The first edition of Ambiente India, the new international offspring of the world's most important consumer goods trade fair, closed its doors on 21 June at Pragati Maidan with an impressive visitor turnout. Even the sweltering Delhi heat ...
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LPG prices were mixed in East China this week, rising in Jiangsu province and falling in both Shanghai and Zhejiang province, trade sources in the regions said Friday. Propane-rich imported LPG was heard traded at Yuan 5,900-6,000/mt ...
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Prices in China's domestic thermal coal market slumped dramatically in Monday's Asian trading session as the effect of Shenhua's cut to its thermal coal prices late last week and depressed buying interest among Chinese power plants took a ...
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Seaborne iron ore prices reversed losses Tuesday, as bullish expectations on Chinese economic performance provided stronger support for the steel raw material. Platts assessed the 62% Fe IODEX $0.75/dmt higher on day at $96/dmt CFR North ...
As of July 7, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 114.77 million mt, up 130,000 mt or 0.11 percent compared to the inventory level recorded on June 30, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency on July 8. As of ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Iron Ore
The price of palladium, hitting $865 an ounce on Friday, made a notable record. It hasn't, as Reuters notes, traded so high since February 2001. What's more, it also surged by highs it hit back in 2011 when it traded in the mid-$800s an ...
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The over-the-counter price for 8,800 Btu/lb Powder River Basin coal dipped again Monday, as rail issues overhang the Western market. Mines in BNSF Railway's service area, in the northern reach of the basin, are having trouble guaranteeing ...
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China's largest coal producer Shenhua Group is trying to persuade traders and utilities to buy more coal in a bid to reduce inventories at ports as relatively high stocks at utilities and robust hydropower production continue to weigh on ...
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European styrene production margins, which appeared to be rising after an explosion June 3 during maintenance at Shell-BASF's Ellba joint venture in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, are falling again, Platts data shows. Styrene's premium over ...
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European refining margins have recovered from their lows of last month, driven by a pick-up in products markets, especially jet fuel and gasoline, following run cuts throughout the region, according to traders. "Demand for products ...
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The Platts LNG Japan Korea Marker for August ended the Asian trading at $11.925/MMBtu Friday, falling 10 cents on the week, as the result of the recent North West Shelf tender weighed on the market sentiment. Demand from end-users ...
Bearish factors weighing on the Chinese market were offsetting any positive sentiment on Indian demand for Indonesian thermal coal, sources said Thursday. A Singapore-based source for a major producer said he did not share in the bullish ...
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Despite weak fundamentals and largely negative sentiment, the futures and swaps markets recovered some ground through the day, leading to some support for ore prices. Platts assessed the 62% Fe Iron Ore Index up 50 cents from Monday at ...
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The Asian seaborne cargo market for 5,500 kcal/kg NAR imported thermal coal was weaker Monday, with bids slipping to about $70/mt CFR South China amid talk Chinese coal producer Shenhua was on the verge of cutting prices. Buying interest ...
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The Urals crude market strengthened sharply Wednesday in both Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean as buying interest increased sharply to clear some remaining prompt June cargoes. Differentials for CIF Augusta Urals Aframax cargoes ...
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