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The Changed Price of 100 Spot Commodities in China on 18/01/2013
Jan 22, 2013It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,22 commodities increased in prices, 25 fell and 52 remained unchanged on 18/01/2013.The largest rises were Polyester yarn (1.67%),Propylene oxide (1.38%),Silver ...
Tags: China, Commodities Price, chemicals
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Environmental Reviews Ignored The Pollution Potential of Petroleum Coke
Jan 21, 2013Environmental reviews of TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL pipeline have so far ignored the pollution potential of petroleum coke, a byproduct of the diluted bitumen that would get carried by the system, a group opposed to fossil ...
Tags: pipeline, petroleum coke, fossil fuels
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Natural Gas Withdrawals From UK Storage Facilities Hit a Record High
Jan 21, 2013Natural gas withdrawals from UK storage facilities hit a record high Wednesday as cold temperatures pushed up demand and prices. End-of-day nominations showed total withdrawals of 112 million cubic meters, of which 44 million cu m ...
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US Gulf Coast Premium Gasoline Differentials Fell Amid Thin Buying Interest
Jan 21, 2013US Gulf Coast premium gasoline differentials fell Thursday amid thin buying interest, as spot demand for the fuel remained weak despite an upward move in the underlying NYMEX February RBOB futures basis. The 13.5 RVP premium gasoline ...
Tags: US, gasoline, gasoline differentials
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The Northwest European Styrene Monomer/Benzene Spread Almost Tripled in a Month
Jan 21, 2013The Northwest European styrene monomer/benzene spread has almost tripled in a month, widening $177.50/mt to $276.50/mt Wednesday, Platts data showed. The spread was $99/mt on December 17. While styrene spot values have declined ...
Tags: Northwest Europe, styrene monomer, benzene
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Asian Isomer-Grade Mixed Xylene Spot Prices Slumped Around 8%
Jan 21, 2013Asian isomer-grade mixed xylene spot prices have slumped around 8% since reaching record highs of $1,427.50/mt FOB Korea and $1,446.50/mt CFR Taiwan on January 7, Platts data showed. On Wednesday, the mixed xylene was assessed at ...
Tags: mixed xylene spot, mixed xylene market, mixed xylene spot price
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The January US Terephthalic Acid Contract Price Was Heard Settling at 67.22 Cents/Lb
Jan 21, 2013The January US terephthalic acid contract price was heard settling at 67.22 cents/lb ($1,482/mt), up 2.83 cents/lb after Thursday's settlement of the US paraxylene contract, industry sources said. Demand for US PTA remained low, while ...
Tags: terephthalic acid, acid contract price, US
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The Changed Price of 100 Spot Commodities in China on 17/01/2013
Jan 21, 2013It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,15 commodities increased in prices, 27 fell and 57 remained unchanged on 17/01/2013.The largest rises were Hydrochloric acid (3.40%),Coking coal (0.71%),Calcium carbide ...
Tags: China, Spot Commodities Price, chemicals
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Pulls Down Global Benzene Prices Was needed by Poor Downstream
Jan 21, 2013Benzene prices continued the downward trend in Europe and US in the week ending January 12, 2013. In Europe, prices were assessed in the range of US$ 1390-1495/ton FOB Rotterdam, lower by 6% w-o-w. Prices showed similar trend in US as ...
Tags: Benzene, prices, downward trend
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The Changed Price of 100 Spot Commodities in China on 16/01/2013
Jan 18, 2013It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,21 commodities increased in prices, 23 fell and 55 remained unchanged on 16/01/2013.The largest rises were Metal Silicon (1.42%),Silver (1.33%),Propylene oxide ...
Tags: China, spot commodities, Chloroform, Iron ore
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Panamax Coal Freight Rates on Established Routes Remained Stable to Higher on Wednesday
Jan 18, 2013Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India remained stable to higher on Wednesday, following a positive trend seen this week due to higher fixture activity, sources said. ...
Tags: Panama, coal freight rates, South Africa, India
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The Monday Evening Closure Has Not Had Any Impact on The Dated Brent Price Benchmark
Jan 18, 2013The Monday evening closure of a key North Sea Brent crude platform, the Cormorant Alpha (See story, 1307 GMT), has not had any marked impact on the key Dated Brent price benchmark assessment. The outright price of the Dated Brent ...
Tags: Dated Brent benchmark, crude oil, oil price
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US Propane and Propylene Stocks Fell 1.61 Million Barrels to 63.95 Million Barrels
Jan 18, 2013US propane and propylene stocks fell 1.61 million barrels to 63.95 million barrels in the reporting week ended Friday, the Energy Information Administration said Wednesday. Midwest supplies fell 1.13 million barrels to 20.41 million ...
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Poor Weather Impeded Some Coal Shipments to Power Plants
Jan 17, 2013Poor weather at Qinhuangdao and other coal export ports in northeast China have impeded some coal shipments to power plants along the Asian country's coastline, but well-covered Chinese end users were refraining from panic buying in the ...
Tags: Qinhuangdao, coal shipments, coastline
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The Full US Court of Appeals Would Not Reconsider an August Decision
Jan 17, 2013The full US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday said it would not reconsider an August decision by a three-judge panel of the court that tossed out a key challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's ...
Tags: gasoline, Columbia Circuit, American Fuel&Petrochemical
