European butadiene buying interest for February loading material has climbed to $1,300/mt FOB Rotterdam on the back of firm demand for exports to the US, market sources said. Reflecting this, Platts assessed butadiene at $1,287/mt FOB ...
Smart Lids hope to expand to US market using crowdfunding Australian packaging firm Smart Lid Systems is hoping to expanded their heat sensitive takeaway coffee lids to the US, making the lids available directly to US households through ...
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Based on preliminary US Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that the US imported a total of 2,584,000 net tons (nt) of steel in November, including 1,906,000 nt of finished steel (down 16.7 ...
Tags: Steel Imports, Mineral
Welspun India Ltd (WIL), the leading home textiles maker, has been spinning robust margins and profits on back of rupee's depreciation against US dollar, coupled with advantage of cheaper Indian cotton over key competitors like China and ...
Canada-based specialty packaging firm CCL Industries is set to permanently shut down its aerosol manufacturing operations in Penetanguishene, Ontario beginning first half of 2014 to mid-2015. CCL Industries president and CEO Geoffrey ...
As wood products companies continue to come under scrutiny for the sourcing of their lumber, it becomes even more important for companies importing wood into the United States to participate in programs that support the use of legally ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The Mexican truck market often gets overlooked when new technologies are introduced to the industry in other parts of the world. It’s a constant frustration for Laura Mandujano Valdes, director commercial with Transportes Monroy ...
The October US contract price for acetone settled down 1.75 cents to 63.50 cents/lb ($1,400/mt), sources said Tuesday. The settlement was in line with expectations of a 1 cent to 2 cents decline, sources said. The lower settlement came ...
Tags: Acetone Contract Price, Chemicals
Brazilian ethanol exports to US plunged in September to 139.4 million liters (37 million gallons), down 51% from August's 2013 peak and down 53% on September 2012, Secretariat of Foreign Trade data Tuesday showed. The volume sent to the ...
US spot styrene dropped 1 cent/lb ($22/mt) from Friday to be assessed at 73 cents/lb ($1,609/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast Monday, tracking lower European spot styrene as well as lower feedstock benzene. The assessment was at its lowest level ...
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China's fuel oil imports in August fell to a near five-year low of 1.17 million mt amid continued weak demand from both the bunker market and independent teapot refiners, according to data released late Monday by the General Administration ...
TransCore has reported that Canadian spot market freight volumes remained steady in July, sidestepping the traditionally July slowdown. The same was recently reported of North American spot market volumes. Load volumes in July were at ...
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The nitration grade toluene's discount to TDI quality material has widened once again in Europe, as interest from gasoline blenders and traders, who could work the arbitrage into the US, is receding, according to industry sources. The TDI ...
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Apple has won a court order against rival Samsung to prevent the South Korean company from importing devices into the US that infringe on two key Apple patents. The ruling was delivered during an ongoing legal battle between the two ...
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Ford’s official European tuning partner, the UK-based Mountune, has announced its expansion into the US. Located in Southern California, the US operations include distribution, rolling road, machine room and engine-building ...
Tags: Ford Performance, US Expansion