Ahead of the IEA’s summit on clean cooking in Africa this May, Matt Scotland speaks with WLGA’s Michael Kelly to understand the meeting’s goals and how LPG fits into the solutions for achieving cleaner energy access for the region. Michael, who is WLGA’s chief advocacy office and deputy managing director, explains why LPG as a domestic energy source is key to driving change for communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Argus offers price assessments, news, analysis, fundamentals data and price forecast...
Mar 27, 2024•14 min•Ep. 767
Listen to the latest podcast episode from SAF Insights as Louise Burke , Global Head of Aviation at Argus, and Jamie Escobar , Director of Fuel and Airport Changes at ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) look back at the recent ALTA Fuel and Sustainability Conference held March 15, 2024. They will review key takeaways from the various panel discussions, look at future SAF and biofuels market opportunities in Colombia, discuss the most important feedstocks in the region f...
Mar 26, 2024•9 min•Ep. 766
O mercado brasileiro de biometano passa por um momento crucial de desenvolvimento, com 10 usinas previstas para entrarem em operação apenas neste ano. Junte-se a Camila Dias , diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Rebecca Gompertz , repórter da publicação Argus Brazil Gas Markets. Elas conversam sobre a importância da criação de um preço para a transparência deste mercado florescente no Brasil. Learn how Argus specialists can help you navigate through changes in the Brazilian gas and power markets: htt...
Mar 22, 2024•6 min•Ep. 765
Find out about current US MTBE pricing, and how this summer's Mexican presidential election may play into the market, with senior methanol and MTBE reporter Steven McGinn, and host and associate editor of US products, Jason Metko.
Mar 19, 2024•8 min•Ep. 764
En el último año de gobierno del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, los precios de la gasolina y diésel en México se ven influenciados por factores políticos, de producción doméstica y de mercados internacionales. Acompañe a Sergio Meana , gerente de desarrollo de negocios en Argus para América Latina y Antonio Gozain , corresponsal en México para la publicación Argus Mexico Fuels Market, y entérese sobre la actualidad de los precios del combustible en el país y los factores a tomar en cuen...
Mar 14, 2024•11 min•Ep. 763
Com vendas em ritmo lento e mudanças no suporte de preços, participantes de mercado se reuniram na conferência da indústria de fertilizantes Fertilizer Latino Americano, em busca de clareza, sobretudo a respeito da retomada das exportações de nitrogenados e fosfatados pela China. Conrado Mazzoni , chefe adjunto de redação da Argus Brasil, e Gisele Augusto , repórter da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, conversam sobre os principais pontos debatidos durante a FLA, incluindo a visão a...
Mar 14, 2024•11 min•Ep. 762
O mercado de certificação de energia renovável ganhou tração no Brasil nos últimos anos, com cada vez mais empresas buscando assegurar garantia de origem para as compras de energia. Com o mercado mirando menor pegada de carbono, a expectativa é que os certificados de energia renovável (RECs) entrem no foco da estratégia de negócios das empresas – para além do viés somente reputacional. A repórter do relatório Argus Brazil Gas Markets, Rebecca Gompertz, e o diretor do Instituto Totum, Fernando Gi...
Mar 05, 2024•17 min•Ep. 761
Three months after the car carrier Galaxy Leader was hijacked in the Red Sea, attacks on merchant shipping in the region have continued. Freight and insurance costs have risen with diversions around the Cape of Good Hope, adding another three weeks to voyages. Munro Anderson, head of operations at marine conflict risk insurer Vessel Protect, joins Argus' crude freight reporter Matthew Mitchell to discuss the risks faced now by shipowners and charterers. Key topics covered in the podcast: How mar...
Mar 04, 2024•27 min•Ep. 760
Mar 04, 2024•19 min•Ep. 759
In this new episode - DME: policy developments and market trends. Listen to Dimeta's head of advocacy and communications, Sophia Haywood and Argus' LPG market reporter, Oliver Binks as they discuss recent developments in the renewable liquids market and the role of Renewable and Recycled Carbon DME in the energy transition.
Mar 04, 2024•19 min•Ep. 758
Hear Argus’ analysis of what the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is, how it will work and what it means for the fertilizer sector in Europe and abroad. We have recently entered the transition phase for CBAM, so this is a great time to join Mike Nash , Senior Editor and Claudia Wlk , Editor – Argus Fertilizer Europe as they discuss this subject in the latest episode of the Argus’ Fertilizer Matters podcast series. Related links Argus fertilizer market coverage Ammonia price reporting, s...
