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Associate Editor of US Products Craig Ross sits down with Jason Metko, and they a look at:

the US fuel oil markets in 2024

how Nigeria's Dangote refinery is impacting US supply

a forward view, including the Argus Miami Energy Forum in Miami in October

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 

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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

Join Neste’s VP of Renewable Aviation, Alexander Kueper and Argus’ Biofuels associated editor, Giulia Squadrin as they talk about recent trends and evolving dynamics in the global SAF market, including:

Current state of the market

Short- and long-term supply and demand outlook

Development and scalability of SAF production pathways 

Hear Argus’ analysis of the surprising decision by the Ethiopian Agricultural Businesses Corporation

Lower cotton production costs encouraged produces to invest in the fiber in 2023-24, boosting its exports to record levels this season.

Join Renata Cardarelli, editor of the Argus Brazil Grains e Fertilizers publication, and Nathalia Giannetti, reporter of the Argus Brazil Grains e Fertilizers publication, in a talk on what factors were important to cotton’s higher profitability, where most of production is located and where these volumes are headed to.  

Custos de produção de algodão mais baixos incentivaram produtores a investir na fibra safra 2023-24, elevando as exportações do país também para uma alta histórica.  

Junte-se a Renata Cardarelli, editora da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, e Nathalia Giannetti, repórter da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes, em um bate-papo sobre quais fatores influenciaram a maior rentabilidade do algodão no país, onde está localizada a maior parte de produção e quais são seus principais destinos.

Diesel refinery margins in Europe have weakened significantly and been at their lowest rates since a year ago. Listen to this episode of our podcast - Driving Discussions: Diesel Draught Turns into Floods - as our market experts Alfonso Berrocal (VP - Middle Distillates and Sustainable Aviation Fuels) and Benedict George (European Associate Editor - Oil Products) discuss the drivers of these low margins and the impact on refineries.

The fall in prices for spodumene and lithium carbonate since the start of 2023 has weighed on both established and emerging projects the world over, with many producers cutting or delaying production targets until prices rebound. For emerging spodumene producers in southern Africa, often operating on low grades, many lithium projects are struggling to get off the ground.

As Argus launches spot spodumene lithium prices fob southern Africa, Tom Kavanagh, Editor of Argus Battery Materials, is joined by Clive Murray, founder and CEO of Small Artisanal Mining Services (SAMS), to look further into African lithium in the context of the global market.

Key topics covered in the podcast:

• The state of African lithium in the global market

Argus’ James Elliott is joined by global polyurethanes editor Laura Tovey-Fall and US polyurethanes reporter Catherine Rabe to discuss the latest developments in the US and global polyurethanes market. Ahead of The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry’s (CPI's) annual Polyurethanes Technical Conference in Atlanta Georgia next week, the team discuss:  

• The latest developments for MDI, TDI and polyols in the US market.  

• Market updates in Europe, Latin America and China.  

• What to look out for in the polyurethanes industry for the coming weeks.