According to statistics, Japan’s exports of heavy plates totaled 247,452 tons in last November, falling by 11% from a month ago and decreasing by 20% year on year. In last November, the country’s export prices of heavy ...
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The Northwest European styrene monomer/benzene spread has almost tripled in a month, widening $177.50/mt to $276.50/mt Wednesday, Platts data showed. The spread was $99/mt on December 17. While styrene spot values have declined ...
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Asian isomer-grade mixed xylene spot prices have slumped around 8% since reaching record highs of $1,427.50/mt FOB Korea and $1,446.50/mt CFR Taiwan on January 7, Platts data showed. On Wednesday, the mixed xylene was assessed at ...
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Showing what can happen when companies don't periodically review network logs, a software developer working for a large U.S. critical infrastructure company hired a Chinese firm to do his job so he could spend time surfing Reddit and ...
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Benzene prices continued the downward trend in Europe and US in the week ending January 12, 2013. In Europe, prices were assessed in the range of US$ 1390-1495/ton FOB Rotterdam, lower by 6% w-o-w. Prices showed similar trend in US as ...
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China's domestic toluene price has fallen 4.8% in seven trading days since hitting a peak of Yuan 10,375/mt on January 7, Platts data showed Wednesday. The price was heard at Yuan 9,900/mt, or $1,309.81/mt on an import parity basis ...
In Korea, O-Xylene prices surged up in the week ending January 12, 2013. Overall, market sentiment and downstream demand improved. In the initial days of the reporting week, prices were assessed at US$ 1590/ton higher by US$ 35/ton, as ...
European Toluene market had dull sentiments in the earlier days of this month. Upstream product prices remained unstable and market experts predicted sluggish downstream demand for the first quarter of the current year. However, ...
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Poor weather at Qinhuangdao and other coal export ports in northeast China have impeded some coal shipments to power plants along the Asian country's coastline, but well-covered Chinese end users were refraining from panic buying in the ...
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Europe's chemical volumes' growth in 2013 will be "sluggish" with only marginal gains on 2012, global bank HSBC said Monday. "Our forecasts are not materially different to what the industry is expecting: the European chemical ...
The Northwest European naphtha discount to Eurobob gasoline has hit its widest in three months, due to weak naphtha demand for petrochemical use, traders said. At Friday's European close, CIF NWE naphtha cargoes were assessed at ...
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It can talk to your car, your refrigerator, water your plants and help you stay fit and healthy: the smartphone is becoming the consumer's remote control for life. That was the message delivered by dozens of firms at the International ...
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In the week from January 7 to January 13, on the Orbis Steel Index the scrap indexes moved upwards, with the Turkish scrap index rising for the fourth consecutive week. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index maintained its upward ...
Chinese end-users have switched to concluding term contract deals and lessened their spot buying with the approach of China's Lunar New Year festivities in mid-February, as spot prices for south China stayed rangebound in Thursday's trading ...
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Benzene prices went down in Europe,in the week ending January 5,due to lower downstream product prices and insipid market sentiments in the US. In the initial days of last week,spot prices were at US$1525/ton,slightly down as compared to ...
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