Everything's bigger in Texas: ERCOT breaks power record after power record
There's more demand than ever for electric power straining the Electric Reliability Council of...
Everything's bigger in Texas: ERCOT breaks power record after power record
There's more demand than ever for electric power straining the Electric Reliability Council of...
Brazilian drivers benefit from cheap hydrous ethanol
Brazil's total hydrous ethanol consumption jumped 48% from April through June, and the high...
Ukraine takes on the offshore grains loophole
Platts editors examine Ukraine's tax authorities having recently seized a number of grains...
Tumbling toluene, MX prices in US speak to lower gasoline, downstream demand
Over the past month, US toluene and mixed xylene prices have both fallen more than 20% as...
Steel back in black in the EU, but are there storm clouds ahead?
Platts steel editorial team assess steel's transatlantic profitability and the specter of...
Yuan devaluation raises concerns about possible flood of Chinese aluminum exports
Platts editors debate the impact of the yuan devaluation on China's aluminum imports and exports...
Is the Modi magic rubbing off on Indian steel?
India's steel sector hopes a re-energized economy, along with Narendra Modi's 'Make in India'...
What's in store for stockists, smelters in S Korea's aluminum market?
Platts editors discuss how the South Korean aluminum market has softened due to ample stocks in...
Northwest European fuel oil market weakens under supply pressure
Fundamentals behind an abundance of supply and lack of arbitrage opportunities has seen NWE fuel...
European refiners stave off maintenance on cheap crude, good margins
As Europe's refining sector nears the seasonal maintenance period end, many refiners are looking...
European steel raw material price sentiment bearish as market returns from vacation
Platts steel editors assess the reasons behind the current weakness afflicting the north European...
CIF ARA year-ahead thermal coal swaps slip to record lows
Platts thermal coal editors examine the factors pressuring CIF ARA paper prices and what has...
Saudi Arabia plans to cut spending: is the drop in oil prices starting to bite?
Platts editors look at the oil projects that are vulnerable to the kingdom's spending cuts and...
Atlantic metallurgical coal update
Platts steel editors examine US metallurgical coal markets, focusing on Q4 benchmarks and new...
New grades, falling price differentials boost Malaysia's crude oil market share in Thailand
From January to July, Thailand's crude oil imports from Malaysia surged by over 240% to 98,523...
Barge transit hampered by critically low Rhine water levels
Platts editors discuss falling water levels on the Rhine River since mid-July, addressing rising...
Pressure from all sides squeezes global petcoke markets
Extreme low demand is pulling down petcoke prices worldwide, with US refineries struggling of...
US biodiesel, ethanol likely to see demand drop as seasons shift
A waning driving season, dropping corn prices, and falling crude prices have all affected US...
Drastic shift seen in Asia-Pacific LNG supply-demand balance
Platts LNG editor Abache Abreu looks at the region's market supply-demand balance as buyers start...
Weaker Asian currencies, regional economies seen to limit polymer price rebound
With various macroeconomic issues hounding Asia, trade sources say rebound in polymer prices may...