Seaborne prices at China's southern ports searched for direction in thin Asia trade Monday as currency and freight issues for the most part precluded deals in the CFR South China market, said traders. The Platts/Fenwei CFR South China ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, China market, weaker currency
Central Appalachian thermal coal prices for April delivery fell to fresh near-term lows on Friday, as both the CAPP rail (CSX) and CAPP barge spot contracts were seen trading in the session. CSX physical April fell 25 cents/st to ...
Tags: thermal coal, over-the-counter market, spot coal prices
The focus in the Chinese spot market was back on domestic thermal coal prices, which buckled in Asia trade and caused buying interest on cargoes of imported fuel to sink below $75/mt CFR South China in many cases, said market sources. ...
Tags: Buckles, Thermal Coal
Trader procurement continued to boost spot demand in the Asian iron ore market, as trades got concluded at increasingly higher levels on the day, supporting a firming market. The Platts 62% Fe Iron Ore Index rose $2.75/dmt to $111.50/dmt ...
Tags: Iron Ore Market, spot demand, steelmaker
China-based polysilicon makers are poised to recommend that the China government set a floor import price of US$26/kg for Europe-produced polysilicon in place of imposing anti-dumping tariff rates, according to PV industry sources in ...
Tags: polysilicon, low prices
Spot LPG prices in South and East China were under pressure this week, amid expectations of import costs for March-arrival cargoes falling with Saudi Aramco setting Contract Prices lower, local traders said Friday. Imported LPG with a ...
Tags: Spot Prices, Import Costs, Chemicals
Coal shipments to South Korea from Port Waratah Coal Services' terminals at the Australian port of Newcastle slumped 55% from January to 993,000 mt in February, the company said Thursday. The drop comes after Port Waratah's terminals ...
Tags: Coal Imports, Newcastle Port, Coal shipments
The spot price of uranium is about $35.25/lb, down 5 cents from Friday, as some sellers in the market, seeing demand wane, have lowered offer prices to conclude deals, analysts said Tuesday. Price publisher TradeTech said Friday in its ...
Tags: uranium, Discretionary Demand
US steel sheet pricing remained relatively static Monday as buying remained thin and market observers fixed their attention on the recently concluded purchase of ThyssenKrupp's former Calvert, Alabama, mill. The mill's purchase by ...
Tags: Steel Sheet, Mineral
US polyethylene contracts rose 4 cents/lb in February after producers were successful in implementing the hike that had been anticipated since the end of 2013, market sources said. Producer sources had expressed confidence in obtaining ...
Tags: Polyethylene, Chemicals
Gasoil demand from Belgium, France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland -- the main consumption centers in Northwest Europe -- is down a quarter this winter amid mild weather and a longer-term shift away from the product, traders said Monday. ...
Tags: Gasoil demand, Mineral
Around a quarter of Australian metallurgical coal is sold on a spot basis following a significant increase in production and the fact that the primary buyer, China, prefers short-term pricing, an analysis of Platts data and a survey of ...
Tags: Coal Market, Spot Pricing
Capesize iron ore freight rates fell across most routes Thursday, as charterers took advantage of a relatively quiet trading day to press rates down in the Pacific. Fixture activity in the Pacific slowed Thursday after a flurry of ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Limited Fixtures
US ethylene contracts for January were heard fully settled up 2 cents from December, with the net transaction price at 50.25 cents/lb, market sources said Wednesday. The posted price also rose 2 cents from December to 54.75 cents/lb. ...
Tags: Ethylene, spot ethylene
AK Steel reported Tuesday net income of $35.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted share of common stock, for the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to a net loss of $230.4 million, or $1.89 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of ...
Tags: shipments, Steel, carbon spot market