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US Over-The-Counter Coal Prices Closed Mixed on Tuesday

May 22, 2014

US over-the-counter coal prices closed mixed on Tuesday, with only a handful of trades seen across the Central Appalachian and Powder River Basin coal markets. CSX physical June traded at $60.25/st for one train twice. The price was ...

Tags: Coal Prices, CSX physical

USGBC Launched USGBC+

May 21, 2014

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) launched USGBC+, a new magazine for its community of nearly 13,000 member organizations that are committed to USGBC’s mission to create sustainable buildings and communities for all within this ...

Tags: Green Building, LEED

The US Steel Sheet Market Remains Relatively Steady

May 21, 2014

The US steel sheet market remains relatively steady, though a lack of buyer urgency may be eroding the bottom range of hot-rolled pricing, market sources said Monday. A top-tier mill source said import buying has picked up but domestic ...

Tags: Steel Sheet, top-tier mill

Ethylene Spot Prices in Northwest Europe Increased Marginally Week on Week to Eur885/Mt

May 21, 2014

Ethylene spot prices in Northwest Europe increased marginally week on week to Eur885/mt ($1,214/mt) FD NWE Friday on the back of a fall in steam cracker utilization rates, which helped managed the oversupply in ethylene, sources said. ...

Tags: Ethylene, Utilization Rates

An Expansion of Hess' Natural Gas Processing Plant Will Cut Gas Wasted and Boost NGL

May 21, 2014

Hess Corp. and North Dakota officials gathered Monday to mark the recent completion of an expansion of the company's natural gas processing plant that will help cut the amount of gas production wasted through flaring and boost NGL ...

Tags: natural gas, pipeline

U.S. Factory Output Slid Last Month After Two Months of Strong Growth

May 19, 2014

U.S. factory output slid last month after two months of strong growth. Manufacturers produced less furniture, machinery, and plastics. The Federal Reserve says that factory production in April dropped 0.4 percent from the previous month ...

Tags: Factory Output

The Amount of Freight Rises for The Second Consecutive Month

May 19, 2014

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.6 percent in March from February, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation ...

Tags: Freight Index, transportation industry

Moody's Has Upgraded The Erdemir's Corporate Family Rating to Ba3

May 19, 2014

International credit rating agency Moody's has announced that it has upgraded the Turkish steel producer Erdemir's corporate family rating to Ba3, affirming the rating outlook as stable. Moody's stated that the upgrade was prompted by ...

Tags: steel producer, credit rating

Going Long on Lead and Short on Copper Continues to Be a Solid Investment Strategy in 2014

May 19, 2014

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 ...

Tags: copper, zinc

US Recycler Metalico Expects Domestic Ferrous Scrap Pricing to Remain Under Pressure

May 19, 2014

US recycler Metalico expects domestic ferrous scrap pricing to remain under pressure until the American scrap export market improves, it said Thursday. First-quarter US scrap exports were at an eight-year low, leading domestic exporters ...

Tags: Steel Scrap, ferrous scrap

The Seaborne Iron Ore Market Ended a Brief Two Days of Gains Thursday

May 19, 2014

The seaborne iron ore market ended a brief two days of gains Thursday as buying activity failed to hold up. Platts assessed the 62% Fe Iron Ore Index at $103.25/dry mt CFR North China Thursday, down 75 cents/dmt on the day. Despite spot ...

Tags: Iron Ore Market, Iron Ore

Market Sources Said Strong Domestic Mill Pricing Appears to Be Filtering

May 16, 2014

Strong domestic mill pricing appears to be filtering, slowly but surely, through the supply chain, market sources said Tuesday. Service centers have no choice but to increase their pricing for end-users, though realized prices are still ...

Tags: Steel Sheet, Downstream Markets

Ethylene Flow Rates on The Evangeline Pipeline Are Likely to Improve in The Coming Week

May 16, 2014

Ethylene flow rates on the Evangeline Pipeline are likely to improve in the coming week, trade sources said Wednesday. Flows on the pipeline, which moves ethylene from Texas into Louisiana, restarted May 8, sources said, after it had been ...

Tags: Ethylene, Pipeline

Prices for Large Cargoes of Butane in Northwest Europe Fell to The Lowest Level in a Year

May 16, 2014

Prices for large cargoes of butane in Northwest Europe fell Tuesday to the lowest level in a year on low demand and ample supplies. Platts assessed the price of a 4,000 mt CIF refrigerated cargo of mixed butane loading 10-25 days forward ...

Tags: Butane, mixed butane

Amazon Targeting B2B: $7.2 Trillion in The United States

May 16, 2014

Amazon's unmanned send cargo aircraft project and TV related products & services is quite notable recently, but the wholesale e-commerce sites AmazonSupply is rarely mentioned, CEO Bezos also seldom talked about it. In fact, the online ...

Tags: Amazon, B2B, E-Commerce Sites

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