Headwinds for US aluminum alloy market likely to continue into 2017
It's been tough going for the secondary aluminum market over the last few months, and an ample alloy supply is weighing on the US market as the year ends. Sarah Baltic Hilliard, metals market editor i...
14 Des 20168min
Coal prices wait on China production and winter severity
S&P Global Platts editors Jacqueline Holman and Cameron Carswell discuss recent moves in European and Asian thermal coal markets, from the rapid increase in prices which saw the Australian market hit ...
25 Nov 20166min
One month after the implementation of gas balancing schemes in Italy and Spain
In October 2016, new gas balancing schemes were rolled out in Italy and Spain to align the two countries gas hubs with European standards.Market reporters Dalila Ouerghi and Mario Perez discuss the im...
14 Nov 20164min
The changing gas and power landscape under Trump
It's a much different picture for American natural gas, coal and power than just a few days ago as the US energy industry eyes a future under President-elect Donald Trump. Not only will key Washington...
10 Nov 20167min
Turkey surprises market with $15/mt thermal coal import duty
S&P Global Platts editors Jacqueline Holman and Cameron Carswell discuss the surprise announcement from the Turkish government to levy a $15/mt tax on imported thermal coal for power generation, the s...
10 Aug 20165min
Thermal coal prices surge as Chinese buyers scramble for cargoes in supply-driven market
The seaborne thermal coal market has seen a huge turnaround with an unexpected surge in prices since June. In this podcast, senior editor Michael Cooper joins managing editor Deepak Kannan in examinin...
5 Aug 20163min
Mozambican thermal coal heads to Europe
S&P Global Platts editors Jacqueline Holman and Cameron Carswell discuss European utilities importing high ash thermal coal from Mozambique, the requirement for blending with lower ash coal grades, th...
13 Jul 20163min
Higher gas demand taking some pressure off well-supplied North American markets
Pipeline maintenance and an uptick in gas-fired power generation are supporting price movements in North American spot and forwards natural gas markets. Curt Mrowiec and Chris Pedersen, senior pricing...
20 Mai 20159min
