Fahima Mathé
Recent Posts
NGL & LPG
EVs vs LPG-Fueled Cars: Can LPG Be Part of a Zero-Emission Future?
With the automotive industry under immense pressure to reduce emissions and meet stringent regulatory targets amid stiff global competition, alternative...
Petrochemicals
European Styrenics at a Crossroads: High Cost, Low Demand, and Environmental Change
The European styrenics industry has navigated turbulent waters for several years now, with high production costs, stiff international competition, sluggish...
Petrochemicals
Reports of the “Death” of Europe’s Chemical Industry are Greatly Exaggerated
With the recent wave of petrochemical plant closures across Europe affecting a significant number of facilities and thousands of jobs,...
NGL & LPG
European LPG: Navigating the Energy Transition and Regulatory Market Shift
With the implementation of a European Union ban on Russian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transitioning over the next 12 months,...
NGL & LPG
Interview: Morocco Set to End Decades-Long LPG Subsidies from April 2024
Starting in April 2024, the Moroccan government will end all subsidies on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) that have been in...
NGL & LPG
Interview: Italian LPG Association Gears Up for EU 2026 Engine Ban Review
Ahead of the European Union’s ambitious proposal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel internal combustion (IC) engine...
Petrochemicals
The Changing Face of the European Toluene Contract Price Mechanism
To CP or not to CP – that’s the question. Or is it? Participants in the European toluene market seem...
Petrochemicals, Plastics
European Chemicals’ Complicated Relationship with its Benzene CP Window
For the European benzene market, perhaps only the football World Cup (which most of us have been watching on our...
NGL & LPG, Spot Market
European Styrene and Benzene’s Six-Month Record Rollercoaster Ride
In January, after a socially-distant holiday season, with many countries announcing further lockdowns amid rising infection rates, the COVID-19 pandemic...