Northwest European styrene monomer prices fell $91.50/mt or 5.5% from the start of May to close Thursday at a one-year low of $1,553.50/mt FOB ARA, Platts data showed. The last time it was lower was April 23, 2013 at $1,544.50/mt FOB ARA. ...
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Researchers in Germany have developed two-dimensional hole gas (2DHG) gallium nitride (GaN) channel structures with record mobility [B Reuters et al, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., vol47, p175103, 2014]. Mobility for 2DHGs in GaN is usually ...
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Going long on lead and short on copper continues to be a solid investment strategy in 2014, particularly as lead tilts toward a supply deficit and copper toward surplus, investment bank BNP Paribas said Thursday. Despite lead's ...
Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd (STIL), a leading manufacturer of value added synthetic, cotton and blended yarns, fabrics & home furnishing has announced its results for the quarter and year ended 31st March 2014. The Company ...
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Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. Fourth Quarter 2013 Highlights -Total revenues increased 11% to $1.20 billion primarily reflecting an increase in oilfield, ...
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The balance-month Med/NWE gasoline spread swap -- the differential between the balance-month Mediterranean cargoes swap and the equivalent Eurobob gasoline barge swap -- narrowed Wednesday, due to a weaker Northwest paper European market, ...
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American food company Hillshire Brands has reported a 3.4% rise in its Q3 2014 net sales to $955m, compared to $924m in the same quarter a year ago. The increase in sales is attributable to positive price/mix in both the Retail and ...
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Rates and sentiment on the iron ore freight market got a boost Friday after Bocimar International NV was heard taking at least six ships in the Atlantic over the May Day holiday in Asia, putting an end to the downward spiral in Capesize ...
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Brazil's Vale produced 1.785 million mt of coal during the first quarter, up 1.9% on the year to a record Q1 volume due to the ramp up of the Moatize mine in Mozambique, the diversified miner said in a production report published late ...
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Robotic-assisted surgery device maker Intuitive Surgical has announced an acceleration of its $1 billion share buyback program from Goldman, Sachs & Co. in an effort to prop up its dwindling stock price. The embattled Sunnyvale, ...
Average silver prices in 2014 are expected to slip to around $20.440/oz from the 2013 average of $23.750/oz because of rising supply and weaker investment demand, analysts with the New York-based CPM Group said Tuesday. "Silver prices are ...
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Coal stocks at ports in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region have firmed to their highest levels this year at around 6 million mt, according to data collected from port sources Monday. Sources said coal stocks at EMO Dry Bulk Terminal ...
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Spot trade of 226, the main aluminum alloy grade, was slow this week, with consumers wary of higher prices, and partly because of the shorter working week. A number of producers have pushed offers of 226 ingot up to around Eur1,700/mt ...
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Molybdenum oxide prices were fairly stable Friday with prices moving up 5 cents from the bottom of Platts' range, however, reported business continued to remain wide. Platts assessed its daily dealer molybdenum oxide price at ...
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21 Collateral Events are scheduled for the 14th International Architecture Exhibition entitled Fundamentals (they were 18 in 2012), directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta (preview June 5th ...
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