Ferromolybdenum prices struggled to keep pace with rising molybdenum oxide prices as the market remained cautiously optimistic, sources said Tuesday. Platts assessed its daily dealer molybdenum oxide price at $11.50-11.70/lb, up from ...
Tags: Ferromolybdenum, Oxide Powder
Low-sulfur crude grades in the North Sea have dropped to more than four-month lows on differentials versus Dated Brent on pressure from competing grades in the Mediterranean. On Tuesday, Norwegian North Sea crude grade Ekofisk hit a ...
Tags: Low-sulfur crude, refinery, crude
March rolled in like a lamb and out like a lion for ULSD exports from the US Gulf Coast, which have seen an uptick within the past week, market sources said Monday. Higher prices in Europe and a refining issue in South America have ...
Tags: ULSD Exports, ULSD barrels
Traders are considering sending European ethylene cargoes to Asia for late May delivery amid weak European prices, sources said Thursday. Market participants said they have been approached by several traders with selling indications ...
Expedited regulatory approval of proposed US liquefied natural gas export terminals would not lead to their immediate construction nor to near-term deliveries of US gas into Europe, panelists at a Senate hearing said Tuesday. Several US ...
European prices for polyethylene terephthalate have fallen to their lowest levels since August 2010 according to Platts data, and many sources expect further declines in March. The falls were driven primarily by import competition and ...
Ethylene producers in Northwest Europe have fixed two cargoes to Asia for March loading driven by length in domestic market, the turnaround season in Asia and port congestion in the Middle East, sources said this week. Europe, a net ...
Nigerian crude values for April are beginning to rise steadily on higher refining margins and healthy demand from Europe, trading sources said Friday. Spot trade in Nigerian cargoes has increased this week, with some high offers and deals ...
Tags: Crude Values, Mineral
Gasoil demand from Belgium, France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland -- the main consumption centers in Northwest Europe -- is down a quarter this winter amid mild weather and a longer-term shift away from the product, traders said Monday. ...
Tags: Gasoil demand, Mineral
Nigerian crudes for March loading have sold well with less than 10 cargoes unsold from the March program, because of healthy demand from Europe and India, although the remaining grades were struggling to sell, sources said Wednesday. More ...
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Spot prices for delivered cargoes of North Sea propane have increased on renewed buying from the petrochemicals sector, according to industry sources. In the early part of this month the spot price of CIF North Sea propane was just above ...
Tags: Propane, Petrochemicals
Russia's exports of synthetic rubber rose 8.3% year-on-year to 943,500 mt in 2013, according to the country's Federal Customs Service's (FCS) data released Friday. The FCS did not give details of export volumes for each month. But last ...
Tags: Rubber Exports, synthetic rubber
Mild winter weather in Northwest Europe has boosted demand for ETBE -- a component used to make gasoline -- at a period when imports of the product into the region are seasonally low, supporting its premium over rival blending product MTBE, ...
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 ...
European polyethylene spot prices have extended their gains this week, rising Eur10/mt ($13.40/mt) on the week to Eur1,270-1,275/mt FD Northwest Europe, which market sources attributed to tighter supplies as European LDPE producers scale ...
Tags: Polyethylene, Tight Supplies