In the last few weeks, beech sawmills in Germany have been registering a slight upswing in demand in some places. Receipts of orders have also increased a little again in recent weeks. The slight boost applies in particular to exports of ...
Tags: Beech Lumber, Construction
Coal exports from South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) soared to a 15-month high of 7.49 million mt in March, jumping 37.4% month-on-month and 20% year-on-year, the latest operating data released by the port Tuesday showed. ...
Tags: Coal exports, Chemicals
Some miners in Indonesia's East Kalimantan region have been deferring loadings of thermal coal cargoes by seven to 10 days amid rains, sources said Friday. Several vessels are being diverted to East Kalimantan from South Kalimantan, which ...
Tags: Asia Thermal Coal, Miners, Chemicals
Buying interest for imported cargoes of thermal coal was restricted to South African higher calorific coal in the Chinese spot market Thursday, market sources said. Seaborne-traded thermal coal with a calorific value of 5,500 kcal/kg on a ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Thermal Coal, Coal
Chinese buying interest was mostly concentrated on cargoes of lower calorific value thermal coal from Indonesia Wednesday, as traders expressed fears that another decline in domestic thermal coal prices was not far away and could have a ...
Tags: Asia Thermal Coal, CV Coal, Chemicals
In the last few weeks, Chinese processing and commercial companies’ demand for beech lumber has failed to some extent to fulfil the expectations of German sawmills and exporters geared to Asia export. After Chinese companies’ ...
Tags: Sluggish Demand, Beech Lumber, Lumber
On March 21, Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Anshan Iron and Steel Group Co. announced that as of March 18 its listed subsidiary Ansteel has produced a total of 20,000 mt of 5.0 mm wire rod, indicating the end of reliance of ...
Tags: steelmaker, Iron, Steel
Competitively-priced cargoes of Indonesian thermal coal added to the downward pressure on Chinese spot prices Wednesday, with a Panamax spot cargo of Kalimantan 5,500 kcal/kg NAR coal heard placed into south China at $83/mt CFR basis, ...
Tags: Coal, thermal coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Chinese buyers were bargain-hunting in the seaborne market against a backdrop of generally bearish demand and were heard Friday to have snapped up two Capesize spot cargoes of 5,500 kcal/kg NAR coal for $83.50-84.75/mt CFR south China, with ...
Tags: Chemicals, CFR Cargoes Trade, Chinese Market
Chinese buyers remained on the sidelines as they continued to scout for thermal coal cargoes at cheaper prices with no rush to conclude deals amid huge stockpiles at ports and power companies, sources said. Despite the lack of demand, ...
Tags: ASIA THERMAL COAL, Bargains, Imported Coal
Buying interest stayed muted at south China's trading hubs for imported thermal coal Tuesday, and CFR delivered prices were rangebound at $86/mt and remain capped by competitively priced domestic thermal coal, traders said. The ...
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CA South Korean power utility was active in the spot Australian market Friday, and was close to purchasing at least one Q2-loading Capesize cargo of high ash thermal coal at a price equivalent to $74/mt FOB Newcastle on a 5,500 kcal/kg NAR ...
Inventory levels of mixed xylenes imported into East China increased by 9,000 mt, or 20%, week on week to 54,000 mt Friday, market sources said Friday. "Almost 60% of the MX inventory currently in East China storages is solvent-grade ...
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The sharemarket rose after a report showed falling interest rates were lifting parts of the nation's housing market, while manufacturing data from China indicated that an economic recovery remained on track. BHP Billiton, the world's ...
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Chinese buyers needing coal promptly would have to pay higher prices currently due to supply constraints created by weather-related disruptions in both Indonesia and Australia, sources said Thursday. "People who have been caught short ...
Tags: coal, thermal coal, Asia