China Molybdenum produced 3,749 mt of moly concentrates in the first quarter of 2014, at a cash production cost of Yuan 64,453/mt ($10,307/mt), the Henan based producer said in its quarterly report Monday without providing a year-on-year ...
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Norilsk Nickel produced 67,818 mt of nickel in the first quarter, down 5.2% from 71,571 mt in the first quarter of 2013 due to lower production volumes at some of its global operations, the Russian producer said Tuesday. The company said ...
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Ukraine has closed its anti-dumping investigation into imports of suspension PVC from the US without imposing any duties, the interagency commission for international trade said in a report published by the government's official Uriadoviy ...
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Members of the Argentinian Biofuels Association, or CARBIO, exported 85,000 mt of biodiesel in March, a 5.2% fall compared with the same period in 2013, according to data from the industry body received by Platts Monday. CARBIO members ...
US raw steel production moved up about 1.5% week on week due to gains in the Northeast and Great Lakes regions, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. The US produced about 1.84 million st of raw steel at an average ...
BC Iron reported Monday a 9% increase in iron ore exports over January-March to 1.22 million mt from its Nullagine 75:25 joint venture with Fortescue Metals Group from 1.12 million mt a year earlier. The exports were, however, down 20% ...
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Spain exported more LNG than it imported for the first time ever in the week ending Sunday as 430,400 cubic meters was reloaded onto tankers, data from gas grid operator Enagas showed Monday. Three tankers were reloaded during the week, ...
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Coal stocks at ports in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region have firmed to their highest levels this year at around 6 million mt, according to data collected from port sources Monday. Sources said coal stocks at EMO Dry Bulk Terminal ...
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The physical North Sea market is strengthening against the paper market, reaching a six-week high on Friday and bid higher Monday, as the return of some refineries from maintenance adds to crude demand, while less output than expected is ...
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The April US contract price for acetone settled 1.25 cents ($27.56/mt) lower at 67.25 cents/lb ($1,482.59/mt), sources said Monday. Market participants expected the contract to decrease, but anticipated a 2-3 cents decline because of slow ...
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PPG Industries recently outlined its progress toward the company's 2020 sustainability goals in its 2013 Corporate Sustainability Report, which is now available online. In 2013, the company increased energy efficiency; improved employee ...
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The World Bank has called on Bangladesh to raise domestic natural gas prices after five years without an increase. "The administered price of domestically produced natural gas is fixed at a level considerably below that of the ...
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The Asian naphtha industry agreed Thursday that carbon disulfide, or CS2, levels in the light distillate have to be reported for cargoes originating from Sikka, India, and those from Western arbitrage flows into the region. Currently, ...
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China exported 40,000 mt of ferroalloys in March, down 50% from a year ago, according to data published by the General Administration of Customs late Wednesday. The March figure, however, was double the volume of exports in February. ...
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China's steel sector is exhibiting stronger mill margins and sentiment in April that may soon lead producers to "step up purchases of both iron ore and coking coal," Macquarie Bank said Friday. Mill inventory of iron ore is stable while ...
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