Chinese inquiries for imported thermal coal have picked up amid stabilizing domestic prices and lower freight rates, but a wide bid-offer spread continues to deter spot deals, sources said Tuesday. Australian suppliers have raised their ...
US April propylene contract prices settled 1 cent/lb ($22/mt) lower than March's contract prices, sources said Tuesday. The decrease puts the April chemical-grade propylene contract price at 69.50 cents/lb ($1,532/mt) and the ...
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An initial Northwest European paraxylene contract price for April has settled at Eur925/mt FD NWE ($1,277.62/mt), market sources said Tuesday. The initial April settlement represents an increase of Eur25/mt from March, with the March ...
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Most US ethanol prices slid Tuesday to their lowest levels in more than four weeks as stalling buying interest combined with firming supplies, sources said. The Chicago Argo ethanol assessment fell 11.5 cents to $2.6145/gallon, the lowest ...
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The timespread for 500 ppm gasoil swaps in Singapore widened to a four-month high of 83 cents/barrel for May/June Monday, reflecting a tighter market during the regional refinery maintenance season, a narrowing East/West spread and ...
Seepage of residual oil previously leaked from PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemical Co.'s 10.5 million mt/year (210,000 b/d) integrated refinery and petrochemical complex into the water source for water works was behind the unusually high ...
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On-going supply difficulties continue to support US steel sheet pricing, though market sources were divided Monday as to whether a peak had been reached. One large-volume hot-rolled service center buyer said there's "nothing out there" ...
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Japan's spot aluminum trade remained thin Monday, but market sources said the outlook for construction demand was positive and would boost buying interest if London Metal Exchange prices fall below $1,800/mt. The LME three-month aluminum ...
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Malaysia has approved a 20% increase in natural gas prices for industrial and commercial sectors in the west of the country, effective May 1, in order to reflect the cost of procuring more expensive imported LNG. Domestic natural gas ...
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The near-term supply shortage of ultra low sulfur diesel in Northwest Europe has forced up the forward curve backwardation to an 11-month high, and prompted the barges and cargo swaps to trade at the narrowest spread since October 2013, ...
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The prompt inter-month timespread for the FOB Singapore 92 RON swaps rose to an eight-month high last week, reflecting firming demand amid a tightening physical spot market ahead of the Asian refinery turnaround season. The May/June time ...
Permit will help achieve reductions in carbon pollution and cleaner sources of energy The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final greenhouse gas permit (GHG) to Equistar Chemicals, Corpus Christi, Texas. The permit ...
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Viewing that polysilicon spot market prices in the China market rose to US$25/kg in the first quarter of 2014, some China-based makers are preparing to expand production capacities. Also, some companies that stopped production during the ...
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Component manufacturer and distributor The Optoelectronics Company Ltd of Henham, UK has launched a range of direct-emission 520nm green laser diode modules that are said to offer OEMs and system integrators a realistic, cost- and ...
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Japan-based PV vendors, including Sharp, Kyocera, Panasonic and Toshiba, are likely to return to the international market in 2016 and release OEM orders to Taiwan-based module makers, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Japan-based ...