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Hear from Argus’ Chemicals experts Bea O’Kelly (Commerical Product Manager), Chloe Kinner (Global Editor of PET), Liana Minhan (Deputy Editor of MEG) and Qamreen Parker (Chemicals Editor) as they break down the current market landscape and emerging trends shaping the production and consumption of MEG, PTA and PET in Europe. They discuss:

- The current state of the European markets

- Challenges of global supply chains and rising sustainability demands

- Increasing focus on recycled and bio-based materials

- Expected trends for 2025

To find out more, you can e-mail us about our upcoming PET Polyester product launch, and get a free trial of our EO & Derivatives service, a new global report featuring weekly news, analysis and price assessments for EO, MEG, DEG, TEG, MEA, DEA and TEA.

In this edition, Argus' David Appleton and Jack Greenwood sit down with World Liquid Gas Association Director David Tyler at WLGA's LPG Week in Cape Town, South Africa to discuss some of their perspectives and takeaways from this key industry event. 

Listen to ABSL's Andy Cornell and Argus' Giulia Squadrin as they talk about SAF production via gasification, feedstocks' availability, and global market developments.

Methanol Market Puts-and-Takes Episode 4 

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

In this episode, the Argus methanol expert Dave McCaskill and senior analyst Cassidy Staggers discuss 

• November pricing and production outages
• Insight into grey methanol fundamental data 
• Introduction to the new Argus low-carbon methanol project tracker and data analytics

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

 

Join Marialuisa Rincon, Deputy Editor, Argus Scrap Markets and Carolina Pulice, Metals Reporter as they explore the fundamentals of the Brazilian and wider Latin American steel markets and the need for the new Brazilian steel price assessments.

In the wake of the elections in the US, RINS Reporter Matthew Cope and US Products Associate Editor Jason Metko play a game of "hit the brakes or hit the gas" to discuss some of the potential effects on the biofuels industry - particularly important to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and road fuels - under a second Donald Trump administration. 

Listen to find out if it's "hit the brakes" or "hit the gas" as we address issues including:

• Should we expect Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) to return under the new Trump administration?

• Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, previously backed a bill to eliminate the RFS. Would he do that now?

• Trump has expressed the desire to get rid of electric vehicle (EV) subsidies. However, with Elon Musk operating an EV company, will he push Trump for more incentives?

• Biden took a less favourable approach towards E15. Will it be different with Trump's return?

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:

• US retail fuel prices remain near three-year lows
• Refining margins to widen in 2025: EIA
• Phillips 66 Los Angels Refinery indicted over Clean Water Act

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

What do the election results mean for ongoing and future biofuels policies in the US and what does this mean for fuels like renewable diesel and SAF?

Listen in as Andreas Scharwz, editor or Argus Americas Biofuels, and Cole Martin, senior reporter, deep dive into major changes in US biofuels policy.

 

Stay up to date in the biofuels market with the complimentary Argus Biofuels Newsletter

Listen to more episodes in the Biofuels Report podcast series, plus check out our other series

The rise in availability of TMX volumes in Asia, specifically in China, has affected the US Gulf coast but not in the ways that had been expected. Canadian crude prices and flows into the US have not changed all that much, but the US Gulf coast medium sour markets are certainly now feeling the pinch. Mars exports to China are at an all-time low, weighing on their prices and impacting medium sours that either price against it or compete as an alternative supply into regional refineries.

 

 Key topics covered in the podcast:

•   Volumes of Canadian crudes coming into the US and impacts on Cushing
•   Canadian heavy prices at Houston
•   How medium sours are feeling the pinch from increased Chinese buying of TMX volumes