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Ethanol Output in Brazil's Key Center-South Region Was 167.854 Million Liters

Apr 16, 2014

Ethanol output in Brazil's key center-south region was 167.854 million liters (44.342 million gallons) in the second half of March, up 665% from the first half of the month, according to data released Tuesday by trade group Unica. The ...

Tags: Ethanol Output, sugar mills

Malaysia's Export Tax on Crude Palm Oil Will Remain at 5.5% for May

Apr 16, 2014

Malaysia's export tax on crude palm oil will remain at 5.5% for May, unchanged from April, the Malaysia Palm Oil Board's website showed Tuesday. Biodiesel producers and traders said the tax rate would not impact Malaysian biodiesel ...

Tags: CPO Export, biodiesel, Biodiesel producers

The May/June Gasoil Timespread Rose 18 Cents/B From Friday

Apr 16, 2014

The timespread for 500 ppm gasoil swaps in Singapore widened to a four-month high of 83 cents/barrel for May/June Monday, reflecting a tighter market during the regional refinery maintenance season, a narrowing East/West spread and ...

Tags: Gasoil, power generation, heavy air-conditioning

Seepage of Residual Oil Leads to The Unusually High Benzene Level in Tap Water in Lanzhou

Apr 16, 2014

Seepage of residual oil previously leaked from PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemical Co.'s 10.5 million mt/year (210,000 b/d) integrated refinery and petrochemical complex into the water source for water works was behind the unusually high ...

Tags: residual oil, PetroChina, Petrochemical

On-Going Supply Difficulties Continue to Support US Steel Sheet Pricing

Apr 16, 2014

On-going supply difficulties continue to support US steel sheet pricing, though market sources were divided Monday as to whether a peak had been reached. One large-volume hot-rolled service center buyer said there's "nothing out there" ...

Tags: Steel Sheet, automobile

Finland-Based Stainless Steel Producer Outokumpu Saw a Small Upturn in Stainless Demand

Apr 16, 2014

Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu said Monday it has seen a small upturn in stainless demand and is cautiously optimistic about forward prospects. CEO Mika Seitovirta told the company's annual general meeting of ...

Tags: Finland, stainless steel

Iron Ore Prices Are Likely to Drop to $115/Dry Mt CFR China This Year

Apr 16, 2014

Iron ore prices are likely to drop to $115/dry mt CFR China this year, lower than Q1's $120.68/dmt average, forcing as much as 70-80 million mt/year of high-cost Chinese supplies to shut, Standard Bank said Monday. Iron ore reference ...

Tags: Iron Ore, iron ore demand

Japan's Spot Aluminum Trade Remained Thin Monday

Apr 16, 2014

Japan's spot aluminum trade remained thin Monday, but market sources said the outlook for construction demand was positive and would boost buying interest if London Metal Exchange prices fall below $1,800/mt. The LME three-month aluminum ...

Tags: aluminum, aluminum ingot

Malaysia Approved a 20% Increase in Natural Gas Prices for Industrial & Commercial Sectors

Apr 16, 2014

Malaysia has approved a 20% increase in natural gas prices for industrial and commercial sectors in the west of the country, effective May 1, in order to reflect the cost of procuring more expensive imported LNG. Domestic natural gas ...

Tags: natural gas, LNG Cost

Canada's Total Crude Oil Output Is Expected to Reach 3.9 Million B/D in 2015

Apr 16, 2014

Canada's total crude oil output is expected to reach 3.9 million b/d in 2015, some 500,000 b/d more than the current output, driven primarily by small in-situ oil sands developments, each typically 35,000-40,000 b/d, an industry official ...

Tags: Oil Output, oil sands

The Backwardation on ULSD Barge Swaps Opened up to $7.75/Mt Friday

Apr 16, 2014

The near-term supply shortage of ultra low sulfur diesel in Northwest Europe has forced up the forward curve backwardation to an 11-month high, and prompted the barges and cargo swaps to trade at the narrowest spread since October 2013, ...

Tags: NWE Diesel, ULSD cargoes

The Prompt Inter-Month Timespread for The FOB Singapore 92 RON Swaps Hit an 8-Month High

Apr 16, 2014

The prompt inter-month timespread for the FOB Singapore 92 RON swaps rose to an eight-month high last week, reflecting firming demand amid a tightening physical spot market ahead of the Asian refinery turnaround season. The May/June time ...

Tags: gasoline, oil, gas

Missions in Remote Often Suffer From a Lack of Connectivity to Tactical Operation Centers

Apr 16, 2014

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says that missions in remote, forward operating locations often suffer from a lack of connectivity to tactical operation centers and access to valuable intelligence, surveillance and ...

Tags: GaN E-band MMICs, vehicles, Electrical, Electronics

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Is Accepting Public Comment on a Proposed Permit

Apr 16, 2014

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting public comment on a proposed permit that would allow Archer Daniels Midland to inject carbon dioxide deep underground at a facility in Decatur, Illinois. This process – known as ...

Tags: EPA, certification

Undrape The Ingenious S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid

Apr 16, 2014

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is set to reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The ingenious petrol plug-in hybrid - an electric car, hybrid car and ...

Tags: Cars, Volvo, electric car

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