Chronicle of raw materials – Platinum: deficit in sight on the market from 2023

In 2023, the platinum market will be in deficit and much more than expected, according to the latest calculations by the international group of industrialists and miners in the sector, the WPIC World Platinum Investment Council. The organization expects demand to increase by 24% in a context where supply should only increase, according to its … Read more

Chronicle of raw materials – Okra: an unstructured sector, but with potential

From our correspondent in Dakar, « Okra loves heat and water sums up Youga Niang, horticultural engineer. Yields are highest during the rainy season. It’s a vegetable technically easy to grow » et « very profitable in the cool season “he says – the kilo can then go from 300 to 1000 FCFA -, but … Read more

Chronicle of raw materials – The hydrocarbon industry is not doing enough to reduce methane emissions

Methane emissions related to the production and transport of fossil fuels and bioenergy increased again last year. They reach 135 million tonnes, or 40% of emissions of this gas linked to human activity. Yet these industries had promised to considerably limit these leaks and these releases of methane, the second most important greenhouse gas after … Read more

Chronicle of raw materials – Fall in Russian timber exports in 2022

The embargo decreed by the Europeans – which concerns raw timber, planed timber and derived products – caused Russian timber exports to fall by 20.8%. But the flows have not dried up. According to the Russian Forest Management Agency (Roslesinfork) the country has managed to maintain its exports to 89 destinations. Exports which concerned pine, … Read more

Chronicle of raw materials – The crisis in Ukraine benefits French cereals

French customs figures reveal unprecedented performance in the cereal sector: 11 billion euros of cereals exported in 2022 against 6.6 billion the year before, almost twice as much in value. A record figure essentially linked to the increase in cereal prices, following the war in Ukraine. But prices do not explain everything, France has also … Read more

Eggs: India comes to the aid of Malaysia

Published on : 02/02/2023 – 00:27 Indian eggs have never exported so well. And if the trade is flourishing, it is largely due to the lack of eggs elsewhere, and in particular in Malaysia. Traditionally, the main buyers of Indian eggs are Oman, the Maldives and Qatar, according to information provided by Itavi, the technical … Read more

Containers and dry bulk: return to pre-Covid freight rate

Published on : 26/01/2023 – 00:29 The horizon has cleared in the maritime freight sector. Falling fuel prices and lower demand have driven transport prices down from highs in late 2021. The fall of the Baltic Dry Index illustrates how much the context has evolved on the seas of the globe. It has fallen from … Read more

Oil demand could peak this year, says IEA

Published on : 20/01/2023 – 00:28 Global demand for oil will be solid this year, it will even reach a record level according to forecasts published on Wednesday January 18 by the IEA, the International Energy Agency. This demand will be particularly boosted by China. China’s economic opening following the lifting of health restrictions will … Read more