May 26, 2022
The lockdowns in Shanghai have caused significant supply chain
disruption around the world, but also falling container rates from
their all-time highs.
In this episode of the Commodities Focus podcast, Americas
containers editor David Lademan speaks with Asia containers
specialist Ayush Verma and managing editor George...
May 25, 2022
Sulphuric acid prices have been rising strongly since the start of COVID-19. Copper prices are also showing a similar trend. What are the factors behind the strong uptrend in demand? What is the impact on copper and sulphuric acid from the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war and China's "zero-COVID" strategy?
S&P Global...
May 19, 2022
Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has triggered a shift in European power production as gas prices have risen to new heights. With Russian supplies accounting for about 40% of all European gas imports, can natural gas have a future as a key generation fuel in Europe? Can it remain a bridge between high-carbon...
May 13, 2022
A global dislocation of clean tanker tonnage has driven freight volatility in recent weeks, as charterers scramble for barrels in east and west of Suez markets to satisfy European and South American demand.
In this episode of the Commodities Focus podcast, Americas freight senior managing editor Barbara Troner speaks...
May 10, 2022
In this special episode of the Commodities Focus podcast from S&P Global Commodity Insights, Vincent Valk, senior editor of Chemical Week, and Luke Milner, managing editor of the EMEA olefins and polymers team, discuss the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on European polymer markets, whether buyers in Europe...