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Five Special Teams Were Also Arranged to Clean up Garbage and Flotage in The Area

Nov 29, 2013

Select restaurants, tourist attractions and construction projects have been shuttered around the pollution-plagued Danjiangkou reservoir in central China, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced on Tuesday. The reservoir, the ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Chemicals

Guangdong to Launch a Carbon Permits Market Next Month

Nov 29, 2013

Guangdong, China's most populous province, is to launch a carbon permits market next month that will be the world's second biggest after the European Union, dwarfing those in Australia and California. China has pledged to reduce its ...

Tags: Carbon Market, Carbon Emissions

The Association Initiated Tests on The Effects of Degradable Plastics on Recycling Streams

Nov 29, 2013

The association initiated tests on the effects of degradable plastics on recycling streams, and said these impacts are not only detrimental in terms of mechanical properties of the recycled material, but also involve visual impacts on the ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing, Degradable Plastics

The Asian Paraxylene/Naphtha Spread Slumped to 28-Month Low of $440.38/Mt

Nov 27, 2013

The Asian paraxylene/naphtha spread slumped to 28-month low of $440.38/mt on Friday, down $14.62/mt from the previous day, with the regional PX market hit by rising supplies. The CFR Taiwan/China PX price benchmark inched down $0.50/mt ...

Tags: PX Supplies, PX-Naphtha

Morse Was Asked Whether The US Will Soon Run out of Refining Capacity

Nov 26, 2013

The current volatility of crude oil spreads like Brent/WTI and Brent/LLS are a sign that, when it comes to light, sweet crude in the US, refining capacity limits are being reached, Ed Morse, head of commodities research at Citigroup, said ...

Tags: Chemicals

The World's Largest Production Facility to Make Cellulosic Bioethanol

Nov 25, 2013

The world's largest production facility to make cellulosic bioethanol - a type of biofuel made from wood and plants - will be built in China next year, the company in charge of the project has said. Chemtex Engineering Co Ltd will build ...

Tags: Bio-Refinery Project, Chemicals

Prices for 2013 US Biomass-Based Diesel Renewable Credits Dropped to $0.23/RIN

Nov 25, 2013

Prices for 2013 US biomass-based diesel renewable credits, also known as RINs, dropped Tuesday to $0.23/RIN, the lowest level recorded by Platts, on strong supply and weak demand, sources said. Specifically, biodiesel RINs -- categorized ...

Tags: Biodiesel RINs, Chemicals

US Propane and Propylene Inventories Dropped 2.4 Million Barrels to 58.38 Million Barrels

Nov 25, 2013

US propane and propylene inventories dropped 2.4 million barrels to 58.38 million barrels for the reporting week ended November 15, the Energy Information Administration said Wednesday. Inventories in the Gulf Coast region fell 1.8 ...

Tags: Propane, Propylene

Dutch Fertilizer Company OCI N.V. to Build The Largest Methanol Plant in The United States

Nov 25, 2013

Dutch fertilizer company OCI N.V. announced Thursday it planned to build the largest methanol plant in the United States, which is believed to have a methanol shortage of about 5 million tonnes. The projected plant will be built in ...

Tags: Fertilizer, Methanol Plant

Scottish Oil & Gas Are Estimated to Be Worth Over 30 Billion Pounds

Nov 25, 2013

Scottish oil and gas sales to the rest of Britain and international markets are estimated to be worth over 30 billion pounds (about 48 billion U.S. dollars) in 2012, the Scottish government said on Wednesday. International sales by the ...

Tags: Scottish Oil, Gas Sales

Annual Paraxylene Term Negotiations for 2014 Have Gotten off to a Slow Start in Asia

Nov 25, 2013

Annual paraxylene term negotiations for 2014 have gotten off to a slow start in Asia, and talks are expected to be protracted, as the supply/demand fundamentals are expected to change significantly halfway through next year, sources ...

Tags: paraxylene term, Chemicals

US Rail Transportation of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Totaled 15,523 Cars

Nov 25, 2013

US rail transportation of petroleum and petroleum products for the week ended November 16 totaled 15,523 cars, up 21.6% from the year-ago week, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. Petroleum and petroleum product shipments ...

Tags: petroleum, petroleum products

Platts Assessed Wednesday The API2 Q1 2014 Contract at $83.40/Mt

Nov 25, 2013

A spike in the front-quarter CIF ARA c had eastern US coal export executives guessing Wednesday how much the out-of-the-money range for Central Appalachian thermal coal prices had narrowed. Platts assessed Wednesday the API2 Q1 2014 ...

Tags: East Coast Coal, Coal

European Polyethylene Spot Prices Have Extended Their Gains This Week

Nov 25, 2013

European polyethylene spot prices have extended their gains this week, rising Eur10/mt ($13.40/mt) on the week to Eur1,270-1,275/mt FD Northwest Europe, which market sources attributed to tighter supplies as European LDPE producers scale ...

Tags: Polyethylene, Tight Supplies

U.S. Oil Exec Called for The Government to Remove Its Current Ban on Crude Oil Exports

Nov 25, 2013

A chief executive officer of a U.S. energy giant on Tuesday called for the government to remove its current ban on crude oil exports so as to lower consumer prices and stimulate further shale oil production, the Houston Chronicle reported. ...

Tags: Crude Oil, Export Ban

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