What's in store for China's steel production in 2020?
Chinese crude steel production had a bumper year in 2019, rising 8.3% to just short of 1 billion mt, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. S&P Global Platts steel specialists Paul Bartholome...
24 Jan 20207min
A respite without a resolution for commodity markets after initial US-China trade deal
An initial trade agreement between the US and China signed by officials from both countries January 15 could change the landscape for commodities markets that have been roiled by punishing tit-for-tat...
22 Jan 202029min
How caustic soda market fundamentals reflect the global economic uncertainty
Caustic soda is considered a major economic indicator for manufacturing, which is why its weaker pricing was among many indicators of economic slowdowns in China and Europe last year. Current market p...
21 Jan 202014min
Unpacking the US-China phase 1 trade deal and what it means for Brazil and US soybean exports
With details still scarce on the US-China trade deal, markets' initial reaction was underwhelming. This indicates that the highly anticipated deal did not deliver on market expectations. Ivy Li, Gusta...
17 Jan 202016min
What the coal-to-gas switching means for the European energy mix
Pressure on plummeting coal prices could cascade throughout 2020 as unprecedented events within the wider energy markets have helped the energy mix to connect like never before. Platts reporters Antoi...
14 Jan 20205min
With first oil produced from Guyana's offshore, what does it mean for the markets?
The consortium of ExxonMobil, Hess and China's CNOOC recently announced that first oil was being produced from Guyana's offshore. Starr Spencer, S&P Global Platts senior editor for oil news, talks wit...
24 Dec 20197min
US hydrogen market emerging around calls for decarbonization
As more US municipalities set ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power generation, transportation and other sectors, use cases for hydrogen are emerging that include fuel cells, dire...
18 Dec 201917min
The Acceptance Stage: Global shipping markets face up to IMO 2020
In the final Shipping Commodities Focus podcast of 2019, S&P Global Platts editors George Griffiths and Sam Eckett discuss the state of the markets ahead of IMO 2020's January 1 deadline. They review ...
18 Dec 20198min
