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Fertilizer Matters: Market spotlight - US and Brazil, Nov 2023

Hear Argus’ analysis of fertilizer market developments in the US and Brazil, direct from our teams based in the Argus Houston and Sao Paulo offices. Join Mike Nash, Senior Editor, Jasmine Davis, Editor - Argus North American Fertilizer and Flavia Bohone, Editor – Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer as they provide expert domestic insight on both these markets, as well as analysis of their influence on international markets.

This fifth episode of the Fertilizer Matters podcast series also includes a complimentary slide pack – see more details below:

Key topics covered in the podcast:

• How important are the US and Brazilian fertilizer markets to the global market?
• US and Brazilian fertilizer market dynamics, focusing on nitrogen, phosphate and potash
• US spotlight: The importance of the New Orleans market and potential impact of revised US import duties
• Brazil spotlight: The importance of MOP and urea - and explaining barter rates
• Near term outlook for the US and Brazilian fertilizer markets

Related links

• Request a sample price report/more information
• Argus North American Fertilizer – more information
• Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer – more information
• Free sign up: Fertilizer Focus Magazine
• Other complimentary fertilizer content

 

Driving Discussions: California bulk R99 renewable diesel

On this episode, Biofuels and Feedstocks Market Specialist, Jackie Reigle, and Argus' VP Business Development, Louise Burke, discuss the latest market trends affecting Argus' newly launched California renewable diesel spot indexes.

 

They discuss what the indexes are, their advantages, and how they can be used in the context of ever-changing market fundamentals.

Falando de Mercado: Explorando a Margem Equatorial brasileira, uma nova fronteira energética

A Margem Equatorial, faixa da costa da América Latina que engloba seis países, entre eles o Brasil, tem sido palco de grandes descobertas e investimentos, com potencial para moldar o futuro da energia no país. Junte-se a Camila Dias, diretora da Argus no Brasil, e Betina Moura, editora de Gás Natural e Energia Elétrica. Elas conversam sobre as expectativas do Brasil para essa área na corrida pela segurança energética em meio às questões ambientais.

Chemical Conversations: Crude Tall Oil and Biofuels Markets

Biofuels expert Giulia Squadrin talks to pine chemicals expert Leonardo Siqueira about the crude tall oil (CTO) and biofuels markets, including: 

• Market fundamentals for biofuels and the impact on demand for HVO feedstocks 
• CTO demand in the year ahead 
• Legislation impacts on CTO usage into biofuels 

Asphalt Story: Asian and Middle Eastern Markets Impacts from Russian crude, fluctuating prices, demand shifts, and other market disruptors

Listen in as Argus experts provide a deep dive into the asphalt markets in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. They will provide a current state of the market and a view into the long-term outlook.

Learn more about the Argus Asphalt Annual: Your annual forecast update on the latest developments in the asphalt market, including production, trade flow and consumption data.

Listen to the other two episodes in our asphalt series, Asphalt Story: Americas Market and Asphalt Story: European and African Markets

Metal Movers: Niobium’s potential with WA1

Join Sian Morris, Senior Reporter, as she quizzes Gustavo Macedo on the importance of niobium in the energy transition as well as WA1 Resources’ project in Western Australia. The podcast covers challenges and opportunities for the industry, the applications of niobium in steel, batteries and MRI machines, and the classification of niobium as a critical mineral.

Download a sample of Argus Non-Ferrous or request a trial for the latest niobium and critical mineral prices, including indexation-standard assessments from across minor metals, rare earths, ferro-alloys, base metals and non-ferrous scrap.

Driving Discussions Europe: The new European Diesel flows looking to meet winter specs

In this new episode, Benedict George, deputy editor, joins Alfonso Berrocal, business development manager, to discuss the diesel spec changes from summer to winter and how they might affect diesel producers. Additionally, the talk about trade flows, demand, and supply in Europe.

Falando de Mercado: O desafio logístico para exportar sebo bovino

Falando de Mercado: O desafio logístico para exportar sebo bovino

 

O mercado de sebo bovino para exportação está crescendo de forma acelerada no Brasil, impulsionado principalmente pela demanda dos Estados Unidos. De janeiro a setembro de 2023, os embarques totalizaram 125.000 toneladas, o que representa um salto de 54pc em relação ao volume exportado em todo o ano passado. Os principais produtores de biocombustíveis avançados no exterior querem fechar contratos de longo prazo com parceiros no Brasil e buscam entender a dinâmica local deste mercado.

O chefe adjunto de redação da Argus no Brasil, Conrado Mazzoni, e o repórter sênior da publicação Argus Brasil Combustíveis, Alexandre Melo, conversam sobre os acontecimentos mais recentes dos mercados de sebo bovino no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos, além do desafio logístico para fornecedores brasileiros driblarem gargalos nos portos que já impactam os preços do insumo no mercado doméstico.

 

 

 

 

 

Repsol ramping up SAF production in Spain

Every week, we can find a SAF supply or an offtake agreement between an airline and a producer or supplier in the news. This collaboration between airlines and producers is needed to invest in the production and decarbonization of the air transport industry. However, other factors like feedstock availability, logistics, regulation, or incentivisation play an important role in how fast decarbonization occurs.

 

To discuss these topics, we have Repsol, a global multi-energy provider working to drive the evolution towards a low-emissions energy model and has several renewable fuels and SAF projects in Spain.

Fertilizer Matters: A History of Fertilizers, Oct 2023

Hear Argus’ intriguing review of the history of the fertilizer industry, from early civilization through to the late 1800s. Learn more about the pivotal developments in this period as Mike Nash, Senior Editor and Maria Mosquera, Editor of Argus Sulphur walk you through a pivotal period in the story of fertilizers in the fourth episode of the Fertilizer Matters podcast series.

 

Complimentary download – access small supporting slide pack

• Get supporting slides covering Chinchas Island’s guano 1840-1860 and the exploitation of nitrates in the Atacama desert in the 1870s: Download here

 

Access the History of Fertilizers written series in our Fertilizer Focus Magazine

• Free access to our magazine and the series: Click here to get access

Key topics covered in the podcast:

• The origins: Use of organic fertilizers by ancient civilizations (particularly the Romans and the Chinese)
• Scaling up in the 1800s: The story of the Chincha Islands, Peru - and guano
• The tragic history of work gangs and slave labour to mine guano
• Atacama Desert, Chile - 1870s: Huge deposits of naturally occurring nitrates discovered
• The application of these deposits for fertilizer application, fireworks and explosives

Related links

• Free sign up: Fertilizer Focus Magazine
• Other complimentary fertilizer content
• Fertilizer Matters podcast series