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Chemical Conversations: Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes

In this episode, Argus Global Methanol Consultant Dave McCaskill and Senior Analyst Cassidy Staggers discuss the following: 

• Themes and surprises of the methanol market in 2024 

• What to expect in 2025 for global supply and demand 

• How will fundamentals influence methanol prices in the first quarter 

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Market Talks: Fertilizer purchases for 2025-26 soybean crop | Argus Media

Main market participants in the fertilizer sector gather at Fertilizer Latino Americano, the major event of the sector. Understand the dynamics of the Brazilian market amid the postponement of nitrogen purchases for the 2024-25 second corn crop and the intensification of SSP and NPS deals for the 2025-26 soybean season.

Join Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer editor Renata Cardarelli and senior reporter Gisele Augusto as they discuss the context of the Brazilian fertilizer market.

Falando de Mercado: Compras de adubos para safra 2025-26 de soja

Os principais participantes do mercado de fertilizantes se reúnem no maior evento do setor, Fertilizer Latino Americano. Entenda as dinâmicas do mercado brasileiro, em meio à postergação das compras de nitrogenados para a safra de milho inverno 2024-25 e à intensificação dos negócios de SSP e NPS para a safra de soja 2025-26.

Junte-se à editora do relatório Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes Renata Cardarelli e à repórter sênior Gisele Augusto, que conversam sobre o cenário do mercado brasileiro de fertilizantes.

Chemical Conversations: PETCORE EUROPE - Recycled Polymers

Driving Discussions: MTBE Morsels

It's been a little more than half a year since Mexico swore in their new president. In this edition of Driving Discussions, senior methanol and MTBE reporter Steven McGinn talks with US Products Associate Editor Jason Metko about the events that have transpired since, and what can be expected in 2025 with a new American administration.

Fertilizer and Agriculture market in Australia, Jan 2024

Metal Movers: What does Trump 2.0 mean for battery metals?

The latest metal movers episode focuses on the impact of President Donald Trump’s second term on the battery metals and EV sectors. What will his policies mean for critical minerals and the future of electric vehicles?

Join Thomas Kavanagh, Editor, Argus Battery Materials and Chris Welch, Reporter, Argus Battery Materials as they address this questions and more.

Key topics covered in the podcast:

• Trump’s first executive orders
• The impact of removing the EV mandate
• Battery metals in the second Trump era

Fuels Focus: Your Weekly Insight into the US Refined Products Market |

Fuels Focus: Your Weekly Insight into the US Refined Products Market | Week of 20 Jan

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’s episode features:

• Trump urges EPA to consider year-round E15
• Vertex exits from bankruptcy as private company

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

Chemical Conversations: Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes

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

In this episode, Argus senior analyst Cassidy Staggers talks with Greg Dolan, CEO of the Methanol Institute about: 

• Global sustainability and decarbonization efforts and how methanol can play a pivotal role. 

• What we can expect with pending IMO regulations and other policy measures. 

•  Whether Methanol will be eligible for IRA incentives and what is to come from the new Trump Administration. 

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

Driving Discussions: Part 2 - European Diesel Market Outlook 2025

In this part two, our market experts - Benedict George (Deputy Editor - European Products) and George Maher-Bonnett (Market Reporter – European Products) - discuss what the landscape for diesel import supply in Europe is likely to look like:

• A rundown of the impact Russian sanctions have had on shifting diesel trade flows across the globe

• With the inflow of excess US diesel, following US' lose of it's Brazilian export market to Russia, how much pressure will that put on European diesel prices? 

• The role the Dangote refinery could play in transforming the European diesel market

• And much more