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Atlas Agro, International Raw Materials announce green nitrogen offtake and marketing deal

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Fertilizer producer Atlas Agro and plant nutrient distributor International Raw Materials have announced a binding strategic offtake and partnership agreement for the green nitrogen fertilizer from Atlas Agro’s Pacific Green Fertilizer plant in Richland, Washington. The Pacific Green Fertilizer plant will be the first at-scale, low carbon fertilizer production facility in the world with it planned to produce 700,000 short tons of nitrogen fertilizer annually and serving farmers across the Pacific Northwest region. The facility will be in the Horn Rapids industrial park in Richland, Washington, and will produce green nitrogen fertilizers in liquid and solid form. Switzerland-based Atlas Agro recently completed its front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the project and received the environmental determination of non-significance from both state and federal agencies. The final investment decision (FID) is expected in early 2025. Atlas Agro’s fertilizer production process will use proven technologies and be powered by renewable energy sources with the company saying low carbon fertilizer products are essential to sustainable food production and addressing climate change. “Our partnership with IRM is a significant milestone in our progress to bring locally produced, green nitrogen fertilizer products to growers in the Pacific Northwest. IRM is a company renowned for its market knowledge and logistics capabilities with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest, and a commitment to bringing sustainable solutions to the agriculture supply chain,” said Petter Ostbo, Atlas Agro CEO. For its part International Raw Materials said adding the green fertilizer products to their marketing and distribution portfolio is well-aligned with the company’s commitment to agricultural sustainability. “We’re seeing increased demand for a variety of solutions across the supply chain as food companies respond to the needs of consumers and look for new tools to address their Scope 3 emissions,” said Tip O'Neill, International Raw Materials president.

23-Oct-2024

Mexico's Orbia lowers 2024 guidance, PVC group reports flat Q3 income

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Orbia's vinyls business reported on Wednesday that Q3 operating income was flat year on year amid lower costs for ethylene and electricity as well lower volumes and prices. The following shows the financial performance of the company's Polymer Solutions segment, which includes the Vestolit and Alphagary businesses. Figures are in millions of dollars. Q3 24 Q3 23 % Change total sales 634 677 -6% Operating income 23 23 0 EBITDA 90 86 5% Source: Orbia Orbia attributed the rise in the segment's EBITDA to lower costs as well as the company's efforts to optimize production and fixed costs. Orbia attributed the declines in volumes to challenging business conditions. COMPANY LOWERS GUIDANCEFor Orbia as a whole, the company expects to report $1.10 billion to $1.15 billion in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), down from its earlier guidance of $1.30 billion. Orbia lowered its guidance because the market had not recovered as the company had expected. The company's other segments include the following: Building & Infrastructure, which includes the Wavin business. It makes pipes and fittings. Connectivity Solutions, which includes the Dura-Line business. It makes telecommunications conduit, cable-in conduit and similar products. Precision Agriculture, which includes the Netafim business. It makes irrigation systems. Fluor & Energy, which includes the Koura business. It mines fluorspar and makes fluorine derivatives. Thumbnail shows PVC pipe. Image by Shutterstock.

23-Oct-2024

PODCAST: Electric cracker furnace shows power of chemical industry innovation

LONDON (ICIS)–The overall winner of this year’s ICIS Innovation Awards – BASF, Linde and SABIC’s electrically heated steam cracker furnace – could have a massive impact on overall chemical industry emissions if the technology is widely adopted. World’s first electrically heated steam cracker at demonstration stage Cuts CO2 emissions by up to 95% compared with natural gas-fired crackers Tripartite win shows strength of partnerships Challenges include obtaining sufficient renewable energy, financing for scale up Financial risks can be reduced by converting one furnace at a time In this Think Tank podcast, Will Beacham interviews Michael Reitz, technology manager for BASF and Martin Hofstaetter, process engineer for furnace technology at Linde. Register your interest to enter the 2025 ICIS Innovation Awards. Editor’s note: This podcast is an opinion piece. The views expressed are those of the presenter and interviewees, and do not necessarily represent those of ICIS. ICIS is organising regular updates to help the industry understand current market trends. Register here . Read the latest issue of ICIS Chemical Business. Read Paul Hodges and John Richardson's ICIS blogs.