Feb 28, 2024•11 min•Ep. 757
Join Argus Biomass Markets editor Erisa Senerdem and Elizabeth Woodworth , Interim Executive Director at the US Industrial Pellets Association (USIPA) as they discuss the raw material situation in southeast US, upcoming sawmilling capacity in the region, the largest risks to the forestry sector in North America – including impact from climate change and land use change, the cascading principle, and the future of the wood pellets sector. Download a complimentary copy of Argus Biomass Markets repo...
Feb 21, 2024•15 min•Ep. 756
La prohibición de importación de productos rusos afectó la estabilidad del suministro y los precios del diésel europeo generando un nuevo equilibrio. En este episodio discutimos cómo la India se convirtió en el ganador de este nuevo rebalanceo del mercado, posicionándose como el principal proveedor de diésel a Europa. Además, analizaremos las implicaciones para América Latina y la transición hacia alternativas más sostenibles en el transporte que se han visto en los mercados europeos. En este nu...
Feb 15, 2024•16 min•Ep. 755
In this episode of SAF Insights, hear from RSB’s Max Eichelbaum and Argus’ Giulia Squadrin as they discuss the need for a trusted Book & Claim system in the SAF market. Understand what this system is, why it matters to the SAF market and what RSB’s commitment is to building a credible approach. Argus services cover refined oil products from around the world using transparent and market-appropriate methodologies. Find out more: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/oil-products...
Feb 15, 2024•29 min•Ep. 754
A menor oferta de diesel no mercado internacional tende a acirrar a competição por barris do produto, encarecendo as cargas com destino ao Brasil. Importadores negociam com antecedência junto às refinarias no exterior para abastecer o mercado brasileiro, que não é autossuficiente desse combustível crucial para a logística rodoviária. A editora associada da publicação Argus Brasil Combustíveis, Gabrielle Moreira , e o chefe adjunto de redação da Argus no Brasil, Conrado Mazzoni , conversam sobre ...
Feb 13, 2024•7 min•Ep. 753
A utilização de grãos de inverno como matérias-primas para o etanol surge como uma solução para deslanchar a indústria do biocombustível no Rio Grande do Sul. Com um déficit estrutural de produção, o estado tem sido palco de investimentos para a construção de plantas de etanol à base de trigo, cevada, triticale e sorgo. O chefe adjunto de redação da Argus no Brasil, Conrado Mazzoni, e a integrante do time da publicação Argus Brasil Combustíveis, Laura Guedes, conversam sobre os fundamentos da ex...
Feb 08, 2024•7 min•Ep. 752
A comercialização de fertilizantes segue com baixa liquidez na Argentina, por questões políticas. No Paraguai, condições climáticas desfavoráveis, reflexo do fenômeno El Niño, contribuem para o ritmo lento no mercado de adubos, enquanto compradores têm dificuldade para encontrar caminhões disponíveis para o transporte de fertilizantes a partir do Brasil. Junte-se a Camila Dias , diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Renata Cardarelli , editora adjunta da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes , ...
Feb 02, 2024•8 min•Ep. 751
Fertilizer purchases are on the sidelines in the Argentinian market because of the country’s political scenario. In Paraguay unfavorable weather conditions because of the El Nino phenomenon cause lower liquidity, while Paraguayan buyers struggle to find trucks available to carry fertilizers from Brazil. Join Camila Dias , Argus Brazil Bureau Chief, and Renata Cardarelli , deputy editor for the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer publication, as they talk about the South American fertilizer market...
Feb 02, 2024•8 min•Ep. 750
La comercialización de fertilizantes sigue frenada en Argentina por cuestiones políticas. En Paraguay, condiciones climáticas desfavorables, a causa del fenómeno El Niño contribuyen para la baja liquidez, en cuanto compradores paraguayos tienen dificultades para encontrar camiones disponibles para transportar fertilizantes desde Brasil. Acompañe Vanessa Viola , Sénior vicepresidente para Latinoamérica, y Renata Cardarelli , editora adjunta de la publicación Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizers y ...
Feb 01, 2024•10 min•Ep. 749
This episode was recorded on 26th January 2024 As geopolitical storms brew in the Red Sea, shipping routes are getting caught in the crossfire. Listen to Andrew Khaw, Editor Asia Freight and Wilson Wirawan , Dry Bulk Team Lead - Maritime Analyst, BRS, discuss the escalating tensions and their impact on trade routes, freight costs, and the overall market outlook for the dry bulk freight segment. Key topics covered in the podcast: Red Sea Flashpoint: Unpacking the risks and disruptions caused by h...
