Critical Minerals Weak Clean Energy Mineral Markets Challenge Investment, Fortify China’s Dominant Position General Thoughts: The C-MACC Clean Energy Mineral Index fell 53% in 2023, closing the year at YTD low, as energy transition growth failed to offset January 3, 2024 No Comments
Global Market Analysis Higher Chemical Prices Rely On Higher Energy Costs In 2024, Rare Earth & Critical Mineral Markets Notably Rely On China The price of manufactured goods in the US faces downward pressure into year-end amid lower global input costs – crude oil price strength is a December 21, 2023 No Comments
Global Market Analysis Help Me Make It Through The Night – Global Cost Curve Steepening Will Combat Oversupply Setting, For Some We are more concerned about chemical demand than supply in 2023. A steepening of global production cost curves may help offset tepid demand in support January 18, 2023 No Comments
Global Market Analysis Mystic Of The East – Western Markets To Likely Face More Price Headwinds Than Asia Again In 2023 Western market consumers faced much greater price inflation than those in Asia in 2022, and most expect it to occur again in 2023. A plus January 12, 2023 No Comments