Icis Americas Podcast

News reporter David Haydon speaks to deputy managing editor Zachary Moore on the state of plants and refineries along the Texas coast following Hurricane Harvey, including refinery and plant shutdowns, companies declaring force majeure and the ongoing survey of damage.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with deputy managing editor Zachary Moore and deputy news editor Al Greenwood on the ongoing situation with Hurricane Harvey, which is expected to make landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas by Friday night to early Saturday. Discussion includes the proactive steps being taken by companies along the US Gulf Coast, as well as possible short and long term effects from the hurricane.

News Reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Ron Coifman on the Latin American polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market. Discussion includes PET business in Mexico, as well as projections on future demand.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Ignacio Sotolongo on the crude oil market. Discussions include the market’s positive reaction towards drawdowns in US crude oil inventories, as well domestic refinery run rates.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor manager Bill Bowen on the US poly-vinyl-chloride (PVC) market. Discussion ranges from continuing growth in domestic demand from construction activity, resulting in an almost 6% reduction in export volumes from the US and Canada.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with market editor Annalise little on activity in the North American sulphur market. Discussions include exports to Brazil and China, as well as firming prices due to strength in Asian markets.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Ignacio Sotolongo on the crude oil market. Discussions include the market’s reaction towards OPEC’s ongoing efforts to curb oil supplies, and takeaways from the latest batch of reports coming out of the International Energy Agency as well as the Energy Information Administration.

News writer David Haydon speaks to senior editor John Dietrich on the US phenol and acetone markets. Discussion includes the high volumes of phenol exports from the US continuing to Asia, which may result in imports of co-product acetone from Asia.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Judith Taylor on the Americas base oils market. Discussion includes the tight availability for US Group III base oil, takeaways from the recent 7th Meet the Market South America conference on base oils and lubricants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the effects from the unplanned outage at Shell’s Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Qatar.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with markets editor Annalise Little on the US sulphuric acid market. Discussion ranges from high demand for the product in Chile to tight global and North America supply, as well as an atypical export cargo from the US Gulf.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with deputy news editor Al Greenwood on the recent announcements made by INEOS regarding construction of a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Europe, as well as several cracker expansions. Discussion includes how increased US oil production is providing confidence for the supply of natural gas liquids (NGLs) as feedstocks to European and US plants.

News reporter David Haydon speaks to senior editor John Dietrich, deputy managing editor Zachary Moore and senior editor manager Katherine Sale on the June 6-7 ICIS Pan-American Phenol/Acetone Conference held in Houston. Discussion includes the ongoing capacity expansion in Asia, as well as optimism for future demand growth via innovation.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with markets editor Lane Kelley on the US polyethylene (PE) market. Discussion ranges from the effect that ample supplies are having both in the US market and abroad, as well as the Texas PE plants coming online later in the year.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Ignacio Sotolongo on the crude oil market following the 25 May meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC members to extend oil production cuts. Discussion includes market sentiment, as well as the developing relationship between OPEC and shale oil producers in the US Gulf Coast.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with editor Steven McGinn on the current US gasoline market. Discussion ranges from the effect fuel-efficient vehicles are having on market demand, as well as the recent uptick in refinery run rates.

News reporter David Haydon speaks to deputy managing editor Zachary Moore on two segments of the US aromatics market: toluene and mixed xylenes. Discussion includes margins coming down for toluene disproportionation plants, as well as the anticipated effect summer gasoline demand will have on the market.

News reporter David Haydon speaks to markets reporter Jessie Waldheim on the US olefins market. Discussion includes the effects that tighter Q1 supply had on butadiene and propylene, as well as the upward trend for ethylene spot prices.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Ignacio Sotolongo on the crude oil market. The discussion ranges from the drop in prices for crude futures, to possible decisions during the ministerial meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC members on 25 May.

News reporter David Haydon speaks to senior editor Zachary Moore on the US benzene market. Discussion ranges from the still-low import volumes from Asia, as well as an update on turnarounds at US styrene facilities.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Leela Landress Perez on the regional and global oleochemical market. The discussion ranges from glycerine supply issues to the effect US biodiesel production could have on kosher crude glycerine.