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LONDON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched coverage of the global iron ore market with a new daily report, Argus Steel Feedstocks, focused on the all-important Chinese market. The launch reflects growing interest in spot iron ore assessments and the market's need for transparent and accurate price markers. The new Chinese price assessments cover cargoes for delivery to the port of Qingdao, northern China, and are...
SINGAPORE, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched the Argus India ethanol assessment to meet growing demand for price references and transparency in the market. The new assessment is in response to India's mandate for increased ethanol blending in gasoline. The daily assessment is specifically for anhydrous ethanol, delivered to India. Indian demand for ethanol is expected to rise to as much as 2.2bn litres next year (38,000...
SINGAPORE, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy price reporting agency Argus has launched three new Asian ethanol assessments to meet the growing demand for transparency in the market. The new assessments will complement Argus' existing fob Pakistan and fob Thailand ethanol price assessments as countries mandate increased ethanol blending in transport fuel. The daily assessments are specifically for hydrous ethanol loading from Pakistan, fuel grade anhydrous ethanol delivered...
SINGAPORE, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy and commodity publisher Argus and business information provider IHS have licensed the API 8 coal index to Singapore Exchange (SGX) for the listing of derivative products. This will assist the development of risk management products for the regional and global coal markets. SGX will introduce the clearing of API 8 swaps settled against the Argus/IHS McCloskey index for coal used in power generation, delivered to south China. A swaps...
SINGAPORE, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand for low calorific value (low CV) coal, which is of lower quality than coal with higher energy content, is increasing in the price-sensitive key markets of India and China, according to a research study published by global energy and commodity reporting agency Argus. This exclusive study, "Low Calorific Value Thermal Coal Markets", provides a detailed assessment of the global low CV coal market with a specific focus on Asia-Pacific,...
SINGAPORE, Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The first swap deal based on the Australian API 5 coal index has been transacted, global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus announced today. The over-the-counter deal was brokered by Marex Spectron and involved Standard Bank as one of the counterparties. The API 5 index represents 5,500 kcal/kg NAR high-ash coal shipped from Australia and, together with the API 8 index representing the same quality coal shipped to China, is...
LONDON, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus today announced the acquisition of Fertilizer and Chemical Consultancy (FCC), a provider of long-term outlooks and strategic consulting for fertilizer markets. FCC was founded in 2004 by Bernard Brentnall and Frances Wollmer, who between them have 50 years of experience in the fertilizer industry. Argus previously had a 49pc stake in FCC, which it acquired when it purchased leading...
HOUSTON, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy price reporting agency Argus has expanded its suite of forward curve services by adding North American electricity and natural gas implied volatilities. The new services cover daily assessments of volatilities for all the major natural gas and electricity markets across North America. Assessments are derived from a wide range of data sources to determine market value for electricity and natural gas locations and...
HOUSTON, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus today announced the acquisition of TABrewer Consulting (TABrewer), a provider of consulting services and business intelligence to the hydrocarbon resins and carbon number 5 (C5) olefinic chemical industries. Founded in 2003 by Tom Brewer, TABrewer offers highly specialised consulting and business intelligence services. TABrewer has had a relationship with Argus DeWitt -- the petrochemical...
NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched a daily marine fuels pricing and analysis service, Argus Marine Fuels. It provides unique market data and intelligent analysis of the increasingly complex marine fuels market. Trade in marine fuels is changing quickly. Oil prices are high and volatile. New environmental regulations are forcing ships to burn more expensive low-sulfur fuels. Trading companies are entering the...
