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Global LNG Market Is Expected to See a Peak in Supply Tightness in 2014

Sep 6, 2013

The global LNG market is expected to see a peak in supply tightness in 2014, rising Asian demand will likely match the average 0.9 Bcf/day additional liquefaction capacity expected to come onto the market in the year, Barclays Research said ...

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Experts Have Called for Reforms of Public Hospitals and More Legislation

Sep 6, 2013

Experts have called for reforms of public hospitals and more legislation on the pharmaceutical industry, after police revealed more details on Tuesday of suspected financial violations by GlaxoSmithKline China. The British pharmaceutical ...

Tags: Chemicals, Pharma

Sinopec Has Raised Its East China Price for Isomer-grade Mixed Xylenes by Yuan 200/mt

Sep 5, 2013

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has raised its East China price for isomer-grade mixed xylenes by Yuan 200/mt or 2.3% effective Monday, market sources said Tuesday. The company's isomer-MX ex-works price at its four ...

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China and Turkmenistan Vowed on Tuesday to Be "Long-Term,Stable and Reliable"Partners

Sep 5, 2013

China and Turkmenistan vowed on Tuesday to be "long-term, stable and reliable" energy partners and ensure the annual transport of 65 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China by 2016 through the world's longest natural gas pipeline. ...

Tags: Gas Supplies, energy partners

The September US Mixed Xylene Contract Price Settled at $4.25/gallon

Sep 5, 2013

The September US mixed xylene contract price settled at $4.25/gallon ($1,287.75/mt), an increase of 33 cents ($99.99/mt) from the mark for August, industry sources said Tuesday. The settlement was in line with market expectations, ...

Tags: Mixed Xylene, Chemicals

Idemitsu Kosan Plans to Cut Bunker Fuel Supply From Its 220,000 b/d Chiba Refinery

Sep 5, 2013

Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan plans to cut bunker fuel supply from its 220,000 b/d Chiba refinery in Tokyo Bay in the second half of September due to construction at shipment facilities, a company source said Monday. The company plans ...

Tags: Fuel Supply, Chemicals

Thermal Slipping 13% Month on Month to 2.24 Million Mt From 2.6 Million Mt

Sep 4, 2013

Thermal and semi-soft coal shipments to China from the Port Waratah Coal Services terminals in eastern Australia slackened in August, slipping 13% month on month to 2.24 million mt from 2.6 million mt in July, said the port operator in a ...

Tags: semi-soft coal, Chemicals

A Combination of Planned and Unplanned Outages Sent Ethylene Spot Prices to a 2013 High

Sep 4, 2013

A combination of planned and unplanned outages sent ethylene spot prices to a 2013 high of Eur1,180-1,185/mt ($1,560-1,5667/mt) FD NWE Friday, soaring by Eur98/mt on the week. Volatility of feedstocks added to upward pressure on spot ...

Tags: Ethylene, Spot Prices

CFR Taiwan/China Paraxylene Price Benchmark Fell $8.50/mt From Friday

Sep 4, 2013

The CFR Taiwan/China paraxylene price benchmark fell $8.50/mt from Friday to be pegged at $1,511.50/mt early Monday, after negotiators reached no settlement for September Asian Contract Prices, market sources said. Market sources said ...

Tags: PX Market, Chemicals

Northwest European Rebar Producers Have Raised Their Prices on Low Supply

Sep 4, 2013

Northwest European rebar producers have raised their prices on low supply, no imports, higher costs and seasonal restocking, local market sources said this week. According to them, mills don't have large availability and delivery times are ...

Tags: Rebar Producers, Chemicals

Some New Evidences for The Existence of Element 115 Have Been Presented by a Team

Sep 2, 2013

Some new evidences for the existence of element 115 have been presented by a team of Swedish scientists. The evidence was published Tuesday in the U.S. scientific journal "Physical Review Letters". The element is highly radioactive and ...

Tags: existence of element, Chemicals

UK's Monthly Thermal Coal Consumption Fell to a 21-month Low in June

Sep 2, 2013

The UK's monthly thermal coal consumption fell to a 21-month low in June, with the country's power plants burning just 2.99 million mt, down 22% on the month and 11% on the year, according to data released Thursday by the Department of ...

Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Shell's Recent Announcement That It Is Seeking Additional Feedstock Supplies

Sep 2, 2013

Shell's recent announcement that it is seeking additional feedstock supplies for its proposed western Pennsylvania petrochemical facility is only one major roadblock that the facility needs to circumvent in the next few years, a Platts ...

Tags: Chemicals, Shell, Energy

Govt Delays Approval of CNPC,Sinopec New Projects Till '13 Emissions Evaluation

Aug 30, 2013

Govt delays approval of CNPC, Sinopec new projects till '13 emissions evaluation The country's two major oil providers - China National Petroleum Corp and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp - have been punished by the Environmental ...

Tags: Oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Argentinian Gas Production Has Dropped 20% to 115 Million Cu M/D Over The Past Decade

Aug 30, 2013

Argentina's petrochemicals industry is unlikely to expand until more natural gas and related feedstock supplies become available when the potential of the country's shale gas plays is turned into production in a decade or so, an analyst ...

Tags: Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

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