European solvents producers are under pressure to increase prices due to the drop in the value of the euro against the dollar despite poor-to-stable demand, sources said this week. In some cases, firm feedstock prices for most of February ...
Tags: NWE, European solvents, Chemicals
Online grocer Ocado today (7 February) revealed its losses narrowed in the year to 2 December amid higher sales. The group booked a loss of GBP600,000 (US$940,291) in the 53 weeks to 2 December, down from a loss of GBP2.4m in the ...
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With energy bills continuing to rise throughout the UK, people are increasingly looking to make some energy saving measures that decrease the amount they spend every month. There are a plethora of different things that people can do to ...
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Prompt prices eased Tuesday morning on the UK's NBP gas trading hub as an uptick in demand was met by stronger imports. At 1200 GMT, the within-day gas contract was valued at 67.15 pence/therm, down by 0.70 p/th from Monday's close, and ...
Tags: UK Gas, Prompt Falls, NBP prices
The national system was well supplied Thursday morning with reduced reliance on storage withdrawals but prompt prices on the UK's NBP gas trading hub rose as colder temperatures are expected for Friday and to push into February. At ...
Prompt prices on the UK's NBP gas trading hub rose Wednesday morning as demand exceeded expectations and the market sought to maintain a premium to Continental prices in order to secure supply, a market source said. At 1200 GMT, the ...
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Natural gas withdrawals from UK storage facilities hit a record high Wednesday as cold temperatures pushed up demand and prices. End-of-day nominations showed total withdrawals of 112 million cubic meters, of which 44 million cu m ...
Prompt gas prices on the UK's NBP gas trading hub Wednesday hit the highest levels since December 7 as temperature forecasts were revised lower and domestic storage stocks were heavily called upon to meet demand, sources said. The ...
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In a statement issued to the London Stock Exchange (LSE), epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has a potential “significant acquisition”. This follows UK newspaper The Times reporting that, to ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has agreed to acquire the Kopin Wireless compound semiconductor epiwafer manufacturing division of Kopin Corp of Taunton, MA, USA (including its leased manufacturing ...
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Prompt prices hit near month highs Wednesday on the UK's NBP gas trading hub with forecasts of colder temperatures the key driver, market sources said. The within-day contract was valued at 67.60 pence/therm at 1200 GMT, up 3.30 p/th from ...
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South Africa-based coal producer Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) has announced that China-based coal producer Haohua Energy International (HEI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beijing Haohua Energy Resource (BHE), has received the required ...
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Sainsbury's has booked a 3.9% increase in quarterly sales, boosted by the supermarket group's "strongest ever" Christmas trading period. During the three months to 5 February, like-for-like sales increased by 1.5%. The same-store gain ...
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Gas for same-day delivery fell Friday on the UK's NBP trading hub due to low demand but is valued considerably higher for Monday, with temperatures expected to fall and demand rise. The within-day contract at 1200 GMT was valued at 62.10 ...
Tags: GAS, Gas storage facilities, Gas storage, oil prices, oil
British mineral exploration and development company Afferro Mining Inc. has confirmed that it has received an initial approach from UK-headquartered International Mining and Infrastructure Corporation (IMIC). According to Afferro Mining's ...
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