European styrene prices continued to fall Tuesday, continuing the bearish domestic trend seen since the start of September as sellers continued to look to offload excess supply in Europe. However, sources pointed to alternative export ...
Chicago Argo ethanol was assessed Monday at a two-week high of $2.07/gal amid stronger corn futures and tight ethanol supply, sources said. Specifically, the Chicago Argo ethanol assessment rose 1.5 cents from Friday to the highest level ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, tight ethanol, corn
Over the past five years, the Glass Product Manufacturing industry has declined as both consumers and businesses turn away from the use of domestic glass. Substitute goods, such as plastics and metals, have become increasingly popular, and ...
Tags: Glass, Construction
On Tuesday, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. provided its outlook for its Q4 of fiscal 2013 ending August 31, 2013. During the quarter, export demand for recycled metals weakened versus Q3, as reflected by lower shipped volumes and lower ...
Tags: Steel Industries, Mineral
Chicago agricultural commodities rose across the board on Wednesday, with corn registering a sharp gain of 1.79 percent. The most active corn contract for December delivery rose 8 cents, or 1.79 percent, to close at 4.5525 dollars per ...
Tags: Agricultural, soybeans
The euro zone manufacturing sector returned to growth at the start of the third quarter, with production and new orders both increasing at the fastest rates since mid-2011. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
U.S. manufacturers can breathe a sigh of relief that the global economy has taken a few steps back from the brink, with the Federal Reserve and other central banks playing key roles, according to a new report. In the Manufacturers ...
Tags: economy
The Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q3 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) confirms the stabilization of the EU economy in the second half of 2013 and a gradual but slow recovery ...
Tags: Steel Using Industries, Mineral
Crude futures fell to fresh lows immediately ahead of the 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) market settle Wednesday, as the oil complex extended an overnight selloff in US trading after equity markets slid throughout the the session. NYMEX July ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil
The availability of spot butane at the French Mediterranean port of Lavera is tight due to petrochemicals and export demand, according to industry sources Tuesday. During the summer, surplus butane from refineries at Lavera is used as an ...
Tags: Spot Butane, Export Demand
Gasoline stocks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region fell 15.9% week on week in the seven days to May 16, according to a report by BNP Paribas released Friday. Stocks fell by 1.5 million barrels to 7.8 million barrels, and were 3.2% ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The all India kappas (seed cotton) arrivals have slipped down to approximately 50,000 bales per day. The demand for Yarn is very poor at the moment and yarn payments in the domestic market have been affected badly. Yarn Export demands ...
Tags: Seed Cotton, Cotton
Pakistan’s Punjab province has completed cotton sowing on 16 percent of the total area targeted by the Federal Cotton Committee (FCC) for the ongoing cotton season, Cotton Development Commissioner in the Ministry of Textile Industry ...
Tags: Cotton Sowing, Cotton
Refiners along the US Gulf Coast "left money on the table" by performing much-needed seasonal maintenance this winter, giving up profits from exports during a period of substantially higher diesel crack spreads, RBN Energy analyst Sandy ...
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Textile exporters in Pakistan are experiencing severe financial crisis as much of their money is blocked with different Government departments, which are delaying refunds for sales tax, customs, local taxes and federal excise duty, Asghar ...
Tags: Delayed Tax, Textile Exporters