Icis Americas Podcast

Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor John Dietrich about the phenol and acetone markets heading into next year. As talks have started for 2017 phenol contracts, Dietrich discusses the various ideas being floated by producers and buyers. Dietrich also discusses how phenol margins are impacting acetone, and what to expect for the rest of 2016.

Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor John Dietrich about the movement of August contracts for US barge acetone towards a split settlement. Dietrich discusses a split settlement, and whether the market could see a repeat of this in September. Dietrich also discusses the movement of truck acetone prices, ongoing tightness in the market, and the arrival of Asian imports in the US.

Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS deputy news editor Al Greenwood and markets editors Marianela Toledo and James Fowler about the economic outlook for Brazil, as the Olympic Games kicks off in Rio de Janeiro. The ongoing recession and political crisis has seen Brazil’s economy suffer in recent times, but there are some signs that things could potentially improve in the future. Greenwood, Toledo and Fowler discuss the outlook for the upstream energy and downstream chemical sectors in Brazil, and how the Games has affected business.

Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS fertilizers editor Mark Milam and sulphur reporter Annalise Little about industry sentiment at the recent Southwestern Fertilizers Conference in San Antonio, Texas. They discuss weakening demand, crops and other factors influencing price movement in Q3, as well as outlooks for the rest of the year.

Markets reporter Christie Moffat chats to ICIS markets editor Mark Milam about declines in the US fertilizer market and the effects of falling crop prices. With plenty of supply and little demand in the market, Milam discusses the possibility that Q3 will be a period of significant weakness.

Markets reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editors John Dietrich and Ignacio Sotolongo, and Americas managing editor Jeremy Pafford about the effect of Brexit on global commodity markets. Dietrich, Sotolongo and Pafford discuss the possibility of the markets rebounding, future trade agreements and whether other EU members will follow Britain’s example.

News reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor Ignacio Sotolongo and deputy managing editor Bobbie Clark about the movement of crude oil, focusing in particular on West Texas Intermediate (WTI) reaching $50/bbl this week.

News reporter Christie Moffat speaks with ICIS markets reporter Adam Yanelli about trends in the US solvents market, focusing on methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and isopropanol (IPA). Notably, US MEK and IPA are at their lowest point since ICIS began assessing prices for both products.

News reporter Christie Moffat chats with ICIS senior editor Judith Taylor about the latest market trends in US base oils, including price movement, supply and demand, and the increasing shift from Group I to Group II base oils in North America.

News reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor Larry Terry about the US oxo-alcohols market, looking at factors such as weather, seasonal demand, and plant maintenance. With spring being typically a high-demand period for paints and coatings, market sentiment is optimistic for the coming months.

News reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor Judith Taylor about the US fatty alcohols market, looking at contract settlements and other factors affecting the industry, heading into the second quarter.

News reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor Judith Taylor about the US paraffin wax market, including the impact of crude oil volatility, the state of supply and demand, alternative waxes in use in the US, and expectations for the second quarter of 2016.

News reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior editor Judith Taylor about the US base oils market, including first quarter prices, factors driving price changes in the market, the state of supply and demand, and various market shifts we can expect to see continuing throughout the year.

News reporter Christie Moffat speaks to deputy news editor Al Greenwood and managing editor for the Americas, Jeremy Pafford, about the upcoming American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) international petrochemical conference (IPC) (20-22 March) coming up in Dallas, Texas. Anticipated topics under discussion at AFPM include updates on the wave of crackers due to come online in 2017 and onwards, as well as the outlook for ethane and demand for polyethylene.

News reporter Christie Moffat speaks to deputy news editor Al Greenwood about the upcoming Plastimagen trade show (8-11 March) in Mexico City, Mexico. The show is one of the largest of its kind in the western hemisphere, a result of Mexico’s robust and growing plastics industry.

News reporter Christie Moffat speaks to deputy news editor Al Greenwood and ICIS Mexico Energy Report editor James Fowler about what to expect at this year’s CERAWeek conference (22-26 February) in Houston, Texas.

In the first ICIS Americas podcast for 2016, news reporter Christie Moffat speaks to ICIS senior market editors Ignacio Sotolongo and Bobbie Clark, and ICIS market reporter Annalise Little about the volatile market dynamics of crude oil. With crude continuing to fall and no end in sight, Sotolongo, Clark and Little discuss how production and growing inventories are affecting the global economy and downstream refined products.

US base oil market fundamentals could shift in 2016 amid changes in production and demand, ICIS Americas senior market editor Judith Taylor tells podcast host Dustin Hall in this episode recorded on Tuesday. Taylor looks back at base oil developments during 2015 and looks at market expectations for the new year.

US ammonia prices have fallen nearly $200/tonne since January, ICIS Americas fertilizer market editor Mark Milam tells podcast host Dustin Hall in this episode recorded on Wednesday. Milam explains factors that weighed on domestic ammonia throughout the year and looks at market sentiment for 2016.

In this ICIS Americas podcast, senior market editor John Dietrich discusses the US ethylene market with pricing reporter Dustin Hall. Dietrich examines factors that have weighed on ethylene prices in recent weeks and looks back on how the market weathered a year of volatility in 2015.