Domestic spot prices of high carbon ferrochrome (basis 50% Cr) in China continued to cweek on week at Yuan 6,850-7,000/mt (85-86.5 cents/lb), on a delivered basis including 17% VAT, amid little change in market fundamentals, sources said ...
The price range for 75%-Si ferrosilicon in Asia widened this week as competition for a buy tender in Japan pulled down spot prices. The spot import price into Japan was assessed at $1,360-1,410/mt CIF Japan Thursday, compared with ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Spot prices for high carbon ferrochrome and charge chrome imported into China remained steady this week with trade activities remaining muted as buyers stayed on the sidelines ahead of the settlement of November bid prices by Chinese major ...
The October US contract price for acetone settled down 1.75 cents to 63.50 cents/lb ($1,400/mt), sources said Tuesday. The settlement was in line with expectations of a 1 cent to 2 cents decline, sources said. The lower settlement came ...
Tags: Acetone Contract Price, Chemicals
European polyethylene prices have fallen in the run-up to the K Fair international plastics and rubber trade fair in Dusseldorf, on the back of volatile upstream prices and robust supplies which kept buying hesitant, sources said. Low ...
Tags: Chemicals, polyethylene
European styrene prices continued to fall Tuesday, continuing the bearish domestic trend seen since the start of September as sellers continued to look to offload excess supply in Europe. However, sources pointed to alternative export ...
The average spot market quote for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer has risen slightly by 1.18% to US$0.86/W, while that for high-efficiency models by 1.09% to US$0.926/W, according to Taiwan-based maker Green Energy Technology ...
Tags: Spot Prices, Silicon Wafers
US spot toluene prices reached a near three-month low assessment Thursday at $3.75/gal ($1,140/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast. Spot prices were last seen at this level on July 9, according to Platts data. Sources said the downward pressure on ...
Tags: Chemicals, spot toluene
Spot prices of 98.5% 553-grade silicon metal in Asia rose further this week on tight supply and high demand as Chinese producers limit sales in anticipation of higher prices to come. The Chinese export price was assessed by Platts at ...
Tags: silicon metal, Mineral
ExxonMobil was heard nominating its October US butadiene contract price up 2 cents/lb ($44/mt), to 49 cents/lb ($1,080/mt), sources said Tuesday. ExxonMobil was unavailable to confirm the nomination immediately. Market expectations have ...
Tags: ExxonMobil, Mineral
Prices drifted sideways in the delivered South China cargo market for thermal coal Friday in the absence of any significant buying interest from China, and sellers pondered the next move in a buoyant freight market, market sources said. ...
Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
US toluene disproportionation margins have moved into negative territory after toluene spot prices moved higher against declining benzene and mixed xylene spot pricing. Mobil selective toluene disproportionation margins were also ...
Tags: Spot Toluene, Chemicals
Reportedly, Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp (NSSMC) announced to hike its H-beam spot prices by€3,000/ton for September contract, supported by stronger demand and tighter supply. The spokesman of NSSMC said that the price ...
Tags: H Beam, Construction
China's domestic isomer-grade mixed xylenes prices have strengthened partly due to the startup of Dragon Aromatics' new 800,000 mt/year paraxylene plant in Fujian province late August, market sources said Thursday. "Hikes in domestic ...
Spot prices of 553-grade silicon metal of 98.5% purity rose this week on supply tightness in China even as demand in the country as well as the rest of Asia remains strong. The export price was assessed by Platts at $1,870-1,950/mt FOB ...
Tags: Chemicals, Tightness Amid