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The US Environmental Protection Agency Is Tightening Its Standard for The Amount of Soot

Dec 19, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency is tightening its standard for the amount of soot released from industrial smokestacks, diesel trucks and other sources, the agency said Friday. The standard for annual measurement of soot, or fine ...

Tags: EPA, soot released, Chemicals, industrial smokestacks

Japan's Output of Vinyl Acetate Monomer in October Rose 3% Month on Month to 38,137 Mt

Dec 19, 2012

Japan's output of vinyl acetate monomer in October rose 3% month on month to 38,137 mt, but was down 26% from a year earlier, data released Thursday by the Japan VAM and PVOH Industry Association showed. VAM inventory at the end of ...

Tags: VAM Output, Chemicals, PVA

NYMEX January Natural Gas Futures Contract Settled 3.3 Cents Lower at $3.314/MMBtu Friday

Dec 19, 2012

The NYMEX January natural gas futures contract settled 3.3 cents lower at $3.314/MMBtu Friday, extending declines to a seventh straight session on updated forecasts for well-above-average temperatures over the next two weeks. The gas ...

Tags: NYMEX, Gas Settles, Chemicals, Warmer Weather

The US Oil and Natural Gas Rotary Rig Count Fell by One to 1,799

Dec 19, 2012

The US oil and natural gas rotary rig count for the week ending Friday fell by one to 1,799, which was down 220 from 2,019 the same week a year ago, Baker Hughes said in its weekly report. The natural gas rig count fell by one to 416. The ...

Tags: Oil, natural gas, rotary rig, Baker Hughes

The Output of Commercially-Ready Coal China Shenhua Energy Co Increased by 0.8%

Dec 19, 2012

China Shenhua Energy Co, the listed subsidiary of state-owned Shenhua Group, said Friday it mined 24.2 million mt of commercially-ready coal in November, up 0.8% year on year. Over January-November, it mined a total of 279 million mt of ...

Tags: Shenhua Energy, Coal Output, Chemicals

Chevron Proposed a Deal to Brazilian Prosecutors to Resolve Real 40 Billion

Dec 19, 2012

Chevron has proposed a deal to Brazilian prosecutors to resolve Real 40 billion ($19.17 billion) in outstanding legal actions over the Frade Field oil spill. In the proposal, discussed at a public hearing at federal prosecutors' offices ...

Tags: spill litigation, Chemicals, Chevron

NYMEX January RBOB Futures Settled Sharply Higher

Dec 19, 2012

NYMEX January RBOB futures settled sharply higher Friday, leading the gains in the oil complex, as a weak fundamental picture took a back seat to a technical move higher. January RBOB settled 6 cents higher at $2.6621/gal after having ...

Tags: Chemicals, NYMEX RBOB, Technical Bounce, Crude Firms

The Changed Price of 100 Spot Commodities in China on 14/12/2012

Dec 19, 2012

It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,27 commodities increased in prices, 17 fell and 55 remained unchanged on 14/12/2012.The largest rises were BR (1.32%),SBR (1.13%),Urea (0.87%),while the largest falls were ...

Tags: Commodities Price, Chemicals, Price Chart

Rice Has Drawn Heavy Fire From Republicans for Remarks

Dec 19, 2012

Rice has drawn heavy fire from Republicans for remarks she made in the aftermath of a September 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, in which four Americans were killed, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. "I am highly ...

Tags: Chemicals, Susan Rice, State Candidate, Secretary

The Delsanano Can Measure Particle Size and Zeta Potential in Most Cases

Dec 19, 2012

From low concentration protein solutions to emulsions, colloids and suspensions, the DelsaNano can measure particle size and zeta potential in most cases without the need to dilute the sample. Sample cells for both aqueous and non-aqueous ...

Tags: low concentration protein, particle size, zeta potential

Cortec and The Kanoo Group Have Been Chosen Among Fierce Competition by Dugas

Dec 19, 2012

Cortec® Corporation and it's distributor in the Middle East - The Kanoo Group, have been chosen among fierce competition by Dugas, one of leading natural gas processing companies in UAE, for preservation project of their manufacturing ...

Tags: fierce competition, natural gas, preservation project

China's Panjin Ethylene Industry Corp. Raised Its Butadiene Offers by Yuan 300/Mt

Dec 18, 2012

China's Panjin Ethylene Industry Corp. raised its butadiene offers by Yuan 300($48)/mt, or about 3%, to Yuan 11,310/mt ex-tank, effective Monday, local end-users said. This is PEIC's first price hike after slashing prices on five ...

Tags: PEIC, butadiene prices, Chemical Industry

Middle Eastern Petrochemical Producers Will Continue to Enjoy Considerable Cost Advantage

Dec 18, 2012

Middle Eastern petrochemical producers will continue to enjoy considerable cost advantage compared with their counterparts in Southeast Asia even as a scarcity of gas forces them to shift to other feedstocks, Jaap Kalkman, a partner at ...

Tags: ME petchem, petrochemical, gas prices

US Spot Mixed Xylenes Rose 5 Cents/Gal to a Near 3-Month High on Continued Tight Supply

Dec 18, 2012

US spot mixed xylenes rose 5 cents/gal ($15.15/mt) Monday to a near three-month high at $4.80/gal ($1,469.55/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast on continued tight supply, sources said. Bids were heard at $4.65/gal FOB US Gulf, against a prompt offer ...

Tags: US Gulf, PX, MX

Total Traded Volumes of OTC and Financial Coal Derivatives to 267,896,500 Mt

Dec 18, 2012

Total traded volumes of OTC and exchange-cleared financial coal derivatives in November to 267,896,500 mt, the highest figures since the monthly reports began on February 2011, according to data from London Energy Brokers' Association. ...

Tags: traded volumes, coal derivatives, OTC coal

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