The Asia to Europe arbitrage window for methanol will remain shut in the third quarter of 2014 on expectations of higher export volumes from the Middle East and stronger Chinese demand that would soak up Asian supplies, sources said late ...
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Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine are continuing as per normal at about 185 million cubic meters/d, despite an explosion Tuesday afternoon at a Ukrainian gas pipeline, Gazprom deputy chairman Vitaly Markelov said Wednesday. "Gas ...
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Norway's Statoil and its partner ExxonMobil have increased the total volumes of gas-in-place at block 2 offshore Tanzania to some 20 Tcf following a new discovery with the Piri-1 well, Statoil said Wednesday. The find, with estimated ...
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Scarcity of feedstock acetic acid is making it difficult for European ethyl acetate producers to ramp up production and take advantage of spot prices at a three-year high, sources said Tuesday. Spot etac is trading at around ...
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Novelis, a subsidiary of India-based Aditya Birla Group, has cast the first production-sized ingot at its €200m aluminum recycling and casting center in Nachterstedt, Germany. According to the company, the first production-sized ...
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French dairy major Danone is planning to shut down three of its plants in Europe, a move which will eliminate 325 jobs. The decision comes amid declining fresh dairy sales in the continent. Although, European sales volumes are now ...
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Hydroponics and organics expected blossom in a thriving agricultural sector Hydroponics, organic farming and recently secured free trade agreements are expected to deliver increased revenue for agriculture over the next five years, ...
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UK retail sales were up 0.5% on a like-for-like basis from May 2013, when they had increased 1.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 2.0%, against a 3.4% rise in May 2013. Clothing was the best performing category, ...
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To expand Shacman's brand influences and expand sales volumes, Shacman held cement mixer trucks road shows together with Zhengzhou Hongda Cargo Manufacturing Company from April to June, and the tour will cover Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Xiangyang, ...
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Taiwan-based PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials, due to booming demand for PV silver paste, has seen output short of total order volumes by 30% currently, according to company chairman Chen Chi-jen. Giga Solar shipped 40 ...
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In May this year, production and sales of automotive vehicles in China amounted to 1.9758 million units and 1.9112 million units, down by 4.4 percent and 4.6 percent month on month respectively, while up 11 percent and 8.5 percent year on ...
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In July this year, Ukraine's crude steel production is expected to increase by 2.9 percent compared to the expected June result to 2.52 million mt, according to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom. According to ...
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Prices of most of the 12 copper futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange Friday fell week on week in thinner volumes as market participants adopted a cautious approach following news that Qingdao port had halted shipments of aluminum and ...
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European ethylene spot prices jumped Thursday following a fire earlier in the week at Shell's Moerdijk site in the Netherlands, sources said Friday, adding that they expect olefin supply from the steam cracker at the site to be affected. ...
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SAIC Group released production and sales data in May recently, and they produced 467,467 vehicles, up 12.79% over last year and they sold 454,925 vehicles in May, up 12.65% over last year. SAIC Iveco Hongyan sold 2,509 vehicles in May, up ...
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