The spot price of uranium was about $28.25/lb Tuesday, unchanged from May 20, according to price publishing services. "Prices have leveled off, rather than heading down almost every day, as was the case" near the end of the week ended May ...
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Northwest European methanol spot prices have fallen below Eur300/mt for the first time since October 2, 2012, under pressure from ample supplies in the market, according to sources. Platts assessed spot methanol at Eur299.50/mt ($411/mt) ...
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The likely impact of LNG exports from North America on wholesale gas prices around the world may put a cap on US exports at roughly 6 Bcf/d, Mike Fulwood, a principal in Nexant's Global Gas practice, said Tuesday. During a briefing on LNG ...
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Australian coal exploration company Stanmore Coal estimates that 40% of global seaborne-traded thermal coal production of roughly 800 million mt and 45% of internationally traded coking coal production of around 300 million mt is ...
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Northwest European spot prices for vinyl acetate monomer tumbled Eur70/mt Thursday under pressure from Asian imports, according to Platts data. The European spot price for VAM was assessed at Eur1,560/mt FD NWE ($2,162.63/mt), down from ...
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The May US mixed xylene contract price settled down 4 cents to $3.50/gal ($1,060.50/mt), industry sources said Tuesday. A lower settlement was anticipated by market participants due to quiet demand in downstream markets and from the Asian ...
The price of gold weakened on Monday after data showed a crimping of demand from top importer China. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for June delivery fell through the psychologically important ...
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The rail-delivered (CSX) Central Appalachian thermal coal spot price followed the European market lower Friday, while the Cal 2015 swap was seen trading in large volume after the 2:30 pm EDT Market-on-Close. CSX physical May closed lower ...
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Counter bids for the April Asian Contract Price for paraxylene are seen to come in at around $1,050-1,100/mt CFR, sources close to the negotiations said Thursday. The four PX ACP sellers in Asia -- ExxonMobil, Japan's Idemitsu Kosan and ...
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In 2014, Australia's exports of metallurgical coal are expected to increase by an estimated 2.4 percent to 174 million metric tons, according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). Over the period ...
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The US will sell 5 million barrels of sour crude from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a test sale to evaluate its ability to distribute oil in the event of an emergency, the Department of Energy said Wednesday in a Notice of ...
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Spot LPG prices in South and East China were under pressure this week, amid expectations of import costs for March-arrival cargoes falling with Saudi Aramco setting Contract Prices lower, local traders said Friday. Imported LPG with a ...
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High ethylene prices in Asia have been keeping margins of most ethylene derivatives in the red, forcing some MEG and polyethylene makers to consider trimming operation rates or closing entire production lines, sources said this week. In ...
The spot price of uranium is about $35.25/lb, down 5 cents from Friday, as some sellers in the market, seeing demand wane, have lowered offer prices to conclude deals, analysts said Tuesday. Price publisher TradeTech said Friday in its ...
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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 ...