Brazilian sales of flat steel are expected to slow down this year, steel distributors said recently. Brazil distributor association Inda said domestic sales of flat steels reached 2.5 million mt from January to July, reflecting a 1.9 ...
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Taiwan-based polycrystalline silicon solar cell makers, due to increasing price competition from China-based makers, plan to increase or step into production of monocrystalline models, which are relatively profitable, according to PV ...
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Large Chinese thermal coal miners were dropping their selling prices for domestic 5,500 kcal/kg NAR coal, depressing demand for imported material, sources said Friday. An Indonesia-based trader said that Shenhua had cut its price for ...
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US methanol contract prices are expected to drop sharply for June following rapidly declining spot prices in recent months, sources said Thursday. June contract announcements from Methanex and Southern Chemical Corp. were expected to be ...
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Sentiment among printers, on the general state of trade, remained positive on balance during Q1, according to the latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey. The balance between those believing that the general state of trade improved (30%) rather ...
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PV stock clearance is nearly ending. Industry demands continued to increase in April and May this year, but orders for June 2014 remain uncertain. Thus, the spot market is still observing supply and demand changes in 2Q14. Meanwhile, a ...
State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, hiked its ex-works price for benzene in East China by Yuan 200/mt ($32.51/mt), or 2.44%, to Yuan 8,400/mt effective Wednesday, a company source said. Sinopec has cut prices by a ...
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The ferrous scrap market in eastern China remained quiet this week, keeping in step with the rebar market's trend. Demand from steelmakers has not fully recovered as the finished steel markets have remained sluggish. Media reports that ...
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has slashed its ex-works butadiene prices in East and South China by Yuan 1,000/mt ($163/mt) to Yuan 8,500/mt Friday, a Sinopec company source confirmed Tuesday. "I think the main reason [for ...
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LAS VEGAS - Casual dining suppliers here say retailers are reacting positively to new or hard-to-find materials on tabletops, innovative ways to cut prices but maintain quality, and even the idea of selling a table with various types of ...
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For the first time in nearly 10 years, the nation's beef herd may be poised for growth, which could mean relief from rising meat prices. But with the fewest cattle in the beef supply since the 1960s, slow growth won't cut prices anytime ...
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Last week, USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) released their estimates of monthly average retail meat prices for November. According to this data, beef prices continue to edge higher. Both average Choice and All Fresh retail beef prices ...
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It’s reported that Quintain Steel, one of the major steel wire product manufacturers in the Taiwan announced to leave its galvanized steel wire prices unchanged for January to reflect higher input costs even though it cut prices for ...
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It’s reported that Quintain Steel, one of the major wire rod producers in Taiwan released its price policy for next January. The company decided to cut prices for certain wire rod products by NT$500/ton. However, it remained the ...
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It's reported that the Chinese steelmaker Wugang announced to raise its list prices for certain steel products by RMB50~RMB100/ton averagely for next January. Wugang increased list prices for hot rolled and cold rolled steel products by ...
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