According to statistics released by China’s customs, the country’s exports of welded steel pipes totaled 332,270 tons in August, falling by 5% from a month ago but rising by 9% year on year. In the first eight months of this ...
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It’s reported that Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless (NSSC) announced to cut domestic prices for its austenitic and ferritic stainless rods by ¥15,000/ton and ¥5,000/ton for September-November contracts. NSSC said that it ...
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According to data released by the Turkish statistical institute (TUIK), the country’s flat product imports totaled 519,823 tons in July, soaring by 26% year on year and increasing by 4.7% from a month ago. In July, the imports of ...
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China's fuel oil imports in August fell to a near five-year low of 1.17 million mt amid continued weak demand from both the bunker market and independent teapot refiners, according to data released late Monday by the General Administration ...
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 ...
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Western China is likely to be the focus for development of the petrochemical sector in future, Bang Han-hong, president of Korea Petrochemical Industry Association (KPIA) said at the 12th edition of the Korea-China Petrochemical Conference, ...
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China's petrochemical industry gained CNY 6.6 trillion main business incomes and CNY 221 billion profits in the first seven months, up 9.9% and 43% year on year. Crude oil China processed in the first eight months was 317.16 million tons, ...
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Communiqué on National Expenditures on Science and Technology in 2012 National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-09-26 14:31:33 In 2012, China’s total expenditures on science and technology (S&T) continued to maintain ...
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To enhance the supply of mineral resources, China has accelerated overseas mining investment, but many operations are still facing a gloomy future, an industry expert said. China has only 13 overseas mines in operation with a total annual ...
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China's overseas mining investment projects are facing obstacles, while domestic output is steadily increasing to meet the country's demand, experts said on Wednesday. "To further secure mineral resources, China has accelerated overseas ...
The main business income of China's petrochemical industry grew 9.9 percent to 6.60 trillion yuan ($1.07 trillion) in the first seven months of 2013, said the country's top economic planner on Wednesday. The industry's net profit totaled ...
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Sappi, a South African paper company specializing in coated fine paper, has teamed up with BASF and Eurofins to launch Mineral Oil Barrier (MOB) coated papers - MOB Kraft and MOB Gravure, for food packaging. According to the company, ...
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Stockpiles of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports declined last week, according to Tuesday's Xinhua-China iron ore index report. Inventories of imported iron ore stood at 74.32 million tonnes from Sept. 17 to 23, down 990,000 tonnes or ...
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 ...
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Ethanol production in Brazil's key center-south region fell 9.6% in the first half of September compared to the last half of August, but rose 3.9% year on year, data released by trade group UNICA showed Tuesday. Total ethanol output for ...
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