CIF Japan aluminum premium slips as US eases sanctions on Rusal
Spot aluminum premiums have slipped from last week's near three-year high of $180/mt-$195/mt CIF Japan, after the US eased sanctions against leading Russian producer Rusal.In this podcast, S&P Global ...
25 Apr 20185min
Australia alumina price hits all-time high as US sanctions, Brazil problems hit
S&P Global Platts alumina price assessment jumped $160/mt overnight to $710/mt FOB Australia on April 18. It also increased $235 in the last week, on supply worries.In this podcast, metals editors Joa...
19 Apr 20186min
UK coal plant shut down could exacerbate power price spikes on tight supply
Coal is on its way out of the UK power generation mix, yet has remained as a fall-back option on days of peak demand such as when the National Grid warned of a natural gas deficit on March 1. Capacity...
13 Apr 20186min
A new hope for an E15 waiver?
US President Donald Trump spoke in favor Thursday of an RVP waiver for E15, or gasoline blended with 15% ethanol. The implications and motivations for such a waiver are a hot topic right now as refine...
12 Apr 20188min
Widening crude differentials and the Permian Basin
The Permian Basin has attracted more than its fair share of attention due to its high pace of growth even in a low oil price environment.But since late March differentials have widened between the two...
10 Apr 20185min
European biodiesel: Is there space for imports from both Asia and South America?
European biodiesel trade flows have been rocked significantly by the latest policy changes, with uncertainty rife in the marketplace surrounding the future of antidumping duties. S&P Global Platts' Ge...
16 Mar 20184min
The PES-EPA proposal: What's it mean for US biofuels?
S&P Global Platts editors Sophie Byron and Wes Swift and Director of Global Biofuels Analysis Corey Lavinsky discuss the impact from the proposed settlement agreement between the US Environmental Prot...
14 Mar 20187min
China surprises with weak return to thermal coal market after Lunar New Year holiday
After strong trading in the lead up to Chinese New Year in mid-February, market participants were expecting China to return to the seaborne spot market with gusto. But sellers have been left feeling d...
7 Mar 20187min
