China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, has cut its ex-works prices of isomer-grade mixed xylenes in South China by Yuan 100/mt, or 1.1%, and its solvent-MX prices by Yuan 100/mt, or 1.1%, effective Wednesday, market sources said ...
Citing mill discipline and some lingering supply problems, the US sheet market is reporting higher cold-rolled coil prices in the Midwest, but market participants have noted that the widening spread between CRC and hot-rolled coil may be ...
Tags: CRC Prices, Chemicals
It's a fully encrypted smartphone that aims to foil snooping governments, industry rivals and hackers. It's also a sleek, attractive device that fits in your pocket and can impress friends and colleagues, according to its makers. The ...
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Less than 20 percent of Americans still smoke cigarettes -- a breakthrough called a "milestone" Thursday by federal health officials. Following years of smoking rates that had hovered around 20 percent, that number finally dropped to 18.1 ...
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Reportedly, the two major steelmakers in Turkey, Kardemir and Icdas, both announced to increase bar prices for the Turkish domestic market and the new prices will be effective from January 7th. The two companies explained that the ...
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According to report, the Turkish hot rolled coil (HRC) producers' export prices were down by US$5/ton to US$570~US$580/ton FOB basis last week due to the dollar's appreciation against Turkish lira as well as the demand from European market ...
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Iron ore prices could continue to trade above $130/dry mt CFR North China in the first quarter of 2014, after higher-than-expected steel production in China supported them last year, Macquarie analysts said Thursday. "We believe Q1 2014 ...
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In the week from December 30 to January 5, on the Orbis Steel Index the Turkish scrap index moved upwards, while the US (East Coast) HMS I/II scrap export index followed a stable trend. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index maintained ...
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Factors determining the frequency and magnitude of volcanic phenomena have been uncovered by an international team of researchers. Experts from the Universities of Geneva, Bristol and Savoie carried out over 1.2 million simulations to ...
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The Chinese ex-works Henan alumina price stood at Yuan 2,530/mt ($415) Monday at 30% credit payment terms, edging up Yuan 10/mt from Friday and a week ago. The majority of spot trades for December and January have concluded due to the ...
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The local ex-work price of hot-dip galvanized steel in Mexico has dropped to US$926/ton, down by US$3/ton from two weeks ago. However, the booming large-size automotive manufacturers in Mexico will be the propellant to enhance the future ...
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The U.S. carbon steel sheet market represents quiet during Christmas and New Year holiday. However, the price will boost for the first quarter of 2014 with deduction of discount by most steel mills. So far, the ex-word price of hot rolled ...
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House of Fraser, the UK and Ireland’s premium department store group, provides an update on its best ever Christmas trading period. Trading highlights include: - Like-for-like sales (ex VAT) for the first 9 weeks of the fourth ...
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Sofa giant CSL has completed a wholesale rebrand as it revealed it is on target to reach sales of £100m for the first time. By Christmas all 26 of the firm's stores will be operating as Sofaworks as part of the family-owned retailer's ...
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