23-Oct-2024

A practical approach to energy could support EU competitiveness – GIE

EU energy policy must be less ideological in next five years, GIE conference hears Lowering high energy prices, which harm industry, a key goal for incoming Commission Commissioner confirmation hearings to take place 4-12 November MUNICH (ICIS)–The incoming European Commission must move away from ideological energy policy if it hopes to stabilize prices and keep industry competitive, delegates heard at the Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) conference in Munich on 17-18 October. However, despite an announced focus on a ‘clean industrial deal’, doubts remain that Europe can apply the lessons learned from the energy crisis. Speaking to ICIS on the sidelines, Tsvetelina Penkova, vice-chair of the European Parliament’s energy and industry committee said the thought the upcoming commissioner hearings would be “dynamic”, though she hoped the meetings would be constructive rather than unpleasant. Nominated commissioners must be confirmed by the European Parliament before they can take up their roles. Hearings are scheduled for 4-12 November. “The problem is quite a lot of topics are overlapping [in commissioners’ portfolios], so it’s very difficult to distinguish exactly the area of expertise,” she said, citing concerns over who would ultimately be responsible for decisions and the time involved if multiple people sign off policies. Penkova told delegates that fluctuations in energy prices between different regions harmed competitiveness and energy security. The discrepancy “really depends on the energy source that’s being used at the moment,” she said, as a lack of proper grid interconnections created bottlenecks, and without fixing this Europe’s energy landscape would remain dominated by local, regional or national solutions. The topic of surging heatwave-driven power prices experienced in central and southeastern Europe also dominated a meeting of EU energy ministers in Luxembourg on 15 October. Penkova called for energy resilience as well as a diversity of sources, including renewables, hydrogen, ammonia and other carriers, alongside storage and flexibility solutions. “We must understand that dependency only on one single sector or energy source is naive. That’s definitely not going to work,” she said. GIE president-elect Arno Bux stressed to delegates that gas infrastructure would remain vital for decades to come, citing nascent hydrogen, biomethane and carbon dioxide markets. “We all know pipelines … are by far the most efficient way to transport and store energy,” he said. But the industry was hindered by 1990s-era regulation, Bux said, which failed to foresee the need to maintain and expand infrastructure under uncertain conditions or the costs involved. NUCLEAR SCEPTICISM? Penkova dismissed concerns over nuclear skepticism previously voiced by the nominees for energy commissioner, Denmark’s Dan Jorgensen, and executive vice-president Teresa Ribera from Spain, tasked with delivering the ‘clean, just and competitive transition’. Noting that the parliament considered nuclear generation as strategic and sustainable technology, Penkova told ICIS she didn’t foresee any change in Europe’s policy, but instead hoped for better integration. “When we’re speaking of nuclear waste, we shouldn’t be looking only [at] the countries that are producing nuclear energy, but also at countries that are consuming [it], because we are all part of the waste creation,” she said. CLEAN AND INDUSTRIAL Ilaria Conti, gas expert and coordinator for strategy and development at the Florence School of Regulation, told delegates it was important the EU had not watered down its commitment to decarbonize, instead aiming to use industry as the “engine” of the transition. The shift followed the results of European parliamentary elections in June, which saw a perceived backlash against green policies. "The election results forced people to realise that achieving climate neutrality targets on time but losing the economy and the electorate along the way was unhelpful, " said Niko Bosnjak, head of policy and communication at the German grid operator OGE. Bosnjak said he worried that there was less urgency for policymakers to act since the pressure had eased, despite net-zero goals rapidly approaching. “I’m afraid we’re getting into the regular slump that we’ve been in before. I’m not saying I’m all for crises, ok? I think no one wants that, but we need to do better a better job in translating the learnings,” he said. For example, Bosnjak wondered why there was not middle ground between the 9-month construction of an LNG-import pipeline during the crisis and the return to an average of 6-8 years to build infrastructure. Conti said she thought plans to make the Commission more interdependent was “actually in my opinion a very smart move by Ursula von der Leyen.” The overlapping briefs would hopefully force incoming commissioners to cooperate, Conti said, breaking down past silos where each commissioner focused only on their own portfolio.

