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
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 ...
Tags: Coal Spot, thermal coal, SPOT MARKET
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
Prices of spot delivered thermal coal cargoes into Turkey slipped Friday, following a lower-priced deal for US material and buyers willing to wait for cheaper prices, sources said. Platts assessed the weekly CIF Turkey 6,000 kcal/kg ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, US Deals
Technical reasons and rising interest to invest in cotton seemed to cause the movements on the futures market. The quotations on the European market were also influenced by better than expected shipping data from the world’s ...
Considerable amplitudes to the top as well as to the bottom without any obvious trend shaped the development of the CIF Bremen index. After a short decline the index tended firmer by the end of the reported week.The currency development was ...
Mediterranean ultra low sulfur diesel cargoes are trading $10.25/mt above the Northwest European cargoes, the widest spread between the two regions since January 17 on tight prompt supply in the Med. The Med cargo cash premium to the ...
Tags: Diesel Cargoes, low sulfur diesel
The fuel oil physical hi-lo -- the premium of 1% FOB Northwest European cargoes over 3.5% FOB Rotterdam barges -- came off a 17-month high Tuesday morning, having surged $12.75/mt to $62.75/mt Monday on fears Russia may stop or reduce gas ...
In January this year, China exported 248,114 mt of stainless flat steel, up 19 percent compared to 208,340 mt in December and up 70 percent year on year. The growth is mainly attributed to the strong demand from Asian markets as well as low ...
Tags: Stainless Steel, Mineral
The March US butadiene contract price Friday settled up 8-13 cents/lb ($176-$287/mt) from February at a 68-78 cents/lb ($1,499-$1,720/mt) split settlement, sources said. LyondellBasell, Shell Chemicals and TPC Group settled up 8 cents/lb ...
Ethylene producers in Northwest Europe have fixed two cargoes to Asia for March loading driven by length in domestic market, the turnaround season in Asia and port congestion in the Middle East, sources said this week. Europe, a net ...
Shell Chemicals nominated its March US butadiene contract price up 8 cents/lb ($176/mt) from February to 68 cents/lb ($1,499/mt), sources said Thursday. Shell officials could not be reached immediately for confirmation. TPC Group also ...
Central Appalachian thermal coal prices closed mixed in the session, with only two trades seen Monday. A CAPP barge time spread was seen trading in the late morning, while a CAPP rail (CSX) quarterly swap went through after the 4 pm EST ...
Tags: CAPP Coal, Low Volume Session
The Chinese export spot price of 75%-Si ferrosilicon was assessed at $1,410-1,440/mt FOB Thursday, compared with $1,410-1,450/mt a week ago, on slow domestic and export demand. This week, an Inner Mongolia-based producer sold around 300 ...
Tags: Ferrosilicon, Mineral
Offer prices in the Argentinian ferrous scrap market are up 50% in February compared with January levels, a reflection of the steep devaluation of its currency, sources said Wednesday. On January 23, the central bank of Argentina scaled ...
Tags: Ferrous Scrap, Mineral