Shell's recent announcement that it is seeking additional feedstock supplies for its proposed western Pennsylvania petrochemical facility is only one major roadblock that the facility needs to circumvent in the next few years, a Platts ...
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has appreciated the energy management plan of the Punjab government stating it would bring the textile industry out of crisis. At a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and ...
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Govt delays approval of CNPC, Sinopec new projects till '13 emissions evaluation The country's two major oil providers - China National Petroleum Corp and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp - have been punished by the Environmental ...
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In the second quarter of the current year, Belgian crude steel production amounted to 1.77 million mt, falling by six percent year on year and up 3.4 percent compared to the first quarter, according to the Belgian Steel Federation (GSV). In ...
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Australian coking coal producer Beacon Hill Resources has announced its interim results for the first half ended on June 30 of the current year. Accordingly, Beacon Hill has posted a net loss of $7.6 million for the first half, compared ...
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Argentina's petrochemicals industry is unlikely to expand until more natural gas and related feedstock supplies become available when the potential of the country's shale gas plays is turned into production in a decade or so, an analyst ...
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Accounts receivables for China's major coal companies reached 330.8 billion yuan ($54.03 billion) at the end of June, the highest level over the past decade, official industry figures showed. According to China National Coal Association, ...
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European light ends outright values reached six-month highs, tracking rising crude values, as prices soared amidst growing tensions in Syria. "It's rallying with the crude," said one source, referring to the strengthening of the Northwest ...
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Spot indium prices in Asia have risen to their highest level since October 2011, as sellers hold back expecting prices to rise further in the near term, market sources said Tuesday. Platts assessed the spot indium price at $630-670/kg CIF ...
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China's fuel oil imports in July were flat from a year earlier, at 1.87 million mt, amid sustained weak demand for the fuel, detailed data released last week by the General Administration of Customs showed. The volumes refer to the fuel ...
Russian steel producer Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the current year according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In the ...
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Australian iron ore development company BC Iron has announced its fiscal results for the financial year 2012-13 ended June 30, posting a net profit of A$48.8 million, down 3.5 percent year on year. In the given year, BC Iron's sales ...
Cleveland, Ohio-based Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced Tuesday that it has entered into a new agreement with West Chester, Ohio-based AK Steel to supply iron ore pellets from 2014 through 2023. The new agreement includes minimum and ...
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As announced by China's National Bureau of Statistics on August 27, in the first seven months this year the aggregate gross profits of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises in China reached RMB 3.00322 trillion ($490.5 billion), ...
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China's legislators on Monday called for greater support for the development of renewable energy industry which is facing obstacles in planning, purchase system, subsidies and technology. Development of renewable energy must be a ...
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