PDH, cracker expansions to address olefin shorts in Europe: Ineos
Tom Crotty, director of European petrochemical company Ineos talks about its recent expansion plans underpinned by the need for more ethylene and propylene in Europe. The plans include a new propane d...
14 Kesä 201710min
Russia, Saudi Arabia energy ties heading to new level
Russian and Saudi relations are emerging in the wider energy sphere and how these deepening ties feed into the whole OPEC/non-OPEC cooperation is begging the question as to whether one is a precursor ...
6 Kesä 20176min
US secondary aluminum market expects greater slowdown in summer 2017
The US aluminum industry is keeping a close eye on automotive sales forecasts and competition among smelters with the approach of summer — a typical time for maintenance shutdowns. Pricing specialists...
1 Kesä 20175min
Rising lira, high Asian stocks and weak domestic demand hit Turkey's polyethylene markets
The Turkish polyethylene market faces tough times ahead due to the combination of a resurgent lira, high Asian polyethylene stocks, weak domestic demand and rising supplies from both east and western ...
23 Touko 20174min
Some US power prices higher than last year as summer approaches
The North American power pricing team takes a coast-to-coast look at the US electric power landscape, including forecast demand, generating capacity and prices for ERCOT, Cal-ISO and the PJM Interconn...
23 Touko 20175min
Palm oil biodiesel volumes surge as Europe's blenders soak up product
Volumes of palm oil methyl ester from Southeast Asia is heading towards the European biofuels complex, as Europe's blending and production hubs of Spain and Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp soak up imports...
22 Touko 20175min
Interview: IEA sees oil prices firming if OPEC cuts rollover
Neil Atkinson, Head of the IEA Oil Industry & Markets Division, talks to S&P Global Platts senior oil news editor, Robert Perkins, on the outlook for global oil market balances, the recent oil price s...
11 Touko 201711min
Newly optimistic US coal industry focuses on flexibility, federal regulations
The Eastern Fuel Buyers Conference draws coal players from all basins and different market segments, and the mood had lifted this year as the industry welcomes an uptick in demand and new administrati...
10 Touko 20174min
