The Platts China spot alumina price ex-works Henan basis firmed another Yuan 20/mt ($3.24) Thursday to settle at Yuan 2,510/mt for 70:30 cash and credit payment terms, after rising Yuan 20/mt Wednesday from Yuan 2,470/mt Tuesday. Prices ...
Tags: Spot Alumina, Alumina, Metallurgy
China's ex-works Henan spot alumina price closed the week Friday at Yuan 2,470/mt ($401/mt) for 70:30 cash and credit payment terms, unchanged from Thursday and a week ago. Sentiment stayed strong for the near term, and alumina prices ...
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Last week, USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) released their estimates of monthly average retail meat prices for November. According to this data, beef prices continue to edge higher. Both average Choice and All Fresh retail beef prices ...
Tags: Meat, Agriculture, Food
China's appetite for coal, once seemingly unlimited, is starting to wane, and the effects are rippling far from the Middle Kingdom. With the world's second-largest economy, China in recent years has been driving demand for all sorts of ...
Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Rhodium prices continued to rise this week on buying by investment banks on behalf of industrial consumers and improved market sentiment. The Platts New York Dealer rhodium price range on Friday rose to $975-1,015/oz from $950-995/oz last ...
Tags: Rhodium, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The Australian share market has again nudged above the 5,000 point mark but fell away in afternoon trade to end only slightly higher. Financial and energy stocks were the best performers, with other sectors mixed. Energy giant Woodside ...
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The worst month on the stockmarket in a year has taken the wind out of investors, with confidence retreating from highs earlier this year amid increasing concern about the global economy and the endgame for stimulus from central banks. ...
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The Australian sharemarket closed half a per cent higher, buoyed by the big banks and a major restructure by Boral, one of the nation's biggest manufacturers. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 21.8 points, or 0.46 ...
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Production of both hard maple and soft maple should pick up over the next two months as freezing weather firms up northern woodlands. Pricing trends for the two species will diverge, however, because one is growing in popularity and the ...
Tags: market view, polar lumber
U. S. Demand for motors edged higher during the fourth quarter of 2010 as NEMA's Motor Shipments Index (MSI) increased 1.4 percent from the previous quarter. Shipments remain appreciably lower than the levels observed during the 2006-2008 ...
Tags: Industry Trends, motor