22-Oct-2024

Six EU Hydrogen Bank projects sign contracts, potential for sub €3/kg RFNBO

Iberia holds four of six projects ICIS data shows product costs could drop to sub €3/kg with subsidy Projects must commence operations in five years LONDON (ICIS)–On 7 October the European Commission announced it had signed grant agreements with six renewable hydrogen production projects as part of the EU Hydrogen Bank scheme, indicating that one of the original seven winners of funding had withdrawn. ICIS data shows project costs could result in hydrogen below €3/kg as a result of the support. From the point of signing contracts, the five projects will need to commence hydrogen production within five years, indicating that their supply would be online before 2030, the year 42% of all hydrogen used in industry must be renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) according to the renewable energy directive. The total production from the six projects will amount to roughly 1.5 million tonnes of hydrogen over the entire 10-year period covered by the EU Hydrogen Bank process, meaning that at least 150kt/year of RFNBO will be produced by the scheme by 2030. Companies bid on a €/kg basis for support, meaning for every kilo produced by the projects, a subsidy would be paid to the bid amount, thus reducing the potential sales price for the projects to RFNBO buyers. Bids ranged from €0.37-0.48/kg of RFNBO. The support was designed to bridge the gap between RFNBO and conventional high emissions hydrogen. ICIS understands that current RFNBO sales prices for around 2029 can reach up to €15/kg, with some producers citing production costs in the single figures. ICIS Hydrogen Foresight project data for Spanish electrolysers indicates that, following the subsidy, product costs from the Catalina and HYSENCIA projects respectively could fall to €2.73/kg and €3.11/kg. The project to withdraw from the scheme was the El Alamillo H2 project, coordinated by Benbros Energy S.L. The project had bid for support of €0.38/kg, the second-lowest bid level of the seven successful bidders.

21-Oct-2024

Energy transition plan reset needed with renewed focus on Asia – Aramco President

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Saudi Aramco chief Amin Nasser on Monday called for a new energy transition plan that considers the needs of all countries, specifically those in Asia and the broader Global South, amid growing oil demand. Single one size fits all plan for every country is unrealistic – Nasser Transition will be a costly affair, with an estimated $100-200 trillion required globally by 2050 World not yet at peak oil demand “This may be Asia’s century. But Asia’s voice and priorities, like those of the broader Global South, are hard to see in current transition planning, and the whole world is feeling the consequences," Nasser, the President and CEO of Aramco, told delegates at the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) conference in Singapore. "Transition progress is far slower, far less equitable, and far more complicated than many expected… Our main focus should be on the levers available now.” Each country needs to choose an energy mix that helps them meet their climate emissions “at a speed and a manner that is right for them”, Nasser said. Asia, accounting for over half of the world’s energy supplies, still relies on oil and gas for 84% of its energy needs. Alternatives are mostly meeting consumption growth, not displacing demand for oil and gas, he said. Furthermore, large segments such as heavy transportation and petrochemicals have few economically viable alternatives to oil and gas. Instead of forgoing conventional energy, Nasser encouraged countries to invest in these “proven and reliable” energy sources that developing nations need and can afford. At the same time, the world needs to invest in technologies that will reduce the cost of renewables and that can compete in price and performance. “We need to provide… energy that is secure, affordable, and sustainable. You cannot talk about sustainability without making sure you ensure security and affordability,” he said. On energy transition costs, Nasser said: “Transition will be expensive for everyone, with estimates of between $100 and $200 trillion required globally by 2050." "For developing countries, almost $6 trillion may be required each year. Moreover, in a transition that requires staggering amounts of front-end capital investment, the cost of capital is more than twice as high in developing countries where the need is greater.” GLOBAL SOUTH OIL DEMAND TO CONTINUE GROWTH TRAJECTORYEven though oil growth has plateaued in some mature economies, such as the EU, the US, and Japan, they still consume large amounts of oil, Nasser said. “While US oil consumption is roughly 22 barrels per person per year, and the EU is around 9 barrels, it is 2.4 barrels in Vietnam, 1.4 barrels in India, and only 1 barrel in Africa,” Nasser said. This means that oil demand will continue to grow in the Global South, he said. Currently, the world is consuming “record amounts of oil”, at 100 million barrels, or 80% of energy, compared to 84% thirty years ago. More than 100 million barrels per day will realistically still be required by 2050, a stark contrast to some predictions that oil will fall to 25 million barrels per day by then, Nasser said. “Being short 75 million barrels every day will be devastating for energy security and affordability,” Nasser added. Focus article by Jonathan Yee

