In spite of the PC market continued weakness, the world's largest chip maker Intel performance still had a better than expected in Q3 of 2013. But on Tuesday (October 15) released by Intel in the current quarter, is also the fourth quarter ...
China's daily imports of crude rebounded in September from the previous month to a fresh record, bearing out forecasts for the country to overtake the United States as the world's largest oil importer, as refineries restarted following ...
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 ...
ExxonMobil was heard nominating its October US butadiene contract price up 2 cents/lb ($44/mt), to 49 cents/lb ($1,080/mt), sources said Tuesday. ExxonMobil was unavailable to confirm the nomination immediately. Market expectations have ...
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Stockpiles of iron ore at 25 major ports in China rose last week as market participants continued their wait-and-see attitude, according to a Tuesday report by the Xinhua News Agency. Inventories of imported iron ore stood at 74.32 ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
China's business activity surged to a 17-month high in August, providing fresh evidence that the protracted economic slowdown in China may be bottoming out. Industrial production gained 10.4 percent from a year earlier, picking up from ...
Tags: Steel Leads, Steel Sector
US propylene contract prices for September have reached a full settlement at a rollover, market sources said Thursday. As first reported by Platts, propylene contracts began to settle Wednesday flat to August, with polymer grade at 70 ...
The September US mixed xylene contract price settled at $4.25/gallon ($1,287.75/mt), an increase of 33 cents ($99.99/mt) from the mark for August, industry sources said Tuesday. The settlement was in line with market expectations, ...
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According to the market expectations, the FED of Australia cut benchmark interest rates to 2.5%. The fed said, the outlook for inflation may create a favorable environment for further rate cuts. Analysts said, although the Australian dollar ...
Best figures in 16 months suggest overall economic situation improving China's manufacturing industry picked up in August to its highest level since May 2012, suggesting a steady improvement of the overall economic condition, official ...
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TPC Group was heard nominating its September US butadiene contract price at a rollover from August at 40 cents/lb ($882/mt), sources said Thursday. TPC Group was unavailable to confirm the nomination. Market expectations have been for a ...
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The August US paraxylene contract price settled at 73.5 cents/lb ($1,620.38/mt), an increase of 2.5 cents from July's contract price, sources said Tuesday. The settlement is in line with most market expectations for an increase, because ...
Tags: paraxylene, spot PX
ExxonMobil was heard nominating its September US butadiene contract price at a rollover from August at 47 cents/lb ($1,036/mt), sources said Monday. ExxonMobil spokeswoman Margaret Ross declined comment on the nomination as it is ...
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Mid-power LED shortages are expected to ease in the third quarter of 2013 due to increasing LED suppliers while high-power LED prices have dropped as outdoor lighting demand and construction bidding projects fell below market expectations ...
Miner and trader Glencore Xstrata (GLEN.L) reported copper production increased by a fifth in the first six months of 2013, driven by the ramp-up of mines replacing depleted operations and a stronger performance in Congo. Glencore, which ...
Tags: Copper Output, Glencore