Hedging Plastics: Risk managing petrochemical price risks

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In this special edition podcast, we discuss risk managing petrochemical price risks with head of commodities, Callum MacPherson and expert in managing exposures to fluctuations in commodity prices, Jonathan Smith. Additionally we are joined by Investec’s co-head of sustainability, Teresa O’Brien, who shares her views about how plastics can be produced and used sustainably and how Investec’s involvement in the petrochemical market fits into this.
9 Jan 2019 English South Africa Business

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