21-Oct-2024

Ohmium International to develop solutions for offshore green hydrogen, ammonia project

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Green hydrogen company Ohmium International announced it has signed a term sheet with renewable energy joint venture SwitcH2 BV to develop electrolyzer solutions for an offshore floating green hydrogen and ammonia synthesis project. Ohmium designs and manufactures scalable proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, which it touts as enabling cost-competitive green hydrogen production, and under this agreement they will develop PEM electrolyzer solutions for the offshore project to be led by SwitcH2. Ohmium's PEM electrolyzers will utilise nearshore solar and wind power, along with treated seawater, to produce green hydrogen. The hydrogen will be fed into an on-deck ammonia synthesis unit, and the resulting product will eventually be offloaded onto an ammonia carrier for transport. The project will be located off southern Europe and create an industrial scale floating green hydrogen and ammonia production facility with an estimated an annual production capacity of up to 55,000 tonnes of green hydrogen and almost 300,000 short tons of green ammonia. Officials said the project is anticipated to have green ammonia production by 2029. “We are pleased to have Ohmium join us in making this pioneering project possible,” said Bob Rietveldt, SwitcH2’s director and co-founder. “Their product delivers high efficiency, and the comprehensive, standardized design enables flexible and rapid installation, at scale.” Ohmium CEO Arne Ballantine said the company was thrilled to be part of what it called a transformative project and that they appreciate the expertise that SwitcH2 brings to offshore floating production. “The market for green ammonia is poised to grow exponentially in the coming decades, especially as a source of clean fuel for the global shipping industry, and Ohmium is looking forward to collaborating with SwitcH2 in helping address that need,” said Ballantine.

18-Oct-2024

PODCAST: Players face up to reinvention of chems sector post-EPCA

LONDON (ICIS)–Chemicals sector executives are increasingly facing up to the idea that the sector is going through a process of reinvention, with no big recovery on the horizon and a return to pre-crisis normalcy less likely. Executives are now looking at next steps for the sector. In this Think Tank podcast, Tom Brown interviews Paul Hodges, chairman of New Normal Consulting, Katherine Sale,  ICIS head of editorial strategy, and Chris Barker, senior editor covering PVC and caustic soda, on impressions from the EPCA assembly. Growing acceptance of no big demand recovery, while demographic shifts to an ageing population reduce potential future demand growth Consolidation trend likely to continue, but environmentally sustainable products offer a growing opportunity Mood at EPCA less muted than previous two annual meetings, but far from positive Energy pricing less of an issue in 2024 so far but worries remain for 2025, with the specter of high costs likely to speed closures Caustic soda, chlorvinyls markets continue to suffer amid low demand, with substantial closures seen as necessary to balance the market Upcoming EU clean industrial deal likely to be a benefit, but will not be the end of regulatory conversation in Europe Tariffs continuing to proliferate in Europe against lower-cost imports, but do not address underlying competitiveness issue Click here to watch ICIS' analyst podcast on future chemical and recycling market trends from EPCA. Editor’s note: This podcast is an opinion piece. The views expressed are those of the presenter and interviewees, and do not necessarily represent those of ICIS. ICIS is organising regular updates to help the industry understand current market trends. Register here . Read the latest issue of ICIS Chemical Business. Read Paul Hodges and John Richardson's ICIS blogs.

