer power markets are just warming up. A heat wave hit the central US in mid-July, leading to multiple alerts and records across two grid footprints, and a late July heat wave brought triple-dig...
16 Elo 202215min
Global alumina, aluminum markets face headwinds from trade flow disruptions, operational challenges
Australia's ban on export of alumina to Russia following the war in Ukraine sent prices on a rollercoaster ride in the first half of 2022. Uncertainties surrounding the supply-demand dynamics and poli...
15 Heinä 202215min
Canadian wheat emerges as key supply market amid global turmoil
Amid geopolitical risks threatening the key wheat-growing Black Sea region, Canadian wheat is taking on a bigger role in the global spotlight for this key food crop as recently launched CME futures gi...
5 Heinä 202216min
India's steel export tariffs: A case of missed opportunities?
India's imposition of steep tariffs on steel exports has put global markets in a tizzy, with unanswered questions on the longevity of the policy, immediate benefits to domestic end-users and strategie...
23 Kesä 202221min
