Market Outlook

The LATAM palm oil market attained almost 4 million metric tons in 2018. The region accounts for 6% of the global production. Although its share is comparatively smaller than the 85% to 90% share of Indonesia and Malaysia, LATAM’s projected robust growth of its palm oil production will contribute to the growth of the global market in the forecast period. The global market is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 1.9% in the forecast period of 2019-2024.

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The Latin America carbon black market attained a production volume of almost 0.6 million metric tons in 2018. It is expected to grow further in the forecast period of 2019-2024 and will aid the growth of the global industry. The global market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.3% between 2019 and 2024.

Although the share of Latin America in the industry is comparatively smaller as compared to Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America, the industry is expected to grow at a steady pace in the coming years driven by the region’s recovering automobiles industry. The region also exports significant quantities of low-cost carbon black from China to meet the rising local demand. Brazil, especially, is a growing market for the substance due to its thriving automobiles industry. The expanding plastic and rubber industries in the industry is also propelling the market forward. Mexico is another significant market in the Latin American region.

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My latest podcast is up on the New Books Network website! In it, I interview Thomas Whigham about the second and concluding volume of his history of the Paraguayan War (which I reviewed here). Enjoy!

The other great loss to the world of letters (besides Gunter Grass, another great) that not many are talking about. From The Guardian. If you want to understand Latin America, the United States colonialism and exploitation of the region, and globalism, Eduardo Galeano is one of the must-reads.

Has anyone read Cara Black? She writes a series of mysteries set in Paris. The link takes you to an audio/video interview with her. Fascinating!

The people who produced the interview are Salli Slaughter and George Mason. They regularly post interviews with writers on their blog The Authors Road. They live in a trailer and go from place to place in America, interviewing writers. This interview is about 30 min.