Ethylene spot prices have softened marginally for the first time since December 6 as feedstock naphtha prices fell, sources said. Ethylene was assessed at Eur1,000/mt ($1362) FD NWE Wednesday, down Eur7.50/mt on the day. Naphtha was ...
Allocated pipelines and terminals and potential brine issues at the Conway, Kansas, storage facility are likely behind the 25.3% spike in propane prices at the Midcontinent NGL trading hub this week, sources said Friday. On Friday, Conway ...
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Increased buying interest for North Sea crude oil cargoes, resulting in a sharp increase in price for a number of key grades, has negatively impacted Northwest European refinery margins, according to traders Wednesday. The cracking yield ...
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The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced that New Hampshire H.B. 1220, a bill to prohibit ethanol blended gasoline at levels greater than 10% (E10), has been introduced in the state. The legislation prohibits a person ...
American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has issued a voluntary recall on 27,933 Edge vehicles of certain model year 2012-2013 in the US due to fuel system and gasoline problem. According to the company, the fuel line pulse damper ...
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Severe winter weather did not dampen December retail sales as shoppers took advantage of heavy promotions and last-minute deals. According to the National Retail Federation – the world’s largest retail trade association ...
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GMC introduced a redesigned midsize Canyon pickup for the 2015 model year, the manufacturer announced. Available in extended- and crew-cab bodies, the Canyon will derive base power from a 4-cylinder gasoline engine that produces an ...
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Tom Biery/Trans Pixs Diesel fell 2.4 cents to $3.886 a gallon, its first decline in four weeks, the Department of Energy reported Jan. 13. Diesel had gained almost 4 cents in the previous three weeks of increases, and its current price ...
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Call it a revolution or an evolution, the fact is, carpets have been getting softer since the turn of the millennium and they are not going away. In fact, manufacturers noted soft is not a fad or trend but rather a mainstay and needs to be ...
The average price of gasoline was $3.346 Jan. 10, the highest U.S. price in 12 weeks, according to Lundberg Survey Inc. The price represents an 8.41-cent increase in the three weeks since the last survey, Lundberg said in the data ...
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U.S. feed grain supplies for 2013/14 are projected lower with reduced production estimated for corn and sorghum. Harvested area for corn is raised 436,000 acres, but the estimated yield is lowered 1.6 bushels per acre to 158.8, reducing ...
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With the increasing opening-up of its oil market, China established a nationwide industrial association on Thursday for the distribution of refined oil products, especially gasoline. The new association, the China Petroleum Circulation ...
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Executives from Columbia Sportswear, Adidas Group and Puma SE condemned the Cambodian government's use of deadly force against protesting garment workers and urged the nation's factory owners and trade unions to work together to help the ...
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Holiday sales were up for Costco, way up for Amazon.com's Marketplace sellers, and down for Barnes & Noble. Costco, the No. 1 warehouse club, today reported a 6 percent spike in December sales, to $11.5 billion, but continuing declines in ...
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US Midwest ethanol stocks for the reporting week ended January 3 rose 249,000 barrels to 5.992 million barrels, the highest level in more than eight months, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. Specifically, US Midwest ...