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• How did Turkish HRC, CRC and HDG exports develop in the first half?

• What are the expectations for 4Q shipments and pricing?

• How could Turkey offset a potential drop in EU exports with CBAM on the horizon?

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A Rússia forneceu 60% do diesel importado pelo Brasil no primeiro semestre, mas movimentações geopolíticas e comerciais podem impactar esse fluxo. Saiba mais sobre a competitividade do produto russo no mercado brasileiro acompanhando a conversa entre Camila Fontana, chefe adjunta da redação da Argus em São Paulo, e Marcos Mortari, um dos especialistas responsáveis pela publicação Argus Brasil Combustíveis.

 

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

In this episode, Argus Global Methanol Consultant Dave McCaskill and Senior Analyst Cassidy Staggers deliver insights into the:

• Key trends shaping the methanol market this summer

• Impact of regional dynamics on pricing direction

• Perspectives on the upcoming IMO decision in October

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For more information on attending the Methanol Forum in Houston on Sept 8–10 and connecting with the Argus methanol team, please contact Cassidy Staggers at cassidy.staggers@argusmedia.com.

 

Argus’s global petrochemical consultants (Sarah Rae from London, Craig Barry from Houston, and Toon Shien Lee from Singapore), gathered to discuss the latest trends and key issues in the global ethylene market, as well as their market prospects for major economies in the coming years, ahead of the Argus Chemicals Forum on 22 September and EPCA on 23–25 October. Key topics in the podcast are:

 

• Examining the reasons for the continued strength of ethylene prices in the US and its impact on exports. Will US ethane exports continue to rise?

 

• Will the capacity rationalisations tighten the market balance and, in that case, will margins improve?

 

• How are regional cracker expansions and trade dynamics influencing ethane demand, and what does this mean for the global industry?

 

 

 

Paraguayan authorities are working with Argentina to find a solution to ensure the supply of fuel that arrives through the neighboring country. Without a coastline and lacking refineries, Paraguay relies on the Paraná Guazú River to import the fuel it consumes. In this episode, Flávia Alemi, a diesel and gasoline expert at Argus, and Camila Fontana, deputy bureau chief of the Argus office in Brazil, discuss the logistical supply challenges in the region.

Las autoridades paraguayas buscan junto a Argentina una solución para garantizar el suministro de combustibles que llegan a través del país vecino. Sin salida al mar y sin refinerías, Paraguay depende del río Paraná Guazú para importar el combustible que consume. En este episodio, Flávia Alemi, especialista en diésel y gasolina de Argus, y Camila Fontana, jefa adjunta del editorial en Brasil, hablan sobre los desafíos logísticos para abastecer a la región.

Autoridades paraguaias buscam junto à Argentina uma solução para assegurar o abastecimento de combustíveis que chegam pelo país vizinho. Sem costa marítima e sem refinarias, o Paraguai depende do Rio Paraná Guazú para importar o combustível que consome. Neste episódio, Flávia Alemi, especialista em diesel e gasolina da Argus, e Camila Fontana, chefe adjunta da redação no Brasil, falam sobre os desafios logísticos ao suprimento na região.

Since coming online, the Dangote refinery has gone on to become one of the largest refineries in the world. In this discussion as our market experts give a detailed update on the refinery's operations so far and future expectations.

From a start marred by multiple delays to run rates now reaching over half it's nameplate capacity of 650,000 barrels per day - the Dangote refinery continues to defy expectations.

The refinery has been focussing on increasing it's dominance within Nigeria and the wider region. Find out how this is being achieved plus what this means for European gasoline - has Europe lost the Nigerian market?