In this episode, news reporter David Haydon speaks to senior editor Judith Taylor about the Americas base oils market. The discussion begins with a brief review starting in January, leading up to recent price increases due to tight supply.
News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Zachary Moore on the Sunday "yes" vote for the constitutional referendum in Turkey. The discussion ranges from possible stabilising effects the vote will have on buying activity the country's polyethylene and polypropylene markets, as well as US polyvinyl chloride (PVC) exports into Turkey.
In this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast, news reporter David Haydon discusses the paraxylene (PX) and orthoxylene (OX) markets with markets reporter Robbie Wilcox. Topics range from recent price shifts in response to upstream mixed xylenes (MX), as well as upcoming supply and demand impacts.
In this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast, news reporter David Haydon discusses the US fertilizers market with market reporter Annalise Little and markets editor Mark Milam. Topics range from the effect wet weather has had on nitrogen and phosphates, as well as sulphur’s reaction to global supply and demand disruptions.
News writer David Haydon speaks to deputy managing editor Bobbie Clark on the US methanol market. Topics range from prices declining from March into April, as well as recent methanol plant construction announcements in the US Gulf Coast.
News writer David Haydon speaks to ICIS Latin America editor in chief George Martin and senior editor Ron Coifman on Feiplastic, the annual plastics trade show which will be held in São Paulo, Brazil between 3-7 April. Topics in the discussion include new technologies anticipated to be showcased, as well as the effect Brazil's economical and political situation may have on attendance.
News writer David Haydon speaks to ICIS Americas managing editor Jeremy Pafford, senior editor Tracy Dang and senor editor Tarun Raizada about the upcoming American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) International Petrochemical Conference (IPC) to be held in San Antonio, Texas between 26-28 March. Topics include industry sentiment on recent actions from US President Donald Trump’s administration, as well as market movements in crude oil, olefins, mono ethylene glycol (MEG) and acetyls....
In this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast, news writer David Haydon speaks to senior editor John Dietrich on the phenol/acetone chain. Discussion topics include the upward pressure from propylene, the tight acetone market and the possibility for phenol to balance.
In this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast, news writer David Haydon speaks to senior editor Ignacio Sotolongo about past, recent and possible future crude oil market movements. The discussion ranges from the recent benchmark losses as well as high inventories in the US.
In this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast, news writer David Haydon speaks with senior editor David Love regarding the US styrene market, including the effect turnarounds at three US Gulf styrene plants are having on imports, exports and capacity.
In this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast, news reporter David Haydon and markets editor Mark Milam discuss the US fertilizers market, including the effects that an early springtime season are having on nitrogen and phosphates.
In this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast, news reporter David Haydon and senior editor Lane Kelley discuss the US polypropylene (PP) market, including PP's attempts at mirroring polyethylene's (PE) market growth.
In this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast, news reporter David Haydon speaks to senior editor Bill Bowen about recent and future trends in the US polyvinyl chloride (PVC) market, including impacts abroad.
In this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast, news reporter David Haydon speaks to senior editor Zachary Moore about current trends in US polyols and isocyanates, including the outlook for the polyurethane industry.
In this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast, news reporter David Haydon speaks to markets reporter Jessie Waldheim about current trends in US benzene, including the low US inventory levels from the end of 2016, and the high settling of US February benzene contract prices.
In the third ICIS Americas podcast for 2017, news reporter David Haydon talks with senior editor Tracy Dang about the short term outlook on US Olefins including propylene, butadiene and ethylene.
News reporter David Haydon talks with senior editor Tarun Raizada about the short term outlook on the US methyl methacrylate (MMA) market in this episode of the ICIS Americas podcast for 2017.
In the first ICIS Americas podcast of 2017, news reporter David Haydon speaks to markets reporter Christie Moffat about current trends in US solvents, specifically for ethyl acetate (etac), methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), and isopropanol (IPA). Moffat discusses various price increases proposed for January and February, as well as feedstock cost pressures and the state of supply and demand across the three markets.
Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks with ICIS sulphur reporter Annalise Little about the performance of sulphur in the fourth quarter of 2016. Little discusses sulphur exports, trade flows, new projects underway in the North American market, and what can be expected in 2017.
Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor Ron Coifman about the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) markets in Latin America, including what can be expected in 2017. Along with pricing trends, Coifman also examines political and economic conditions that are currently affecting market dynamics, and what these factors mean for growth in the coming year.
Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor John Dietrich about the phenol and acetone markets heading into next year. As talks have started for 2017 phenol contracts, Dietrich discusses the various ideas being floated by producers and buyers. Dietrich also discusses how phenol margins are impacting acetone, and what to expect for the rest of 2016.
Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor John Dietrich about the movement of August contracts for US barge acetone towards a split settlement. Dietrich discusses a split settlement, and whether the market could see a repeat of this in September. Dietrich also discusses the movement of truck acetone prices, ongoing tightness in the market, and the arrival of Asian imports in the US.
Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS deputy news editor Al Greenwood and markets editors Marianela Toledo and James Fowler about the economic outlook for Brazil, as the Olympic Games kicks off in Rio de Janeiro. The ongoing recession and political crisis has seen Brazil’s economy suffer in recent times, but there are some signs that things could potentially improve in the future. Greenwood, Toledo and Fowler discuss the outlook for the upstream energy and downstream chemical sectors i...
Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS fertilizers editor Mark Milam and sulphur reporter Annalise Little about industry sentiment at the recent Southwestern Fertilizers Conference in San Antonio, Texas. They discuss weakening demand, crops and other factors influencing price movement in Q3, as well as outlooks for the rest of the year.
Markets reporter Christie Moffat chats to ICIS markets editor Mark Milam about declines in the US fertilizer market and the effects of falling crop prices. With plenty of supply and little demand in the market, Milam discusses the possibility that Q3 will be a period of significant weakness.
Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editors John Dietrich and Ignacio Sotolongo, and Americas managing editor Jeremy Pafford about the effect of Brexit on global commodity markets. Dietrich, Sotolongo and Pafford discuss the possibility of the markets rebounding, future trade agreements and whether other EU members will follow Britain’s example.
News reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor Ignacio Sotolongo and deputy managing editor Bobbie Clark about the movement of crude oil, focusing in particular on West Texas Intermediate (WTI) reaching $50/bbl this week.
News reporter Christie Moffat speaks with ICIS markets reporter Adam Yanelli about trends in the US solvents market, focusing on methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and isopropanol (IPA). Notably, US MEK and IPA are at their lowest point since ICIS began assessing prices for both products.
News reporter Christie Moffat chats with ICIS senior editor Judith Taylor about the latest market trends in US base oils, including price movement, supply and demand, and the increasing shift from Group I to Group II base oils in North America.
News reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor Larry Terry about the US oxo-alcohols market, looking at factors such as weather, seasonal demand, and plant maintenance. With spring being typically a high-demand period for paints and coatings, market sentiment is optimistic for the coming months.
