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Singapore 380 CST High Sulfur Bunker Fuel Prices Dipped to a 21-Month Low of $586/Mt

Apr 8, 2014

Singapore 380 CST high sulfur bunker fuel prices dipped to a 21-month low of $586/mt Wednesday, on the back of weak demand and bearish crude. The outright price was last lower June 29, 2012, when it was $578.50, Platts data showed. ...

Tags: fuel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

March 2014 Was a Good Month for Heavy and Medium-Duty Truck Orders

Apr 8, 2014

March 2014 was a good month for heavy and medium-duty truck orders, according to two reports from freight forecasters. The freight forecast firm FTR says that at the end of March in North America, a total of 27,139 Class 8 trucks were ...

Tags: Truck, Transportation

Chinese Tire Makers Raises Exports of Passenger and Light Truck Tires to U.S.

Apr 8, 2014

Chinese tire makers, already the dominant players in the U.S. tire import/export arena, strengthened their position measurably last year, raising their exports of passenger and light truck tires to the U.S. 55.8 and 75.8 percent, ...

Tags: tire, tyre, Light Truck Tire

Sinopec Hiked Its Ex-Works Price for Benzene in East China by Yuan 100/Mt

Apr 8, 2014

State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, hiked its ex-works price for benzene in East China by Yuan 100/mt ($16/mt), or 1.23%, to Yuan 8,200/mt effective Tuesday, market sources said Wednesday. It is the first increase ...

Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Petroleum

Refined Global Zinc Usage Is to Increase 4.5% This Year to 13.58 Million Mt

Apr 8, 2014

Refined global zinc usage is to increase 4.5% this year to 13.58 million mt, the International Lead & Zinc Study Group said Thursday. "It is anticipated that, after having risen by 4.9% in 2013, world usage of refined zinc metal will ...

Tags: Zinc, Metallurgy, Mineral, Zinc mine

Index Increased by 0.6 Percent to 76.8 on The 100-Point ACSI Scale in The Q4 of 2013

Apr 8, 2014

According to a nationwide survey and analysis from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Americans' satisfaction with their shopping, buying, and consumption experiences is at a 20-year high. "A satisfied customer is often a ...

Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation

Estimated Finished Steel Import Market Share in March Was 25% and Is 25% YTD

Apr 4, 2014

Based on the Commerce Department's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that steel import permit applications for the month of March total 3,485,000 ...

Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral

Coal Production in Russia Went up by 0.4 Percent to 85.85 Million Mt

Apr 4, 2014

In the January-March period of the current year, coal production in Russia went up by 0.4 percent year on year to 85.85 million mt, including 28.75 million mt of coal produced in March, according to Russia's Central Dispatching Department ...

Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Fangda Special Steel's Net Profit of RMB 563 Million,up 7.51 Percent in 2013

Apr 4, 2014

Jiangxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Fangda Special Steel has issued its financial results for 2013, announcing an operating revenue of RMB 13.215 billion ($2.17 billion), down 1.05 percent year on year, while it saw a net profit of ...

Tags: steel, Special Steel, jiangxi

SSWL Sold 1.26 Million Steel Wheel Rims, Indicating a 12 Percent Growth in March

Apr 4, 2014

Indian steel rim producer Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) has announced that in March this year it sold 1.26 million steel wheel rims, indicating a 12 percent growth year on year. In the given month, the company's wheel rim exports amounted ...

Tags: Steel Wheel Rims, Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral

Turkey's PPGI Exports Amounted to 12,615 Mt, Decreasing by 67.37% in Jan-Feb

Apr 4, 2014

According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the first two months of this year Turkey's pre-painted galvanized iron (PPGI) exports amounted to 12,615 mt, decreasing by 67.37 percent, while the revenue from ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel

The IATA Reports That Growth in Air Freight Markets Moderated in February, Rising 2.9%

Apr 4, 2014

The IATA reports that growth in air freight markets moderated in February, rising 2.9% compared to a year ago, down on the 4.3% increase in January. But combining the first two months of the year shows there has been a solid 3.6% gain in ...

Tags: Air Freight, Service

Sales of Passenger Cars in Turkey Declined by 24.46 Percent in Jan-Mar

Apr 3, 2014

In the first three months this year, sales of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Turkey declined by 24.46 percent year on year to 115,272 units, according to the statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Distributors Association ...

Tags: Passenger Car, Auto, Transportation, vehicles

China's Crude Steel Output up 1.7 Percent Year on Year, as Announced by NDRC

Apr 3, 2014

In the January-February period of the current year, China's crude steel output amounted to 130.8 million mt, up 1.7 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The growth rate in question ...

Tags: Metallurgical Coke, crude steel, steel, Metallurgy, Mineral

Export From Technological and Industrial Zones Amounted to 250 Million Euros

Apr 3, 2014

Export from technological and industrial zones in the first quarter of 2014 amounted to 250 million euros?and there was a growth of 95% compared to last year, show data of the Directorate for Technological and Industrial Development Zones ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics