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Special Reports

In these papers, S&P Global Platts specialists take an in-depth look at various issues affecting the energy, petrochemical & metals industries; highlighting current trends, looking at what price history can tell us and drawing attention to things in the future that will be important for market participants.

January, 2019

EMEA petrochemical outlook H1 2019

  • The European petrochemicals industry is heading into 2019 on increasingly global terms, braced for ever changing trade flows amid continued geopolitical uncertainty. Growing international supply competition and extensive cracker maintenance in local markets together set the stage for a volatile year ahead.

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January, 2019

Asia petrochemical outlook H1 2019

  • A surge in new petrochemical production capacities across China, mainly for paraxylene, is likely to be the key factor that will heavily impact the sector globally, with US-China trade tensions next in line. Both factors have the potential to cause disruptions and change trade flows, while triggering fluctuations in margins. 
    Volatile upstream markets, such as crude oil and naphtha, are not making these markets any more predictable either, and 2019 is set to be a year full of challenges. 
    This special outlook report takes an in-depth look at the key themes expected to shape key Asian petrochemical markets in the months ahead.

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November, 2018

Index-based blockchain: Making the container industry smarter

  • The container industry is currently struggling with adjusting to growing bunker costs and negotiating bunker surcharges. S&P Global Platts examines how using index-linked contracts and blockchain can solve these issues.

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November, 2018

Liquefaction financing: The next evolution in LNG's commoditization?

  • LNG's ongoing commoditization - resulting in smaller, shorter, flexible contracts with less credit-worthy buyers - is severely challenging new liquefaction financings. Several solutions have been proposed to ease this financing slowdown. In this S&P Global Platts special report, LNG financing leaders discuss other potential FID facilitators, including greater equity investments, increased LNG price hedging, project sponsor guarantees, and a more proactive approach from export credit agencies.

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October, 2018

Met coal H1 2018 spot trade review

  • The first half of 2018 had a number of surprises for the metallurgical coal market, with Chinese environmental policies, strong thermal coal markets and other factors leading to changes in the price relationships between coal quality segments and changes in the availability of specific brands. At the same time, overall spot liquidity has been lower than the previous year as global steelmakers opted to procure more coal via term contracts.

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