Feb 01, 2024•19 min•Ep. 748
Hear Argus’ concise analysis of how the conflict in the Red Sea has impacted fertilizer logistics, focusing on the ammonia, potash and sulphuric acid markets. Join Mike Nash , Senior Editor, Lizzy Lancaster , Senior Reporter – Ammonia, Julia Campbell , Editor of Argus Potash and Liliana Minton , Editor of Argus Sulphuric Acid as they discuss the impact of this developing crises in the latest episode of Argus’ Fertilizer Matters podcast series....
Jan 31, 2024•14 min•Ep. 747
Rising tensions in the Red Sea forced VLGCs away from the Suez Canal in a second shock to US-Asia-Pacific LPG trade only two months after the Panama Canal imposed its tightest-ever transit restrictions, adding even more instability to an already volatile market. Listen to Oystein Kalleklev, CEO of Avance Gas and Flex LNG, and Yohanna Pinheiro, LPG Freight Market Reporter, discuss how diverting around the Cape of Good Hope and other market drivers will shape the costs of shipping LPG this year an...
Jan 30, 2024•34 min•Ep. 746
Após um ano de mudança nas dinâmicas de comercialização de fertilizantes, a expectativa do mercado se volta para o primeiro trimestre do ano. Renata Cardarelli, editora adjunta da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, e Gisele Augusto , repórter da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, conversam sobre quais as perspectivas para os principais macronutrientes no início de 2024....
Jan 26, 2024•7 min•Ep. 745
After a year of changes in fertilizers trade flows, market expectations turn to this year’s first quarter. Join Renata Cardarelli , Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer Deputy Editor, and Gisele Augusto , Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer Reporter, as they talk about the perspective for key-macronutrients in early 2024.
Jan 25, 2024•7 min•Ep. 744
2024 marks the beginning of carbon pricing on ship emissions in Europe with the inclusion of shipping into the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). Listen to Nicholas Watt, Editorial Manager of Freight, and Elena Domashenko, Senior Analyst, discuss the additional costs shippers should expect to pay this year and how freight and marine fuels markets will be affected. Key topics covered in the podcast: Argus coverage of ETS costs in freight, bunkers markets CCF (Carbon Cost of Freight) assessments...
Jan 25, 2024•11 min•Ep. 743
Chloe Kinner, European editor for Argus Recycled Polymers, talks to Antonello Ciotti, president of Petcore Europe, about the outlook for recycled PET and virgin PET markets. Current trends and their effect on the recycled polymers market and key drivers for 2024’s outlook. What changes to plastic and packaging regulations may mean for the market. Other key factors industry needs to stay close to in 2024 and beyond. This podcast is delivered by Argus’ recycled polymers experts using data and insi...
Jan 24, 2024•19 min•Ep. 742
In this first episode of 2024, join Argus experts Amy Strahan, Esther Phua and Efcharis Sgourou along with host David Appleton for insights on the latest trends in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, as LPG markets adjust to logistical challenges posed by capacity reductions at the Panama Canal and security issues in the Red Sea.
Jan 23, 2024•20 min•Ep. 741
Os embarques de sebo bovino brasileiro rumo ao mercado internacional atingiram a marca recorde de 246.000t em 2023, com destaque para a demanda pelo produto nos Estados Unidos. Com novos projetos no radar, a capacidade de produção de diesel renovável nos EUA deve crescer neste ano, ampliando a demanda por matérias-primas, dentre elas o sebo bovino. Junte-se a Alexandre Melo , repórter sênior da publicação Argus Brasil Combustíveis , e Conrado Mazzoni , chefe adjunto de redação da Argus no Brasil...
Jan 19, 2024•7 min•Ep. 740
O mercado brasileiro de biometano deve continuar seu crescimento em 2024, mas alguns desafios devem extrapolar os limites do ano. Junte-se a Camila Dias, diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Rebecca Gompertz, repórter da publicação Argus Brazil Gas and Power. Elas conversam sobre quais as expectativas para o mercado de biometano em 2024 e quais devem ser os maiores desafios do setor.
Jan 10, 2024•5 min•Ep. 739
En este episodio, exploramos los dinámicos flujos internacionales de crudo y su impacto directo en los precios actuales y futuros. Acompañe a Sergio Meana , gerente de desarrollo de negocios en Argus para América Latina, y Gustavo Vasquez, editor gerente de crudo y LPG para las Américas, mientras que analizan los cambios significativos en los flujos de crudo este año y desentrañamos las proyecciones para el próximo. Desde el conflicto Rusia-Ucrania hasta el desarrollo del mercado en Argentina, d...
Jan 05, 2024•17 min•Ep. 738
