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Unexpected Shutdown in Mid-December Has Helped Boost Grains-to-ethanol Crushing Margins
Mar 18, 2013The unexpected shutdown of Spanish Abengoa's 480 million liter/year Rotterdam ethanol plant in mid-December has helped boost grains-to-ethanol crushing margins in Northwest Europe to multi-month highs, data compiled by Platts show. ...
Tags: European Ethanol Margins, Chemicals, Abengoa
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Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 227 Appears Headed for Vigorous Bidding and Dollar Total
Mar 18, 2013With oil prices still elevated and operator appetite for offshore drilling seemingly limitless, Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 227 appears headed for vigorous bidding and dollar totals that may match or even surpass 2012's collective ...
Tags: Chemicals, Central Gulf, Mexico Sale
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Chinese Buyers Were Bargain-hunting in The Seaborne Market
Mar 18, 2013Chinese buyers were bargain-hunting in the seaborne market against a backdrop of generally bearish demand and were heard Friday to have snapped up two Capesize spot cargoes of 5,500 kcal/kg NAR coal for $83.50-84.75/mt CFR south China, with ...
Tags: Chemicals, CFR Cargoes Trade, Chinese Market
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The Paul Frank Now Also Produces iPad Case
Mar 18, 2013The paul frank is a world famous brand and it is the symbolic of status and tastes. In past years, the mainly products of this brand is clothes, but now it also produces ipad case. Paul frank ipad mini case which is made of silicone have ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Chemicals, Mini Case
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It Was Assessed by SunSirs That in The Tracked 100 Spot Commodities
Mar 18, 2013It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,9 commodities increased in prices, 31 fell and 60 remained unchanged on 15/03/2013.The largest rises were Nickel (1.05%),Chloroform (0.74%),Toluene (0.62%),while the ...
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Benzene Prices Continued to Maintain The Downward Trend in Europe Last Week
Mar 15, 2013Benzene prices continued to maintain the downward trend in Europe last week. "Global price meltdown and sluggish downstream demand were mainly responsible for the decline," say experts. Prices were assessed in the range of US$ ...
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Sinopec Has Cut Ex-works Prices of Butadiene in East China by 5.41% Effective Wednesday
Mar 15, 2013China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has cut its ex-works prices of butadiene in East China by 5.41% effective Wednesday, market sources said. Offers from Sinopec's subsidiaries in eastern China, Yangzi Petrochemical, Shanghai ...
Tags: Petroleum, Chemical, butadiene price
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Xi Jinping Will Likely Follow The Course Set by His Predecessor in Dealing with Russia
Mar 15, 2013China's incoming president, Xi Jinping, will likely follow the course set by his predecessor in dealing with Russia, according to a former senior vice president at China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Victor Gao. Xi is expected to be ...
Tags: gas, Offshore Oil, gas industry
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Falling Natural Gas Liquids Production in The US Midwest and Rockies Has Resulted
Mar 15, 2013Falling natural gas liquids production in the US Midwest and Rockies has resulted in a return of the regional frac spread to positive territory and a drop-off in ethane rejection since mid-January, a Platts analysis shows. Platts ...
Tags: natural gas liquids production, benchmark Conway, Kansas
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Global O-Xylene Market Showed Downward Trend in The Week Ending March 9, 2013
Mar 15, 2013Global O-Xylene market showed downward trend in the week ending March 9, 2013. In Korea, O-Xylene prices went down last week, due to dull downstream buying sentiment in the region and lower downstream product prices. In the initial days ...
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Gelatin Is Used in Many Food Products
Mar 14, 2013Gelatin is used in many food products, including jellies, ice cream, confectionery, cookies, and cakes. It is also used in nutritional supplements and pharmaceutical products. Gelatin can be from halal or haram sources. Common sources of ...
Tags: Gelatin, Halal Industry, Halal Certification
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Thermal Coal Derivatives Jumped to a Three-month High of 132.47 Million Mt in February
Mar 14, 2013Traded volumes of OTC and exchange-cleared European-delivered thermal coal derivatives jumped to a three-month high of 132.47 million mt in February, according to London Energy Brokers' Association data Tuesday. API2 (CIF ARA) traded ...
Tags: thermal coal swaps, coal swaps volumes, coal swaps, coal
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Chevron Is 'in Discussions' with Venezuela About Adding Opportunities to Invest
Mar 14, 2013Chevron is "in discussions" with Venezuela about adding opportunities to invest in that country following the recent death of its controversial populist President Hugo Chavez, Chevron CEO John Watson said Tuesday. But Watson told ...
Tags: Chevron, oil projects, oil field
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OPEC Tuesday Cut Its Estimate of Demand for Its Crude in 2013 to 29.71 Million B/D
Mar 14, 2013OPEC Tuesday cut its estimate of demand for its crude in 2013 to 29.71 million b/d, down 70,000 b/d from its previous projection. In its latest monthly oil market report, OPEC said it estimated the call on OPEC crude in the first quarter ...
Tags: OPEC, crude oil, oil market
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MCG Wrote About Hidden Alcohol in Flavor and Use of Ethyl Alcohol
Mar 13, 2013MCG wrote about hidden alcohol in flavor and use of ethyl alcohol during the processing of Carrageenan. But they did not answer the questions. So MCG called Baskin Robbins toll free number again. An agent the return the call and provided ...
Tags: MCG, hidden alcohol, halal certification
