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Exxonmobil Pushes US, Canada Polyethylene Increase to December: Sources

Nov 4, 2015

ExxonMobil Chemical has delayed a 5 cents/lb November polyethylene increase for buyers in the US and Canada, multiple market sources said Monday. A buyer source said ExxonMobil would attempt to implement the 5 cents/lb increase in ...

Tags: Exxonmobil, Polyethylene, Sources

Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals Acquires 3 Companies Involved in Rapid Project

Nov 4, 2015

Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals Group said Tuesday that it has acquired three companies involved in the Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Development, or RAPID, project at Pengerang, Johor, from Petronas Refinery and Petrochemical Corp. ...

Tags: Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals, acquisition, petrochemical products

NWE Styrene Monomer Spot Offtake Lackluster Despite Steep Discounts

Nov 4, 2015

Northwest European styrene monomer spot offtake remains lackluster this week on the back of supply length, with buyers predicting lower prices in the coming weeks and industry consumers keen to reduce stock levels for the end of the year, ...

Tags: styrene, Offtake Lackluster, styrenics products, Discounts

Lyondellbasell Declares Force Majeure on La Porte Vam Supplies: Letter

Nov 4, 2015

LyondellBasell issued a force majeure declaration on vinyl acetate monomer and glacial acetic acid supplies from its La Porte, Texas, facility after a turnaround revealed equipment issues, the company said in a letter to customers seen by ...

Tags: Lyondellbasell, vinyl acetate monomer, glacial acetic acid

India Fomento to Ship Its 1st Iron Ore Since Mining Ban Nov 5-15: Sources

Nov 4, 2015

West coast Indian miner Fomento Resources has offered a cargo of 57%-Fe iron ore fines material through a spot tender Thursday, making this the first iron ore shipment the miner will send out of Goa after the state's mining bans were ...

Tags: Fomento Resources, seaborne prices, Iron Ore

Kirby Crude-by-Barge Volumes Slip Further on Lack of Confidence

Nov 4, 2015

Crude oil shipments by Kirby's inland barge fleet continued to slide in the third quarter of 2015, as did the price that transporting those volumes can command, executives said during the company's Q3 earnings call Thursday. Kirby moved ...

Tags: barges, shale, crude

Crude Loading at Russia's Novorossiisk Port Halted Due to Storm

Nov 4, 2015

Crude loading at the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk was halted Thursday due to a storm, which national pipeline operator Transneft expects to prevent loading until Sunday at the earliest. "Currently three tankers are waiting in ...

Tags: Storm, tankers, Crude

Singapore's MPA Steps up Efforts to Boost Green Maritime Technologies

Nov 4, 2015

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said Monday it is working with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Maritime Institute and ClassNK in a bid to boost development of eco-friendly maritime technologies in the city state. ...

Tags: Maritime Energy Test Bed, Green Maritime Technologies

Handysize Tanker Freight Rate on Cross-Med Route at Five-Year Low on More Tonnage

Nov 4, 2015

Handysize tanker freight rates on the Cross-Mediterranean voyage, basis 30,000 mt, have hit their lowest in five years on Monday on the lack of cargoes and ample tonnage, shipping sources said Tuesday. According to Platts data, freight ...

Tags: Handysize tanker, freight rates, cargoes

Mono-Si Market is the Only Exception to A Hot PV Sector

Nov 4, 2015

Soaring demand from China, Japan and the U.S. ensures that the first-tier photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturers are booked in orders up to the first quarter of 2016. Currently, prices are rising for all multi-Si products from wafers to ...

Tags: Mono-Si Market, PV Sector, wafer

South African Sep Thermal Coal Exports Fall 15.1% on Year to 5.93 Million Mt

Nov 4, 2015

South Africa exported 5.93 million mt of thermal coal in September, slipping 15.1% year on year due to lower shipments to India, Europe, Turkey, Pakistan and the US, according to customs data released late Friday. The volume was, however, ...

Tags: South African, thermal coal, Exports

ERP Compliant Fuels Working to Sell First Train of Compliant Coal This Month

Nov 4, 2015

ERP Compliant Fuels hopes to sell its first train of Central Appalachian coal with attached carbon credits this month, a company official said Monday. Tom Clarke of the Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, ERP's nonprofit parent, said ...

Tags: ERP, Compliant Fuels, Clean Power

Europe's Ara Coal Stocks Rise 3.1% on Week to 5.74 Mil Mt

Nov 4, 2015

* Stocks climb at EMO Dry Bulk Terminal and OBA Bulk Amsterdam * Low Rhine river levels impact barging from ARA ports Four delivery terminals in Northwest Europe's Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp trading hub had combined coal stocks of ...

Tags: Ara Coal, stocks, prices

Hampton Roads October Coal Exports Down 29% on Year at 1.93 Mil St

Nov 4, 2015

Coal exports from terminals in Virginia's Hampton Roads region totaled 1.93 million st in October, down 1.9% from September and down 29.1% on the year, according to figures released Tuesday by the Virginia Maritime Association. While the ...

Tags: Coal Exports, coking coal, down

German Spot Power Strong on Low Wind, Low Coal Capacity

Nov 4, 2015

German power contracts for Monday delivery lost ground during Friday trading, yet remained buoyant on low renewables forecasts and reduced availability of coal-fired units. At Platts' 1100 GMT close, baseload power for Monday delivery was ...

Tags: renewables forecasts, coal

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