Argus Chemicals

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 | 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 Join Argus' Terry Glass and guest speaker Brad Leesman from Bayport Polymers on August 7 as they deliver insight into calculating the Polyethylene Transaction Index (PTI). https://okt.to/0YF8pD

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 | 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 Having recently launched the Polyethylene Transaction Index (PTI), Argus’ Terry Glass is hosting a 30-minute webinar joined by guest speakers to discuss the new formula-based calculation and why the new methodology will provide a less-volatile index for the market. Join us on August 7th as we deliver insight into calculating the PTI and answer your questions. https://okt.to/tD5Clv

🇯🇵 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶, 𝗡𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗼-𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 | 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corporation and Finnish refiner Neste plan to boost sales of Neste's biomass-based naphtha by enhancing their partnership in Japan. The companies signed a partnership agreement on an unspecified date, aiming to co-operate on prompting a switch from conventional petroleum naphtha to Neste's bio-naphtha. By Nanami Oki: https://okt.to/L6zSfV #ArgusMedia #biomass #naphtha #Japan #decarbonisation

𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 | 𝗣𝗩𝗗𝗙 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗿-𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 The relationship between chlor-alkali products and battery materials is gaining focus in the market as we see an exponential rise in caustic soda consumption for battery material processing. This blog post looks at significant developments in PVDF capacity and its impact on the chlor-alkali industry going forward. Read in full: https://okt.to/feP7vr #ArgusMedia #chemicals #pvdf #chloralkali #causticsoda #battery #EV

🇺🇸 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗨𝗦 𝗚𝘂𝗹𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 | 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 Multiple US Gulf coast polymer plants are assessing damage to see if they can safely restart following shutdowns prior to Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall 8 July near Matagorda Bay, Texas. Baystar was heard to be running two out of its three units at its Bayport, Texas, polyethylene (PE) plant, but the company was dealing with some interruptions in rail service at the site, a source said. That site has a total capacity of around 1.03mn t/yr of PE. By Michelle Klump: https://okt.to/N30f6j #ArgusMedia #polymers #chemicals #olefins #polyethylene

What's the road ahead for Asian polymer markets? Read this article featured in the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) newsletter, written by Muhamad Fadhil, SVP, Strategy and Business Development and Matthew Rajendra, Senior Reporter – Petrochemicals: https://okt.to/MmCHfA #ArgusMedia #polymers #PE #PP #petrochemicals

The Argus Polyethylene Transaction Index (PTI) is now available monthly, covering indexes for LDPE, LLDPE and HDPE. Based on contract prices reported from the market, our PTI is: - Published on the first working day of the month - Free from editorial bias - Resistant to non-market adjustments Sign up to receive the formula-based calculation as a free PDF supplement showing an index marker, monthly price movements and a 12-month rolling trend chart comparing the PTI index with contract price settlements, every month. https://okt.to/W6mySe

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 | 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗨𝗦 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 | 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus is launching a suite of indexes based on polyethylene transactions in the US. These aim to increase market transparency in the domestic markets. The US polyethylene industry has evolved in recent years, and exports now account for 45-50% of production. Domestic contract prices are heavily influenced by spot market transactions. These spot deals are a strong leading indicator for the domestic contract prices negotiated monthly between producers and buyers in the US. --- Argus Media chairman and chief executive Adrian Binks said: “We are pleased to bring new and timely price transparency to the US polyethylene contract market settlements. Our methodology has been validated by participant feedback and shown to avoid the uneven price adjustments arising from bilateral rebate discounts and price settlement delays that have characterised and caused problems for this important market." --- Learn more: https://okt.to/Nr2dE3 #ArgusMedia #pricing #polyethylene #polymers #chemicals

🇺🇸 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗨𝗦 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀’ 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹 | 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 A Congressional committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to authorize a bundle of US port and river infrastructure projects for the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) biennially authorizes projects handled by the Corps' civil works program aimed at improving shipping operations at the nation's ports and harbors, and along the inland waterway system. The traditionally bipartisan legislation also approves flood and storm programs, and work on other aspects of water resources infrastructure. By @Abby Caplan and Meghan Yoyotte: https://okt.to/T5Lxyn #ArgusMedia #agriculture #oilproducts #chemicals

🎙️𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 | 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 | 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 Pine chemicals editor Leonardo Siqueira talks to Steve Williams, VP of Argus C5 and Hydrocarbon Resins, about key supply and demand insights and an outlook for the pine chemicals and hydrocarbon resins markets. Listen to podcast: https://okt.to/V2Kdpb #insight #pinechemicals #hydrocarbonresins #c5 #chemicals #podcast