Spot LPG prices retreated slightly in South China this week due to rising supply, local traders said Friday. Propane-rich imported LPG cargoes traded at around Yuan 6,700-6,750/mt ($1,090-1,098/mt) in the Pearl River Delta and around Yuan ...
Tags: LPG Prices, Guangdong Market
US orthoxylene contracts were heard settling at 57 cents/lb ($1,256/mt) for April, down 1.5 cents from March, industry sources said Thursday. There had been expectations in the market that contracts could roll over, with feedstock-mixed ...
Tags: Orthoxylene, OX demand
China's domestic spot prices for copper, aluminum, lead and zinc fell between 1.2% and 11.9% year on year over January-February, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Wednesday. Copper posted the biggest drop, falling ...
US Powder River Basin 8,800-Btu/lb thermal coal for May delivery closed 20 cents higher at $13.05/st on Wednesday, the highest level for the front month since November 23, 2011, when the price closed at $13.75/st. PRB 8,800 physical May ...
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The North Sea spot butane market has been inactive due to a combination of thin demand and limited availability, according to industry sources. North Sea butane is used in Northwest Europe either by the gasoline related sector in the ...
Tags: Butane Market, butane, mixed butane
Gas prices on the European prompt markets fell sharply Wednesday, extending the previous day's steep losses, on reduced demand and increased Norwegian flows. The day-ahead gas contract in the Netherlands TTF hub traded below Tuesday's ...
The spot US benzene contract price for April settled at $4.80/gal ($1,436.64/mt), a decline of 15 cents compared with March's CP, industry sources said Tuesday on the sidelines of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers conference ...
Tags: Spot Benzene, Fuel, Petrochemical
The Northwest European April benzene contract price has been fully settled at Eur1,019/mt or $1,402/mt CIF ARA, market sources said Tuesday. The settlement represents an increase of Eur16/mt and $32/mt from the March contract price of ...
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Softer coastal freight rates for shipping domestic thermal coal from northern to southern ports in China has put seaborne-traded cargoes at a slight price disadvantage, and renewed downward pressure on CFR South China prices, said traders ...
Russian coking coal producer Raspadskaya lost a net $126 million in 2013, quadrupled from a net loss of $29.5 million a year ago, as its share of exports in its overall sales volumes grew to 42% due to weaker domestic demand, Raspadskaya ...
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Spot prices for delivered cargoes of North Sea propane have gained support from demand for first-half April product, according to industry sources. Following a mild winter, demand for propane from the traditional heating sector is ...
Tags: Propane, April Demand, petrochemicals
Australia's New Hope Corporation Tuesday reported an 11.3% year-on-year fall in thermal coal production to 2.7 million mt in the half year ended January 31. The drop in production was attributed to the planned closure of its New Oakleigh ...
Expedited regulatory approval of proposed US liquefied natural gas export terminals would not lead to their immediate construction nor to near-term deliveries of US gas into Europe, panelists at a Senate hearing said Tuesday. Several US ...
US spot mixed xylene prices fell to a 20-month low Monday at $3.54/gallon ($1,072.62/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast. Spot prices were last seen lower on June 28, 2012, when assessed at $3.50/gal FOB USG, Platts data showed. Mixed xylene prices ...
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Central Appalachian thermal coal spot prices closed mixed Monday, with the April barge contract rising 70 cents/st and the rail-delivered (CSX) April contract falling 15 cents/st. The front-month river-rail spread widened to $3.85/st, up ...
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