China's appetite for imported naphtha has grown since the start of the year on the back of strong demand from petrochemical producers, market sources and traders said this week Imports of the petrochemical feedstock over January-April ...
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Tradin Organic Agriculture, a subsidiary of SunOpta, has increased its stake in organic sesame supplier Selet Hulling to 76%. Tradin, which operates as part of SunOpta's global ingredients division, previously held a 35% stake in Selet ...
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Improved buyer demand at the beginning of the year pushed pending home sales in January to their highest level since August 2013, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). All major regions except for the Midwest saw gains in ...
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For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
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Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 rebounded Tuesday, mainly on higher primary aluminum ingot prices despite no significant change in physical buying interest during the current summer lull, industry sources said. ...
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Lead times and pricing trends are expected to remain stable in the interconnect, passive and electromechanical (IP&E) component market, according to Avnet Electronics Marketing’s Market and Technology Trends report. However, Avnet ...
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US spot mixed xylene was assessed at $3.96/gallon ($1,199.88/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast for June, a near-seven-month high, as buyers sought to buy product in a tightly supplied market, sources said. US mixed xylene pricing was last seen above ...
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Spot prices of 75%-Si ferrosilicon in Asia this week remained supported by tighter supply and improved demand among some exporters in China. Platts assessed the Chinese spot price at $1,330-1,370/mt FOB China Thursday, slightly higher ...
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The market structure for FOB Korea toluene flipped into a backwardation Wednesday, supported by tight supply of prompt-delivery cargoes and keen buying interest, said market sources. Platts assessed the FOB Korea toluene marker at ...
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China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, has raised its ex-works butadiene price across China by Yuan 200-300/mt to Yuan 9,000/mt, or $1,209/mt on an import parity basis, traders said Tuesday. Sinopec last Friday raised its ...
The European premium of ETBE over MTBE -- two gasoline components -- hit a two-and-a-half-year high of $166/mt Tuesday, as imports from Brazil fell, according to market sources. Platts assessed ETBE barges for spot delivery at $1,277/mt ...
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Open cell TV panels sized 32-inch are in short supply due to recent demand in Africa, North America and Europe, and are likely to be in tight supply until the end of 2014, according panel makers. The sources said demand is picking up ...
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Molybdenum oxide and European ferromolybdenum soared higher Thursday as sources said the market was being driven by extreme tightness for oxide powder. The Platts daily dealer molybdenum oxide assessment climbed to $13.70-14.20/lb on ...
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US spot ethylene settled at a 12-week high Thursday to be assessed at 56.5-57 cents/lb FD USG, up 3 cents/lb week on week, as a delay in the startup of a major transmission line between Texas and Louisiana, tightening supply amid a busy ...
Soybean futures topped out Tuesday above $15/bushel for the first time in quite a while on news that there's a lot of demand for both the oilseed and its oil. The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) announced Tuesday soybean ...
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