US coal stockpiles essentially held steady at 141 million st in the week that ended Thursday, but are likely to begin declining in the coming weeks as coal burn increases with summer demand, according to Bentek Energy. Bentek, a unit of ...
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Midweek buying by speculators and some commercial customers helped rhodium recover from a selloff early in the week, leaving price levels virtually unchanged week on week Friday. The Platts New York Dealer rhodium price range narrowed to ...
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China's coastal coal freight rates are showing signs of stabilizing this week, after falling for three months amid lackluster shipping demand from utilities. As of June 18, the shipping rate for vessels of 50,000-60,000 dwt from ...
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Scrap market activity remained sluggish in eastern China over the week with prices mainly holding steady and unlikely to gain any upward momentum in the short term as the outlook for the finished steel market remains pessimistic, market ...
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In the week ending June 7, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,845,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 76.7 percent, according to a report Monday from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). Production was ...
As of June 9, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 114.71 million mt, down 0.48 million mt or 0.42 percent compared to the inventory level recorded on June 2, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the ...
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Prices of most of the 12 copper futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange Friday fell week on week in thinner volumes as market participants adopted a cautious approach following news that Qingdao port had halted shipments of aluminum and ...
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Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis have fallen amid thin trade after news Qingdao port had halted shipments of aluminum and copper amid a probe into loan irregularities ...
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According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending May 31, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,895,000 net tons, while the capability utilization rate was 78.8 percent, with output up 3.4 percent from 1,833,000 ...
According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending May 24, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,875,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 78.0 percent. Production was 1,833,000 net tons in the ...
As of May 26, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 114.82 million mt, up 1.95 million mt or 1.73 percent compared to the inventory level recorded on May 19, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same ...
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Chinese aluminum stocks at Shanghai Futures Exchange warehouses fell for the second consecutive week, slipping below 400,000 mt. Aluminum inventories slipped to 398,854 mt Friday, down 1.8% week on week, the latest weekly data from the ...
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In the week from May 19 to May 25, on the Orbis Steel Index the Turkish scrap index moved down slightly, while the US (East Coast) HMS I/II scrap export index maintained its sideways movement. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index ...
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Argentine May 15-22 corn production totaled 659,138 mt, up 74% from the previous week's 379,025 mt, the Bolsa de Cereales de Buenos Aires said Thursday. Yields reached 7.2 mt/hectare, down 1% on the previous week, the grains exchange ...
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The three coal terminals at Australia's Newcastle port increased their combined shipments of thermal and coking coal 39% week on week to 3.45 million mt on Monday, hitting a 13-week high, according to Newcastle Port Corp. data released ...
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