Chinese tariffs: What's it mean for the US biofuels and agriculture markets?
China's proposed 25% tariff on various US goods, including products such as soybeans and corn, and an additional 15% tariff on US ethanol, have left the agriculture and biofuels markets in a state of ...
25 Huhti 201810min
CIF Japan aluminum premium slips as US eases sanctions on Rusal
Spot aluminum premiums have slipped from last week's near three-year high of $180/mt-$195/mt CIF Japan, after the US eased sanctions against leading Russian producer Rusal.In this podcast, S&P Global ...
25 Huhti 20185min
Australia alumina price hits all-time high as US sanctions, Brazil problems hit
S&P Global Platts alumina price assessment jumped $160/mt overnight to $710/mt FOB Australia on April 18. It also increased $235 in the last week, on supply worries.In this podcast, metals editors Joa...
19 Huhti 20186min
UK coal plant shut down could exacerbate power price spikes on tight supply
Coal is on its way out of the UK power generation mix, yet has remained as a fall-back option on days of peak demand such as when the National Grid warned of a natural gas deficit on March 1. Capacity...
13 Huhti 20186min
A new hope for an E15 waiver?
US President Donald Trump spoke in favor Thursday of an RVP waiver for E15, or gasoline blended with 15% ethanol. The implications and motivations for such a waiver are a hot topic right now as refine...
12 Huhti 20188min
Widening crude differentials and the Permian Basin
The Permian Basin has attracted more than its fair share of attention due to its high pace of growth even in a low oil price environment.But since late March differentials have widened between the two...
10 Huhti 20185min
European biodiesel: Is there space for imports from both Asia and South America?
European biodiesel trade flows have been rocked significantly by the latest policy changes, with uncertainty rife in the marketplace surrounding the future of antidumping duties. S&P Global Platts' Ge...
16 Maalis 20184min
The PES-EPA proposal: What's it mean for US biofuels?
S&P Global Platts editors Sophie Byron and Wes Swift and Director of Global Biofuels Analysis Corey Lavinsky discuss the impact from the proposed settlement agreement between the US Environmental Prot...
14 Maalis 20187min
