In May this year, Thailand's total motor vehicle output (excluding motorcycles) amounted to 148,011 units, down 36.17 percent year on year, according to a report released by the Thailand Automotive Institute. On the other hand, Thailand's ...
Tags: Motor Vehicle, Automotive
In June this year, the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 75.0 percent, up from 71.9 percent recorded in May, while the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry ...
Tags: Basic Metal, metal products
Brazil's iron ore export volume amounted to 30.69 million mt in May this year, increasing by 24.25 percent compared to April and up 12.92 percent compared to the same month of 2013, according to the information released by the Brazilian ...
Tags: Iron Ore Exports, flat steel
According to a report from the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending June 21, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,880,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 78.2 percent. Production was 1,824,000 net ...
According to the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), in May this year the overall sales revenue of China's 80 large and medium-size steelmakers - all CISA members - totaled RMB 316.655 billion ($51.66 billion), down 0.53 percent month ...
Tags: Steelmakers, Iron, Steel
Alacero, the Latin American steel association, has reported that in the first four months of this year apparent finished steel use in Latin America and the Caribbean totaled 22.25 million mt, up one percent year on year. The highest ...
Tags: Finished Steel, crude steel
Uncertainty over the scale of widely-expected price cuts by Chinese coal producers for July domestic cargoes has cast a cloud over the South China market for imported thermal coal, market sources said Tuesday. Because of this, buyers and ...
Tags: Thermal coal, Domestic Cargoes
Spot prices of South African 42-44% chrome ore, known as UG2 (upper group 2), have risen by 10-20% from March as platinum mine strike continues, producer and trade sources said Friday. UG2, a byproduct of platinum, was heard trading at ...
Tags: Chrome Ore, platinum byproduct
Malaysia's natural rubber production in April amounted to 36,261 mt, falling 13.1% from a month earlier and down 15.4% year on year, the Department of Statistics said in a statement late Thursday. Its natural rubber exports fell 7.5% from ...
The government of the Australian state of New South Wales will invest A$50 million ($47 million) in the state's mining and gas industries -- mainly to ensure legal compliance -- NSW resources and energy minister Anthony Roberts said ...
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Scarcity of feedstock acetic acid is making it difficult for European ethyl acetate producers to ramp up production and take advantage of spot prices at a three-year high, sources said Tuesday. Spot etac is trading at around ...
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Kazakhstan's CPC Blend crude has fallen to a 23-month low versus Dated Brent, as weak end-user demand has continued to weigh on values for prompt supplies. CIF Augusta CPC Aframax cargoes were assessed at a $1.73/barrel discount to the ...
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The World Gold Council will host a "discussion forum" starting July 7 regarding the future of the London gold pricing mechanism, the industry body said Wednesday. "The first meeting will be held July 7 in London. The Financial Conduct ...
Tags: London Gold Fix, Gold
China Shenhua Energy, the listed subsidiary of the Shenhua Group, produced 25.2 million mt of commercial coal in May, down 5.6% from a year ago but up 4.1% from April, the company said late Tuesday. The company's coal sales stood at ...
Tags: Commercial Coal, Coal Sales
On June 13, the Indian industry body ASSOCHAM called on the Indian Minister for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman and submitted a memorandum, strongly suggesting the imposition of a 30 percent export duty on iron ore pellets in the ...
Tags: Iron Ore Pellets, steel capacity