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Chemical Conversations: Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes Episode 10

Welcome to this Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes podcast episode, part of the Chemical Conversations series. 

In this episode, methanol experts Dave McCaskill and Cassidy Staggers discuss: 

• Methanol market insights gathered at AFPM 

• Forecasted demand for Q2 and the rest of 2025 

• Contract versus spot prices, regionally and globally  

Argus offers methanol prices, news, analysis, forecasts, and consulting.  

Get more information and request a free trial. 

Falando de Mercado: Produção e consumo do combustível sustentável de aviação no Brasil

O setor aéreo global aposta no combustível sustentável de aviação (SAF) para reduzir suas emissões de carbono. No Brasil, programas governamentais incentivam a produção a partir de fontes renováveis, como o óleo de macaúba.

Saiba mais sobre o tema nessa conversa entre João Curi, integrante da equipe responsável pelo relatório Argus Motor Fuels Brazil, e Camila Fontana, chefe adjunta de redação da Argus no Brasil.

Chemical Conversations: Asia-Pacific Benzene Outlook

Argus' Santosh Navada discussed with Joonlei Lee, Argus' petrochemicals reporter specializing in benzene and styrene, the elements that shaped benzene demand in 2024 and the primary factors that might affect benzene-naphtha spreads in the upcoming months. They discuss:

• Benzene’s outperformance in 2024

• Impact of China's stimulus package on benzene

• Reinstatement of voluntary cuts by OPEC+ in March 2025

• Benzene & styrene arbitrage economics

Further details and additional insights are available from Argus Aromatics experts and Argus publications, including:

Argus Benzene Daily | Argus Benzene and Derivatives | Argus Benzene Analytics | Argus Consulting

For more information, visit www.argusmedia.com/aromatics

Feedstock Focus: Canada's Wood Pellet Supply Chain and 2025 Outlook

In this podcast episode, Argus Senior Reporter Hannah Adler talks with Gordon Murray, Executive Director at the Wood Pellet Association of Canada, about:   

• A wrap up of Canadian pellet production in 2024. 

• Recent changes in policies and their implications for Canadian feedstock supply. 

• Challenges faced by suppliers and producers in the region. 

• New developments within the Canadian biomass industry.  

Fuels Focus: Your Weekly Insight into the US Refined Products Market | Week in Review for 24 March

Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast from Argus that delivers timely analysis and key highlights from the US refined products marketplace. Each week, our experts break down the most significant developments affecting gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, RINs and ethanol prices – equipping you with the knowledge to navigate the market complexities with confidence.

This week in review’s episode features:

• Vitol submits bid to buy Citgo
• Trump extends Chevron Venezuelan import permissions
• US court reinstates ANWR oil leases

Tune in every Monday for your weekly recap of the stories shaping the road fuels market.

As a trusted source in the industry, Argus delivers accurate, timely pricing for gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, RINs, ethanol, and more. Our data equips buyers, sellers, and refiners with the precision necessary to operate confidently in the dynamic market.

Discover our services and see how we can help your business thrive in the ever-changing market landscape:

Explore our services

 

Metal Movers: India’s steel safeguard duties -implications and impact

The Indian government has announced new safeguards for its steel industry, raising significant interest and speculation. While the measures are still being finalized, they might bring substantial changes to the market.

Elif Eyuboglu, market reporter at Argus, spoke to Amruta Khandekar, steel reporter at Argus Media Mumbai, about what these new safeguards entail and their potential impact on the Indian steel market.

 

Key topics covered in the podcast:

What are the new measures, and when will they be finalized?

What's the latest on the safeguard duty proposal on steel imports?

How has the market reacted to these announcements?

What changes can we expect once these duties are imposed?

Why did local steel prices drop in 2024?

How has the outlook shifted on India exports due to Europe’s anti-dumping measures?

 

Chemical Conversations: Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes Episode 9

Recorded live from AFPM in San Antonio, welcome to this Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes podcast episode, part of the Chemical Conversations series.  

In this episode, Argus Senior Analyst Cassidy Staggers sits down with Kasper Baekkegaard Christiansen of Dan-Bunkering to discuss: 

• Priorities of the shipping and infrastructure sector
• How different policies and regions are responding to the need to decarbonize
• What role does methanol play in low-carbon fuels?

Argus offers methanol prices, news, analysis, forecasts, and consulting. Get more information and request a free trial. 

Metal Movers: Macro-economic impact of tariffs

In this episode, Argus speaks with Jonathan Haskell, Professor of
Economics at Imperial College London and a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, about how US tariff policy and reciprocal actions by its trading partners will affect the global economy in 2025, and what that may mean for commodity prices.

Fuels Focus: Your Weekly Insight into the US Refined Products Market | Week in Review for 17 March

Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form Argus that delivers timely analysis and key highlights from the US refined products marketplace. Each week, our experts break down the most significant developments affecting gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, RINs and ethanol prices – equipping you with the knowledge to navigate the market complexities with confidence.

This week in review’s episode features:

• Canadian crude imports to US hit two-year lows
• Phillips 66 seeks Lake Charles refinery tax incentives
• Couche-Tard continues to pursue Seven and i acquisition

Tune in every Monday for your weekly recap of the stories shaping the road fuels market.

As a trusted source in the industry, Argus delivers accurate, timely pricing for gasoline, diesel, jet fuel,
RINs, ethanol, and more. Our data equips buyers, sellers, and refiners with the precision necessary to
operate confidently in the dynamic market.

Discover our services and see how we can help your business thrive in the ever-changing market
landscape: Explore our services

 

 

Metal Movers: ITSCI and the risks of 3T supply chains

In this episode, Argus speaks with Mickaël Daudin from the International Tin Supply Chain Initiative (ITSCI) about the challenges and risks associated with 3T conflict mineral supply chains in conflict affected and high-risk areas including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. Mickaël explains how conflict in eastern DRC is affecting ITSCI’s due diligence work, and ITSCI’s response to the UN Group of Experts report on mineral fraud and the conflict in DRC.

Covered this episode:

• What is ITSCI and what is its role the due diligence landscape?
• How ITSCI is responding to a deteriorating security situation in DRC
• The UN Group of Experts report on how conflict minerals are entering the supply chain via Rwanda.

Speakers:

• Sian Morris, Senior Reporter for coltan and minor metals at Argus Media
• Mickaël Daudin, Programme manager at ITSCI