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The US Sheet Steel Market Might Be in for Another Stretch of Relative Stability

Jun 3, 2014

The US sheet steel market might be in for another stretch of relative stability, as new upcoming outages balance import pressure and drab demand, market sources said Thursday. One industry consultant said manufacturing -- and thus steel ...

Tags: Steel Sheet, steel consumption

Alcoa Has Offered Third-Quarter Term Shipments at a $408/Mt Premium

Jun 3, 2014

Global aluminum producer Alcoa has offered third-quarter term shipments at a $408/mt premium to London Metal Exchange cash, CIF Japan, Japanese buyers said Thursday. The premium is for primary aluminum ingot to be shipped to Japanese main ...

Tags: aluminum, Japanese market

US Propane and Propylene Stocks Increased 2.17 Million Barrels

Jun 3, 2014

US propane and propylene stocks increased 2.17 million barrels in the reporting week that ended May 23, Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday. A week earlier, the build was almost identical at 2.18 million barrels. The ...

Tags: propane, propylene stocks

Petkim Increased The Prices of Polyolefins by $15-20/Mt

Jun 3, 2014

Turkish petrochemical producer Petkim Thursday increased the prices of polyolefins by $15-20/mt, sources said. Petkim was not immediately available to confirm. New list prices for low density polyethylene, high density PE injection ...

Tags: Polyolefins, petrochemical producer, Petkim

Asian Paraxylene Buyers Placed Their Counterbids for June at $1,150-1,170/Mt CFR

Jun 3, 2014

Asian paraxylene buyers placed their counterbids for June at $1,150-1,170/mt CFR, more than $100/mt lower than nominations for the Asian contract price, sources close to the negotiations said Thursday. There are four PX ACP sellers in ...

Tags: paraxylene, oil

E.ON and RasGas Have Signed a Three-Year Deal to Deliver up to 2b Cubic Meters of LNG

Jun 3, 2014

German utility group E.ON and Qatari producer RasGas have signed a three-year flexible deal to deliver up to 2 billion cubic meters of LNG over the term of the deal from Qatar to the UK's Isle of Grain LNG import terminal, where E.ON has ...

Tags: RasGas, LNG contracts

Australia Is Due for a Second Wave of LNG Project Development

Jun 3, 2014

Australia is due for a second wave of LNG project development, despite spiraling costs that have hindered further progress in recent years, Santos Vice President of LNG Markets and Eastern Australia Commercial Peter Cleary said. Speaking ...

Tags: LNG Development, LNG Markets

US Residual Fuel Oil Implied Demand Was Slightly Higher in March Than in February

Jun 3, 2014

US residual fuel oil implied demand was slightly higher in March than in February, but just half what it was in March 2013, according to US Energy Information Administration data published Thursday. March fuel oil demand in the US was ...

Tags: Fuel Oil, fuel oil demand

A Government Report Shows Tight Gasoline Supply in The Midwest

Jun 3, 2014

Chicago CBOB gasoline for delivery through June 4 jumped 9 cents/gal Thursday to NYMEX July RBOB futures plus 3 cents/gal on the back of refiner buying and a government report showing tight gasoline supply in the Midwest, sources said. ...

Tags: gasoline, Chicago market

Crude Akpo Has Seen Its Values Fall Sharply Amid Weaker Demand

Jun 3, 2014

Nigerian light sweet crude Akpo has seen its values fall sharply amid weaker demand because of a drop in refining margins, trading sources said Thursday. About a month ago at the start of the trading cycle of the Nigerian June loading ...

Tags: light sweet crude, refining margins

Weekly US Coal Carloads Jumped 4.6% on a Year-Over-Year Basis in The Week Ended May 24

Jun 3, 2014

Weekly coal carloads originated by US railroads jumped 4.6% on a year-over-year basis in the week ended May 24, as both BNSF Railway and CSX showed strong gains in weekly coal deliveries, according to data from the Association of American ...

Tags: coal carloads, railroads

Bedding Industry Sees Only Modest Growth in 2013

Jun 3, 2014

The bedding industry saw only modest growth last year, with units increasing 1.2% and the dollar value of wholesale bedding shipments increasing 2.4%, according to the industry’s official report of 2013 results. The 2013 Mattress ...

Tags: Bedding Industry, bedding shipments

Market Demands to PV Silicon Wafers May Remain Stable

Jun 2, 2014

Market demands to PV silicon wafers may remain stable as many manufacturers have reported growing monthly revenues. Meanwhile, demands also increased because of the postponement of US DoC’s initial verdict for anti-dumping duties. ...

Tags: Silicon Wafer, PV

Carpet Tile Is No Stranger as The Product Has Been Around for Roughly 60 Years

Jun 1, 2014

In the world of soft surfaces, carpet tile—or modular carpet—is no stranger as the product has been around for roughly 60 years. From its start it was seen as a product that was beneficial for certain commercial environments, ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration, Carpet Tile, Tile

USB 3.1 Still Cannot Replace HDMI and Thunderbolt

Jun 1, 2014

The USB 3.1 standard has significantly raised the transmission speed to 10Gbps, up from the 5Gbps for USB 3.0, but the technology will still struggle to replace HDMI and Thunderbolt for Ultra HD image transmissions, according to Digitimes ...

Tags: USB 3.1, HDMI, Thunderbolt

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