US spot paraxylene was assessed at a five-month high of $1,460/mt FOB US Gulf Coast on Wednesday. The last time spot paraxylene was seen higher than this level was on March 21, when it was assessed at $1,475/mt FOB USG, according to ...
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Turkish rebar producer Izmir Demir elik Sanayi A. . (IDC) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2013, stating that for the coming period China's policies regarding capacity utilization rates and ...
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The August US paraxylene contract price settled at 73.5 cents/lb ($1,620.38/mt), an increase of 2.5 cents from July's contract price, sources said Tuesday. The settlement is in line with most market expectations for an increase, because ...
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A typical apartment building in Dubai. Boosted by heavy public and private spending in various infrastructure projects, the glass industry in GCC is enjoying a period of tremendous growth. Boosted by heavy public and private spending in ...
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The upward trend of cotton quotes in the Brazilian market was halted in the second fortnight of July. Between July 24-31, the CEPEA/ESALQ Index for cotton type 41-4 dropped 2.1% and closed at 2.0888 real (0.9169 dollar) per pound on July ...
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US spot benzene reached $4.18/gal ($1,249.82/mt) Thursday on stronger demand, up 18 cents/gal from the July 17 one-year low of $4/gal FOB US Gulf Coast, sources said. Sources have attributed the stronger demand to derivative styrene ...
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In the first half of the current year, South Korea's car production fell by 4.3 percent year on year to 2,279,790 units, according to a report released by the Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MOTIE). The report says that the fall on ...
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As of July 1, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 75.28 million mt, indicating an increase of 100,000 mt or 0.13 percent compared to June 24, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. Iron ore inventory at ...
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The arrivals are dwindling in most of the States and season seems to be coming to a close. Approximately 3 Crore 19 lakh bales have arrived in the market as per trade sources. CCI seems to be the best source for good cotton especially in ...
Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India ended the week stable to slightly lower, even as a number of vessel fixtures were reported, as there were not enough cargoes to absorb ...
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Sustained weak demand from North Asian LNG end-users, reflected in the slump in spot prices, has shown little sign of recovering despite the start of the traditionally stronger summer season. Coming out of the April-May shoulder months, ...
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Textile and garment imports by Spain grew by 3.1 percent to €3.428 billion in the first three months of the current year, compared to imports worth €3.324 billion during the corresponding period of last year, according to the data ...
Driven by the various online channels, the way consumers obtain information has changed considerably in recent years. The number of communications channels ranging from websites to social media, plus the increasing shift of purchasing away ...
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There is definitely a positive upward trend in residential home building. After years of weak demand for new construction, builders in most regions of the country are finally seeing more activity, bidding more work and signing more ...
Tags: Hardwood Flooring, Oak Flooring, Construction&Decoration
In April of the current year, China imported 67.15 million mt of iron ore and iron ore concentrate, up 16.4 percent year on year and increasing by 2.6 million mt month on month, according to the figures released by China's General ...
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