17-Oct-2024

SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates tick lower as backlog at EC ports lingers

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to the US continue to face downward pressure after an early end to the peak pre-holiday shipping season, but backlogs at some East Coast ports following a 3-day strike could lead to short-term delays. Rates to the US West Coast edged lower by 3% this week, according to online freight shipping marketplace and platform provider Freightos and as shown in the following chart. Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos, said transpacific rates are now down by 30% from the peaks during July but remain several thousand dollars higher than what would be typical peak season rates. They are also about $1,000/FEU (40-foot equivalent units) higher than the adjusted floor set in April to account for diversions away from the Red Sea. “As long as Red Sea diversions continue to absorb capacity on an industry level, prices may not fall much further than seen back in April,” Levine said. Container ships and costs for shipping containers are relevant to the chemical industry because while most chemicals are liquids and are shipped in tankers, container ships transport polymers, such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), are shipped in pellets. They also transport liquid chemicals in isotanks. PORT CONGESTION The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) strike at US Gulf and East Coast ports lasted just three days, and market analysts initially expected backlogs created by the work stoppage to be cleared up in two to three weeks. Some ports, such as the Port of New York/New Jersey, were expecting to be back to normal sooner than that. But Levine said the backlog at the Port of Savannah, Georgia still needs another two weeks to get back to normal as Hurricane Milton added to the number of waiting vessels. Ships are waiting more than two days to get into Savannah, and Levine said other ports are citing delays of one to four days, which he termed as significant congestion, but not extreme. Port Tampa Bay remains closed and is expected to reopen on Monday after damage caused by Milton, which will mostly impact the fertilizer industry. Levine said that some carriers have announced blank sailing in response to the congestion, but this may also be aimed at reducing capacity to adjust for the lower, post-peak season volumes. Visit the ICIS Logistics – impact on chemicals and energy topic page

16-Oct-2024

Latin America stories: weekly summary

SAO PAULO (ICIS)–Here are some of the stories from ICIS Latin America for the week ended on 11 October. NEWS Dow shuts Argentina polyols plant on global oversupplyDow has decided to stop producing polyether polyols at its site in San Lorenzo, in Argentina’s province of Santa Fe, on the back of poor economics, the US chemicals major confirmed to ICIS on Wednesday. Brazil growth story props up chloralkali sector; Argentina still distant from being out of woods – CloroSurBrazil’s healthier than expected growth in 2024 has greatly propped up the chloralkali sectors, while Argentina's woes, although improving, will take some time to be fixed, said the director general at Brazil’s trade group Abiclor. Brazil’s September inflation ticks up to 4.4% on drought-induced higher electricity, food costsThe drought affecting Brazil filtered through consumers prices with higher energy bills and foods prices, pushing the annual rate of inflation to 4.4%, up from 4.14% in August, the country’s statistics office IBGE said on Wednesday. Argentina’s chemicals output down 3.5% in August, manufacturing down 6.9%Argentina’s chemicals and some petrochemicals-intensive sectors such as manufacturing and construction continue to bear the brunt of the recession, with output falling again in August, the country’s statistics office Indec said on Tuesday. Chile’s September inflation down to 4.1%, central bank expected to cut rates furtherChile’s annual rate of inflation fell in September to 4.1%, down from July’s 4.7%, reinforcing analysts’ expectation the central bank is to cut interest rates further later this month. Brazil’s Q3 automotive output highest since 2019Brazil’s petrochemicals-intensive automotive output posted in Q3 its best quarter since 2019 and fully recovered its pre-pandemic levels, trade group Anfavea said. Lula signs law to promote cleaner energy in BrazilOn Tuesday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially signed into law the Combustivel do Futuro (PL 528/2020), a significant legislative step aimed at promoting cleaner energy in Brazil. Mexico's Alfa completes key step towards Alpek spinoffThe proposed spinoff of Mexican polyester producer Alpek has reached a key milestone, with corporate parent Alfa saying on Tuesday that it has solicited consents from more than 90% of the holders of a batch of senior notes. Argentina’s inflation falls to 209%; monthly price rises finally below 4% markArgentina's annual rate of inflation fell in September to 209%, down from 237% in August, the country’s statistics office Indec said on Thursday. Brazil’s Grupo Potencial to expand soybean oil-based biodiesel plant in ParanaBiodiesel and glycerine producer Grupo Potencial is to invest Brazilian real (R) 600 million ($107 million) to expand its facility in Lapa, in Parana state’s region of Curitiba, to up its capacity to 1.62 billion liters/year (1.42 million tonnes/year) of biodiesel, the government of Parana said this week. PRICING LatAm PP international prices increase in Chile, Peru on higher Chinese offersInternational polypropylene (PP) prices increased in Chile and Peru on the back of higher offers from China, while in Argentina and Brazil, prices dropped tracking competitive offers from abroad. LatAm PE international prices fall on competitive US export offersInternational polyethylene (PE) prices fell across Latin American (LatAm) countries on competitive offers from the US. Brazil expanding sectors drive PVC import surgeBrazil's polyvinyl chloride (PVC) imports emerged in 2024, driven by the improved demand from the construction and automotive sectors.

