Dow Chemical, from Multiple Spreadsheets to Commodity Trading Technology

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This article was written by Michael Hinton, Chief Customer Officer and Senior Vice President Product and Solutions at Allegro.

The petrochemical sector is not immune to the volatility that has been defining energy markets for a while now. Cheap oil, even cheaper gas, renewables’ intrinsic unpredictability and baseline shifts in the global dynamics of supply and demand have raised the risk profile of energy trades.

Still, the level of uncertainty that defines – and will continue to define – energy markets in the near term should eliminate any complacency around trends that dominated during normal conditions. The best approach for petrochemical ... (read more)