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Gas Buyers in Asia Are Facing The Problems of High Prices

Mar 31, 2014

Gas buyers in Asia are facing the same problems of high prices and a monopolistic market that their counterparts in Europe faced a decade or so ago, but there is no equivalent regulatory body that can force suppliers to change their ...

Tags: Gas Markets, Europe's Dilemma

US Railroads Originated for The Week Ending Saturday Totaled 113,414, Down 0.6%

Mar 31, 2014

The number of coal carloads that US railroads originated for the week ending Saturday totaled 113,414, down 0.6% from the prior week, but up 3% from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. For the ...

Tags: coal carloads, coal production, coal

Softer Coastal Freight Rates Put Seaborne-Traded Cargoes at a Slight Price Disadvantage

Mar 31, 2014

Softer coastal freight rates for shipping domestic thermal coal from northern to southern ports in China has put seaborne-traded cargoes at a slight price disadvantage, and renewed downward pressure on CFR South China prices, said traders ...

Tags: thermal coal, mid-calorific value, spot market

Asian Contract Price for Paraxylene Are Seen to Come in at Around $1,050-1,100/Mt CFR

Mar 31, 2014

Counter bids for the April Asian Contract Price for paraxylene are seen to come in at around $1,050-1,100/mt CFR, sources close to the negotiations said Thursday. The four PX ACP sellers in Asia -- ExxonMobil, Japan's Idemitsu Kosan and ...

Tags: Paraxylene, PTA market, PTA producers

Fonterra Begins Construction of New IDR357bn Blending and Packing Facility in Indonesia

Mar 31, 2014

New Zealand-based dairy firm Fonterra has begun construction of its new IDR357bn ($31.3m) blending and packing facility at Cikarang in West Java, Indonesia. The plant is expected to be the company's first manufacturing facility in the ...

Tags: Dairy Packaging, Packaging

Stylish Tails Cocktails Makes Huge Impact with Their Premium Blends and Innovative Pack

Mar 31, 2014

Stylish Tails cocktails are making a huge impact in the drinks world with their premium blends and innovative pack, which combines the design and engineering expertise of RPC Containers Market Rasen and Blackburn. Launched in early 2010, ...

Tags: cocktails, RPC Pack, Packaging

Tip Top Foodservice Has Launched a New Burgen Gluten Free White Bread for Cafes

Mar 31, 2014

Tip Top Foodservice, the specialist foodservice bakery division of George Weston Foods, has launched a new Burgen Gluten Free White Bread for the Australian foodservice industry. The new gluten free bread is frozen from fresh specifically ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

The Average Selling Price for Class 8 Trucks Reached Just Over $44,400

Mar 31, 2014

The average selling price for Class 8 trucks reached just over $44,400 in February 2014, rising for a second month in a row and setting a new high, but the trend is expected to cool, according to ACT Research. "Despite the record selling ...

Tags: Transportation, Truck, Auto Parts

Ormet Is Seeking Federal Bankruptcy Court Permission to Sell Another 24,000 Mt

Mar 31, 2014

Ormet, as it winds down its aluminum business in the US, is seeking federal bankruptcy court permission to sell another 24,000 mt, plus or minus 5%, of sandy calcined metallurgical-grade alumina to Swiss commodities trader Trafigura AG for ...

Tags: Ormet, Calcined Alumina, aluminum

Mill Discipline and Supply Issues Have Brought US Steel Sheet Prices up

Mar 31, 2014

Mill discipline and supply issues have brought US steel sheet prices up, but those prices are anything but secure, market sources told Platts Thursday. "The mills timed [the increase] well," said one service center executive. "I don't ...

Tags: Steel Sheet, cold-rolled coilc, hot-rolled assessment

Small Volumes of Fuel Ethanol From Paraguay Were Recently Exported to Brazil

Mar 31, 2014

Small volumes of fuel ethanol from Paraguay were recently exported to Brazil, sources said Thursday. Brazilian trading houses purchased 5 million liters (1.32 million gallons) to be delivered in trucks to the states of Mato Grosso do Sul ...

Tags: Fuel Ethanol, strong demand, domestic ethanol prices

Traders Are Considering Sending European Ethylene Cargoes to Asia

Mar 31, 2014

Traders are considering sending European ethylene cargoes to Asia for late May delivery amid weak European prices, sources said Thursday. Market participants said they have been approached by several traders with selling indications ...

Tags: Ethylene, Weak European Prices, ethylene marker

The World Trade Organization Has Ruled in Favour of The US

Mar 30, 2014

The World Trade Organization has ruled in favour of the US, Europe and Japan in a dispute with China over its export restrictions on rare earth. China's rare earth industry – responsible for almost 90% of global output – ...

Tags: Rare Earth, rare earth export

The New Range Has Been Designed to Target Young Builders Between The Ages of 4 and 7

Mar 28, 2014

The new range has been designed to target young builders between the ages of four and seven years old. LEGO has launched a new brand property designed to bridge the gap between Duplo and LEGO, called LEGO Juniors. The new range has been ...

Tags: LEGO, LEGO Juniors

Bridgestone Has Pledged $30,000 in Funding to Mind Drive

Mar 28, 2014

Bridgestone Americas Inc. has pledged $30,000 in funding to Mind Drive, a non-profit educational program that uses the automobile and experiential learning techniques to teach at-risk high school students about math and science. In ...

Tags: Bridgestone, tire engineers

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