14-Oct-2024

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Energy experts

Tom Marzec-Manser, Head of Gas Analytics

Tom leads ICIS qualitative analysis on European gas hubs and global LNG markets, promoting TTF as a global benchmark. Tom’s work supports the ICIS LNG Edge platform offering pre-trade analysis plus granular LNG supply-demand forecasts. 

Alice Casagni, European Spot Gas Editor

Alice’s specialist expertise lies in the gas pricing methodology that underpins ICIS gas assessments and indices, for which she is responsible. Alice joined ICIS in 2016 covering European gas markets including Italy and the Netherlands.

Ed Cox, Global LNG Editor

Ed manages the ICIS global LNG editorial team, analysing LNG markets at a granular level, from individual cargoes to broader trade flows and global trends. Ed joined the ICIS LNG team in 2014, prior to which he led ICIS European gas coverage.

Alex Froley, Senior LNG Analyst

Alex is a specialist in European gas and LNG, publishing regular commentary on LNG market trends. His team maintains and develops market fundamentals data on the ICIS LNG Edge platform, including real-time ship-tracking and import/export trade flows.

Barney Gray, Global Crude Oil Editor

Barney specialises in upstream oil and gas Exploration & Production and valuation modelling, with an extensive industry network. His role encompasses price discovery and insight, including managing ICIS tri-daily World Crude Report.

Aura Sabadus, Energy and Cross-Commodity Specialist

Aura works to develop integrated ICIS coverage of energy, petrochemicals and fertilizer markets, explaining the impact of energy price movements on energy-dependent sectors. She also covers emerging gas markets including the Black Sea region. ​

Jake Stones, Global Hydrogen Editor

Jake leads on price discovery for hydrogen as a tradeable commodity, engaging with European energy market participants to refine ICIS’ hydrogen pricing methodology. ​Jake joined ICIS in 2019 as a UK gas market reporter, moving to hydrogen in 2020.

Matt Jones, Head of Power Analytics

Matt overseas the output of ICIS’ power team across 28 European markets, from short-term developments to long-term forecasting out to 2050. ​He provides quantitative and qualitative analysis, with particular focus on EU regulatory developments. ​

Lewis Unstead, Senior Analyst, EU Carbon

Lewis is an expert on EU and UK ETS legislation and market design, regularly advising ETS compliance players and market regulators. He manages ICIS‘ weekly and monthly carbon commentary, analysing carbon’s interplay with wider energy markets.

Andreas Schroeder, Head of Energy Analytics

Andreas is responsible for quantitative modelling and data-based analysis products within ICIS’ energy offer, covering carbon, power, gas, LNG and hydrogen. His expertise lies in energy economics, focusing on traded energy commodities.

Matteo Mazzoni, Director of Energy Analytics

Matteo has extensive analytics expertise in power, gas, carbon and energy planning. Matteo has responsibility for ICIS energy analytics strategy and operations including research and analysis, product ideation and development, and market engagement.​

Jamie Stewart, Managing Editor, Energy

Jamie manages ICIS’ 50-strong energy editorial team, covering European gas, power and hydrogen markets alongside global LNG and crude oil. Jamie is responsible for ICIS’ coverage of energy news, analysis, price assessments and indices.

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