Vancouver-based Methanex has cut its June contracts in the US by 10 cents to $1.60/gal FOB US Gulf, the company said Friday. The decrease marks the third straight month of 10-cent declines. After discounts and rebates that average 13%, ...
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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Ford has reported growth in its sales across Europe rose in April 2014, marking the 11th straight month of year-over-year sales improvement and fifth successive month of market share gains. Overall, Ford sold 99,700 vehicles in April in ...
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China’s manufacturing contracted in April for the fourth straight month but the pace of decline was less severe, suggesting the downturn in the world’s No. 2 economy is bottoming out. HSBC’s purchasing managers’ ...
In March this year, Germany's construction sector saw its 11th straight month-on-month increase in overall activity levels. Markit's seasonally adjusted Germany Construction Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was at 52.5 points in March, down ...
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Feedstock issues and supply tightness have driven up North American prices for suspension PVC and solid polystyrene resin since Feb. 1. But a different feedstock and lower demand served to send regional prices for PET bottle resin down in ...
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All-Flo Pump Company is launching a new line of air operated diaphragm pumps. For use in a wide variety of chemical and fluid transfer applications, the new air operated diaphragm pump line offers an extended set of improved features over ...
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Industrial production rose by 0.3% in December, the fifth consecutive rise, after a 1% revised increase the month before, the Federal Reserve reported Jan. 17. The figure matched the average forecast from economists surveyed by Bloomberg ...
Japan's real gross domestic product for November rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% from October, marking the fourth straight monthly rise, according to an estimate released Dec. 27 by the Japan Center for Economic Research. Personal ...
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By Jonathan S. Reiskin, Associate News Editor Orders for heavy-duty North American trucks grew in nine of the first 10 months of the year, as industry watchers wondered when the mild slump in U.S. truck sales would end. Finally, in ...
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From noodle bars to housekeeping services, personal spending is spreading cheer to the nooks and crannies of the Japanese economy. The Bank of Japan's December Tankan survey of business sentiment showed a major improvement in confidence ...
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U.S. factories increased output in November for the fourth straight month, led by a surgeA transient variation in the current and/or potential at a point in the circuit. in auto production. The gains show manufacturing is strengthening and ...
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In November this year, Germany's construction sector saw a seventh straight month-on-month increase in the level of total construction activity. As indicated by Markit's seasonally adjusted Germany Construction Purchasing Managers' Index ...
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Ssangyong Motor (CEO Lee Yoo-il;www.smotor.com), part of the USD 16.2 billion Mahindra Group, today announced that the company sold a total of 14,092 units in November 2013 – 6,540 units in domestic sales and 7,552 in exports, ...
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The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) reported today that economic activity in the manufacturing sector was strong for the sixth straight month. The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, headed up 0.9 ...
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