Methanex, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets, has announced its new regional contract methanol prices for North America and Asia Pacific regions. For the North American region, ...
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Ascena Retail Group, Inc. reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended April 26, 2014. Highlights: -GAAP EPS $0.20; Adjusted EPS $0.27 -Total Comparable Sales (1%) -Fiscal 2014 EPS Guidance Reaffirmed Between ...
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The government of Kano state in Nigeria has invested N2 billion for importing machinery and equipment to be installed in 44 new garment factories that are being set up across the state, Kano Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said, ...
Spreadshirt has brought its European TV campaign to the UK, for the first time since 2012. The e-commerce platform that enables people and brands to create, sell and buy ideas on merchandising is targeting the ITV Central and ITV Meridian ...
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According to the data released by the Export and Import Division of South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MOTIE), the country's trade balance indicated a $5.35 billion surplus in May this year. Meanwhile, in the first five months ...
Tags: Steel Exports, cars exports
Brazil steel maker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) plans to expand its presence in the domestic rebar market, local media reported on Tuesday. The company has just entered in the long products segment and is eyeing a 9 percent market ...
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In the January-May period of the current year, the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 2.480 million mt, down 4.1 percent year on year, as announced by the ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Output, finished steel products
In May this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 3.54 percent compared to April and were up 29.23 percent year on year, totaling 36.05 million metric tons. According to the information released by Port ...
Tags: Iron Ore Exports, BHP Billiton
According to the report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in April this year industrial producer prices decreased by 0.1 percent both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-28) ...
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In May this year, Moldavian Metallurgical Works (MMZ), a steelmaker based in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, produced 45,489 mt of crude steel and 39,519 mt of rolled steel products, including 19,275 mt of reinforcing bars and 20,244 ...
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The relationship between feedstock soybean oil and blendstock heating oil that the biodiesel industry uses to gauge costs and margins rebounded Tuesday from hitting a three-month low Monday. The "boho" factor, as the relationship is also ...
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Australia's Atlas Iron in May made its first iron ore sale for delivery into India and is looking to add other Asian and European destinations, it said in a presentation Tuesday. China has been Atlas' traditional offtake market, with the ...
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US steel sheet prices stayed flat on Tuesday as mills remained reluctant to offer lower prices, but sources noted that downward pricing pressure is continuing to develop. Platts maintained its hot-rolled coil assessment at $675-685/st, ...
Tags: Steel Sheet, hot-rolled coil
The June US butadiene contract price settled down 2-3 cents/lb from May at a 65-76 cents/lb ($1,433-$1,675/mt) split, sources said Monday. TPC Group, Shell Chemicals and LyondellBasell each were 3 cents lower than May at 65 cents/lb, ...
Tags: Butadiene, Shell Chemicals
Styrolution is seeking to expand polystyrene margins following the settlement of the June styrene contract price, the company said late Monday. With the Northwest European styrene contract agreed at Eur1,360/mt FOB ARA ($1,850/mt), down ...
Tags: Styrolution, Polystyrene