US spot methanol prices reached their highest level in four months Wednesday. Platts assessed methanol at $1.43/gal FOB US Gulf Wednesday. The last time methanol was any higher was on May 2 when it was assessed at $1.44/gal FOB US Gulf. ...
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China is planning to further crack down on illegal rare earth mining and smelting companies by establishing a blacklist, State media reported on Wednesday. Citing anonymous sources from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, ...
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The price spread between Asian paraxylene and isomer-grade mixed xylenes shrank $9/mt day on day to a one-year low of $175/mt on a CFR basis Wednesday as PX prices turned top heavy while MX remained bullish, Platts data showed. Asian ...
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US coal production totaled about 20.9 million st in the week that ended Saturday, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday. The production estimate, based on railcar loadings, is 1.2% higher than the previous week's estimate ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,16 commodities increased in prices, 26 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 05/09/2013.The largest rises were SBR (1.21%),Styrene (1.05%),LLDPE (0.80%),while the largest falls ...
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China's state-owned enterprise Chongqing Iron & Steel plans to maintain its crude steel output in 2013 at 6 million mt amid uncertainties in the market, a company source told Platts Wednesday. The steelmaker has three blast furnaces, each ...
Supply remains relatively tight in the US sheet market, apparently slowing seasonal erosion, market sources said Thursday. A service center executive said that flat-rolled lead times, particularly cold-rolled lead times, were healthy due ...
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Official design sketches of the Mercedes-Benz Concept S-Class Coupe have been released ahead of its unveiling at next week’s Frankfurt motor show. Mercedes-Benz tweeted the front three-quarter image (above) of the luxury two-door ...
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A road-going prototype based on the Citroen Cactus concept car (pictured top) has been spied undergoing hot weather testing, signalling the four-door compact crossover’s future production reality. First teased, then revealed in ...
The first ‘sans camouflage’ footage of the production-intent McLaren P1 has been released approximately one year after the concept version debuted at the 2012 Paris motor show. With the first customer deliveries scheduled to ...
Luddenham Raceway, a brand new motorsport facility planned for Sydney’s west, has been given the green light and is set to open its gates in 2014. Officially approved on August 29, Luddenham Raceway will be located between Penrith ...
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A selection of 100 Porsche 911 models celebrating the iconic sports car’s 50th anniversary will cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge on September 15. Part of Australia’s role in the German manufacturer’s global 50 Years of ...
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Infinti Australia’s general manager has resigned with the Japanese luxury brand set to come under new leadership from October. Kevin Snell had been the driving force behind the launch of the brand in Australia, having been ...
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The first clean image of the Jaguar C-X17 concept has appeared online, giving us our best look yet at what is due to become the brand’s first crossover. There are few surprises in the C-X17 concept’s front-end styling, which ...
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The updated Alfa Romeo Giulietta is set to debut at next week’s Frankfurt motor show touting revised interior and exterior styling, added technology and a reworked diesel engine. An updated version of the existing 2.0-litre ...
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