Episodes

Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Fertilizer Matters EP22: Sustainable fertilizers - Australia, Oct 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Hear Argus’ analysis of the Australian sustainable fertilizer market, following our attendance at a key industry event. The podcast covers key Australian fertilizer sustainability trends, challenges and insights – and an introduction to Argus’ price reporting service – Argus Sustainable and Specialty Fertilizers. Join Andrea Valentini, VP Business Development, Fertilizers, and Huijun Yao, Editor, Argus Asia Fertilizer as they discuss these topics and key conference takeaways in the latest episode of the Argus’ Fertilizer Matters podcast series.
Key topics covered in the podcast:
- Enhanced efficiency fertilizers – the industry’s appetite for new government policies/subsidies
- Australian fertilizer market – sustainability challenges, production and application developments
- Water-soluble fertilizer and stabilized urea insights
- Key future trends – urea inhibitors
- Argus Sustainable and Specialty Fertilizers – new price reporting service
Related links
- Argus Sustainable and Specialty Fertilizers service: Request free trial | More information
- Podcast: Global sustainable and specialty fertilizers market – listen here
- Free sign up: Argus Fertilizer Market Highlights
- Fertilizer Matters podcast series

Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Hear Argus’ analysis of the global sustainable and specialty fertilizers sector, as the pressure to decarbonise and improve nutrient use efficiency drives interest and growth in these markets. Join Mike Nash, Senior Editor, Fertilizers, Oliver Hatfield, VP, Fertilizers and Beatrice O’Kelly, Commercial Product Manager, as they analyse the markets for key product groups including water-soluble fertilizers, secondary and micronutrients, low-carbon fertilizers, organics and organo-minerals.
You’ll also hear an exclusive introduction to Argus’ new price reporting service – Argus Sustainable and Specialty Fertilizers, and our nutrient calculator.
Key topics covered in the podcast:
- The key market drivers behind the growth of this sector – focusing on production, application and regulation
- Weekly water-soluble fertilizer price assessments
- Calculating prices for low-carbon fertilizers, secondary and micronutrients, organics, organo-minerals and enhanced efficiency fertilizers
- Combining carbon intensity calculations and regulation inputs (e.g. ETS price of the day) to formulate a cost
- The Argus Nutrient Calculator – enabling calculation of the price of specialty or complex multi-nutrient fertilizers, based on their nutrient components and unique characteristics
- Argus Sustainable and Specialty Fertilizers – new price reporting service
Related links
- Argus Sustainable and Specialty Fertilizers service: Request free trial | More information
- Interested in consulting support/market discussion? Contact us here
- Podcast: Sustainable fertilizers – Australia | Listen here
- Free sign up: Argus Fertilizer Market Highlights
- Fertilizer Matters podcast series

Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Hear Argus’ analysis of Chile’s annual contract negotiations and their impact on the global sulphuric acid market, supply/demand dynamics, trade flows, and freight. Join Liliana Minton, Editor, Argus Sulphuric Acid, and Nykole King, Market Reporter, Potash and NPKs as they discuss these topics and more in the latest episode of Argus’ Fertilizer Matters podcast series.
Key topics covered in the podcast:
- TFI conference – why is it important for Chile’s annual contract negotiations?
- Short term view of global sulphuric acid supply and demand
- Trade flows - is a change to key supplying countries expected, or will there be a return to traditional patterns?
- Annual settlements – what are the implications?
- Freight sentiment
Related links

Friday Oct 04, 2024
Fuels Focus: Your Weekly Insight into the US Refined Products Market
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
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 includes:
- WTI reached nearly one-year high
- minimum gasoline reserve bill advances
- Delek completes retail asset sale to Femsa
Tune in every Monday for your weekly recap of the stories shaping the road fuels market.

Friday Oct 04, 2024
Asphalt Stories: A View of the Asia and Middle East Markets
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
In this podcast we get an update on the asphalt/bitumen markets in Asia and the Middle East.
Irina Vinogradova, Senior Manager – Analytics & Consulting at Argus, is joined by our market experts: Elliot Chan, Consultant - Analytics & Consulting, and K. Sathya Narayanan, Senior Reporter – Oil Products.
As well as overviews of the general market movements in the regions, listen to the discussion to get an understanding of:
- How the market has changed in China with the country’s economy still looking weak
- The impact on the market outlook after China’s central bank announced its most aggressive stimulus since the pandemic
- What the re-election of Prime Minister Modi means for bitumen consumption in India
- With the Middle East known for exporting packed bitumen to many countries, an analysis of why container freight rate has increased
- A look at the reasons behind why export prices are so low in the Middle East right now

Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
O mercado de fertilizantes segue gerando dúvidas e preocupações por toda a cadeia de distribuição de insumos. Buscando entender melhor os próximos passos, além de validar percepções de fundamentos, participantes do mercado brasileiro de adubos se reúnem para discutir oportunidades, novas fronteiras e tecnologias.
A repórter de fertilizantes da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, Gisele Augusto, conversa com Ricardo Tortorella, diretor executivo da Associação Nacional para Difusão de Adubos, a Anda, sobre os tópicos discutidos no 11º Congresso, além de perspectivas e o sobre o Plano Nacional de Fertilizantes (PNF).

Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Chemical Conversations: Global Ethylene Market Recap and Outlook
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Hear from Argus’s global petrochemical consultants, Sarah Rae, Craig Barry and Becky Zhang, as they discuss the latest trends and key issues in the global ethylene market, as well as market prospects for major economies in the coming years.
Ahead of the Argus Chemicals Forum on 7 October and EPCA on 8-10 October, the team delivers insights on:
- Factors contributing to the sustained high prices of ethylene in the US and their impact on exports.
- Market updates in Europe, focusing on how the market is handling tight import availability.
- Whether the extensive cracker expansion in Asia is still underway and what this means for the global industry.
If you would like to meet with Argus’ experts at EPCA, email us at chemicals@argusmedia.com.

Friday Sep 27, 2024
Fuels Focus: Your Weekly Insight into the US Refined Products Market
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
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:
- November Nymex WTI nears 2 week low
- US Central Atlantic coast gasoline inventories reach six-month high
- Vertex Energy files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Hurricane Helene hits the Southeast
Tune in every Monday for your weekly recap of the stories shaping the road fuels market.

Friday Sep 27, 2024
Chemical Conversations: Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Welcome to this Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes podcast episode, part of the Chemical Conversations series.
In this episode, Argus methanol expert Dave McCaskill delivers insight into the:
- Pricing trends through the end of the year
- Dynamics of a tightening supply market
- Alternative pricing scenarios for methanol as a marine fuel
Argus offers methanol prices, news, analysis, forecasts, and consulting. Get more information and request a free trial.

Friday Sep 27, 2024
Weight of Freight: Argus delves deeper into Ammonia
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Listen to Argus’ Freight reporter Leonard Fisher-Matthews, Ammonia editor Ruth Sharpe and LPG & Ammonia Freight reporter Yohanna Pinheiro discuss the new ammonia flows in the gas carrier market as Argus launches 12 new ammonia freight assessments, including routes for midsize carriers (MGCs) and large gas carriers (LGCs).
Key topics covered in the podcast:
- Details of Argus new ammonia freight assessments
- Main disruptions in seaborne ammonia flows
- Gas carrier fleet development outlook
- Impact of clean ammonia production