The prompt inter-month timespread for the FOB Singapore 92 RON swaps rose to an eight-month high last week, reflecting firming demand amid a tightening physical spot market ahead of the Asian refinery turnaround season. The May/June time ...
BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions announced that the winner of the 2014 Ridler Award — the 1964 Buick Riviera Rivision created by JF Launier of JF Kustoms — features BASF R-M Onyx HD paint. The Ridler, one of the custom car ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced research grants to Arizona State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara to better understand the impacts of chemicals and nanomaterials throughout their ...
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An inspection by the Missouri Department of Agriculture of Chemical Universe, Inc., a pesticide producer in North Kansas City, Mo., has revealed alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Through ...
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China's crude oil imports in March edged up 0.9% year on year to 23.25 million mt or an average 5.5 million b/d, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the General Administration of Customs. The imports were down 8.8% from ...
The estimated production margin for a typical US Midwest dry-mill ethanol plant for the week ended Friday lowered 39.49 cents, or 19.5%, to a three-week low of $1.6313/gal, a review of US Department of Agriculture and Platts data showed. ...
China's copper stocks continued to slip for the fourth consecutive week in Shanghai Futures Exchange warehouses. Copper inventories stood at 142,671 mt Friday, down 17% week on week, the latest weekly data from the Chinese bourse showed. ...
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China imported 410,000 mt of natural and synthetic rubber, including latex, in March, up 33.7% from February, data released this week by the General Administration of Customs showed. For the first three months of 2014, China's natural and ...
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chairman and ranking member have asked the Energy Information Administration to analyze the impact of lifting restrictions on US crude oil exports. "This is a complex puzzle that is best ...
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Rotterdam diesel barge daily trading volumes have risen to their highest level since October due to planned maintenance at refineries and low physical stocks in Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp, traders said Friday. A total of 240,000 mt has ...
Tags: Diesel, distillate products, jet fuel
The Mediterranean high sulfur fuel oil market has moved to its widest discount to Northwest Europe in four months amid ample supply, traders said. Mediterranean FOB HSFO cargoes were assessed by Platts on Thursday at a $12/mt discount to ...
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Spot LPG prices retreated slightly in South China this week due to rising supply, local traders said Friday. Propane-rich imported LPG cargoes traded at around Yuan 6,700-6,750/mt ($1,090-1,098/mt) in the Pearl River Delta and around Yuan ...
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Genesee & Wyoming's North American railroads hauled 30,767 coal and coke carloads in March, up 26.2% from the year-ago month, the company said Friday. The Darien, Connecticut-based company attributed the increase to higher demand in its ...
Molybdenum oxide prices jumped above $12/lb in warehouse Rotterdam Thursday as buyers were forced to accept higher prices in order to secure stock as fewer firm offers were made. However, lower prices were heard in Asia and Platts daily ...
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The European Commission has opted to maintain antidumping duties on imports of ferrosilicon into the European Union from China and Russia following a market review, the EC said Thursday. In February last year, the EC initiated an expiry ...
Tags: Dumping Duties, Ferrosilicon