Podcasts de Platts

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...

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Brazilian drivers benefit from cheap hydrous ethanol

Brazil's total hydrous ethanol consumption jumped 48% from April through June, and the high...

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Ukraine takes on the offshore grains loophole

Platts editors examine Ukraine's tax authorities having recently seized a number of grains...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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'...

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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...

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Northwest European fuel oil market weakens under supply pressure

Fundamentals behind an abundance of supply and lack of arbitrage opportunities has seen NWE fuel...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Atlantic metallurgical coal update

Platts steel editors examine US metallurgical coal markets, focusing on Q4 benchmarks and new...

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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...

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Barge transit hampered by critically low Rhine water levels

Platts editors discuss falling water levels on the Rhine River since mid-July, addressing rising...

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Pressure from all sides squeezes global petcoke markets

Extreme low demand is pulling down petcoke prices worldwide, with US refineries struggling of...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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