Turkey's October imports of bituminous thermal coal rose to an all-time monthly high of 2.921 million mt, following record shipments of Colombian and Russian coal, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). October ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, coking coal
UK day-ahead power prices were mixed on Tuesday, moving in opposite directions for the second consecutive day this week, as healthy wind supply and weak NBP spot market offset bullish influence of rising demand. At the Platts 1100 GMT, ...
Tags: gas-fired power, coal-fired power, NBP gas
Dutch and German gas spot prices lacked direction on the first day of the month Tuesday, with the Dutch day-head TTF losing ground, and the German equivalent ticking up. By midday London time, TTF day-ahead last dealt 25 euro cent lower ...
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The unveiling of final renewable fuel requirements for US refiners ignited a rally in gasoline futures Tuesday, helping support the rest of the oil complex. The front-month gasoline crack, basis ICE Brent, reached $13.61/b Tuesday, its ...
Tags: RBOB, gasoline, Renewable Fuels
Prices for hot-rolled and cold-rolled coil in the US are expected to bottom out by the end of the year, sources said Tuesday. Platts maintained its daily HRC and CRC assessments at $360-$370/st and $490-$500/st, respectively. Both prices ...
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The amount of sugarcane crushed in Brazil's Parana state in the first 15 days of November was down 31% year on year to 1.61 million mt, the Bioenergy Producers Association of Parana (Alcopar) said. Parana is one of the sugarcane producing ...
When Congress announced the US Renewable Fuel Standard a decade ago the aim was to combat the growing need for foreign oil as well as increase the production and promotion of clean, renewable biofuels. As 2016 approaches, and the ...
Tags: Renewable Fuel, oil, gasoline
Brazilian hydrous fuel ethanol demand in October rose 45% year on year to 1.75 billion liters, the fourth monthly consumption record in a row, according to data released by the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP. October's total was also 7% ...
Tags: hydrous ethanol, hydrous fuel, gasoline
Seaborne iron ore prices reached a new historic low Tuesday as the Platts 62% Fe Iron Ore Index, or IODEX, lost $0.75/dmt on the day to reach $44/dmt CFR North China. It is the lowest point the IODEX has been since Platts' began spot ...
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The premium of gold over platinum has moved to its largest on record, at around $240/oz, as platinum becomes increasingly detached from gold and some investors look to take advantage, sources said Tuesday. Platinum was trading around ...
Turkish export ferrous scrap saw a small decrease on Tuesday as a quiet market pressured against steady offer levels. Merchants this week have placed offers solidly at $195/mt, though no trades or counteroffers have been heard. "There ...
Tags: ferrous scrap, Mills
Alcoa has entered into a three-and-a-half-year agreement with New York state to increase the competitiveness of its Massena West smelter, previously been earmarked for shutdown, the US lightweight metals producer said Tuesday. Earlier ...
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Although the preference for Australian over US coal continues, US high vol B is still holding its own in the market. Some buyers are now looking to the next benchmark with expectations of a fall from the current $89/mt FOB Australia. One ...
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Margins for non-integrated styrene monomer producers in Asia shrank to their narrowest in 11 months Monday due to firm feedstock ethylene and tumbling SM market amid weak demand season in the fourth quarter. The margin was calculated at ...
Tags: styrene, benzene, polystyrene
European methanol traders were not confident the surge in Rhine water depth seen this week would be sustainable and help alleviate supply length hemmed in the Rotterdam hub after levels eased again Tuesday. After water levels jumped to ...
Tags: Methanol