Asian alumina H2 outlook: Will markets be rocked by demand-supply imbalances?
Alumina prices started the year on a high note, and corrected in the second quarter. What's instore for the Asian alumina market for the rest of the year? Editors Yuen Cheng Mok and Joanna Lim examine...
14 Juli 20175min
2018 RVOs don't hold surprises for US biofuels markets, but concerns linger
The US Environmental Protection Agency's proposed 2018 renewable volume obligations were released July 5, and responses from biofuels and oil industry players were mixed. Biofuels reporters Josh Pedri...
6 Juli 20175min
Asia thermal coal prices take off on step-change in China's demand as buyers chase spot cargoes
Asia's seaborne thermal coal market unexpectedly took off in June on a sudden surge in demand from Chinese buyers including large power utilities after a relatively subdued May. In this podcast, senio...
23 Juni 20176min
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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 20175min
