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Israel's Dor Chemicals Plans to Double Methanol Imports Within Two Years

Nov 15, 2013

Israel's Dor Chemicals plans to double methanol imports within two years to meet an expected demand surge for blended gasoline, a senior company official said Wednesday. "Imports will reach 200,000 mt/year with the introduction of a 15% ...

Tags: Israel's Dor, Transport Demand

Domestic Spot Prices of High Carbon Ferrochrome Hold Steady

Nov 15, 2013

Domestic spot prices of high carbon ferrochrome (basis 50% Cr) in China continued to cweek on week at Yuan 6,850-7,000/mt (85-86.5 cents/lb), on a delivered basis including 17% VAT, amid little change in market fundamentals, sources said ...

Tags: High Carbon Ferrochrome, Domestic Spot Prices

The Estimated Weekly Production Margin for a US Midwest Dry-Mill Ethanol Plant Fell

Nov 14, 2013

The estimated weekly production margin for a typical US Midwest dry-mill ethanol plant fell 7.81 cents, or 11.23%, this week to an 11-week low of 61.7 cents/gal, according to a Platts estimate based on a review of data. The margin is at ...

Tags: Midwest Ethanol, Chemicals

OSX Brasil S.A Filed for Bankruptcy Protection

Nov 14, 2013

OSX Brasil S.A, the shipbuilder controlled by Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista said on Monday it filed for bankruptcy protection. Trading of the OSX stock was suspended on the Sao Paulo bourse ahead of the filing, spokeswoman Roberta Brandao ...

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An Estimated 1,000 Pounds of Ethylene Was Released at Dow's Freeport

Nov 14, 2013

An estimated 1,000 pounds of ethylene was released Friday at Dow's Freeport, Texas, site, the company said in a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The release occurred when workers were performing maintenance on ...

Tags: Texas Polyethylene, Chemicals

Vehicular Sales in China Soared More Than 20 Percent in October

Nov 14, 2013

Vehicular sales in China soared more than 20 percent in October for the second consecutive month, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said yesterday. The deliveries of passenger cars and commercial vehicles surged 20.3 ...

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CNPC Ramped up Production at Its Gas Fields in Turkmenistan

Nov 14, 2013

China National Petroleum Corp has ramped up production at its gas fields in Turkmenistan in anticipation of higher winter demand in China, the company said Tuesday. Gas from the Amu Darya project's 31 wells is now flowing at rate of 19.8 ...

Tags: Gas Output, Winter Demand

Libya's Domestic Ructions May Put Paid to BP's Hopes of Becoming a Leading Oil Producer

Nov 12, 2013

Libya’s domestic ructions may have put paid to BP’s hopes of becoming a leading oil producer in the country. As The Wall Street Journal’s Benoît Faucon reports, the British oil major is in talks to relinquish control ...

Tags: Gulf Coast Prices, Shale

What's The Biggest Hurdle for China's Water Desalination Sector's Technological Revolution

Nov 12, 2013

What's the biggest hurdle for a technological revolution in China's water desalination sector? It's certainly not a lack of potential market. In a country where water shortages have already crippled economic development, processing ...

Tags: water desalination, potential market

US Sheet Pricing Appeared to Be Trending Upwards

Nov 12, 2013

US sheet pricing appeared to be trending upwards Thursday as mills retain the upper hand in contract negotiations and buyers attempt to pack on tonnage before the newest round of price increases sinks in. Though Platts has maintained its ...

Tags: Steel Sheet, mills

More and More Consumers and Corporations Are Touting The Benefits of "Local" Foods

Nov 11, 2013

More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...

Tags: local food, organic food, farming

Chemical Fertilizers Have Largely Become The Norm in Modern Farming.

Nov 11, 2013

Long the standard used in supposed "science-based" agriculture, chemical fertilizers have largely become the norm in modern farming. But these synthetic and man-made varieties are becoming increasingly more expensive and difficult to ...

Tags: simple manure, toxic chemicals, fertilizer, agriculture

Reckless Overuse of Synthetic Fertilizers Is Creating an Ecological Catastrophe

Nov 11, 2013

Reckless overuse of synthetic fertilizers is creating an ecological catastrophe, warns a recent feature in Grist magazine. In traditional farming, the nitrogen available in the soil imposes a strict limit on how much food can be grown. ...

Tags: Nitrogen, synthetic fertilizers, overuse, catastrophe

Excessive Fertilizer Use Leads to a Loss of Species Diversity in Grasslands

Nov 11, 2013

Scientists may have discovered why excessive fertilizer use leads to a loss of species diversity in grasslands, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and published in the journal Science. ...

Tags: fertilizer.overuse, plant, diversity

The World Is Faced with a Global Fertilizer Shortage

Nov 11, 2013

The world is faced with a global fertilizer shortage, experts say, placing even more strain on food prices. In the last few decades, an increasing reliance on industrial fertilizers has led to surging demands for the largely ...

Tags: food, price, fertilizer, shortage, farm

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