It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,23 commodities increased in prices, 17 fell and 60 remained unchanged on 09/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (3.09%),Nickel (1.89%),BR (1.58%),while the largest falls ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,28 commodities increased in prices, 17 fell and 55 remained unchanged on 12/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (3.16%),Natural rubber (2.46%),Nickel (2.43%),while the ...
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Brazil-based miner Vale has announced its financial results for the second quarter of the current year, reporting a net profit of $424 million, decreasing by 84 percent compared to the second quarter of the previous year. The company's ...
As of August 1, importers of coking and bituminous coal to Ukraine used 39.1 percent of their annual quota. For the current year, the quota in question is 10.2 million mt. Of this figure, the unused quota volume is 6.212 million mt. As of ...
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Shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 2.9 million tons in July, an increase of 2.5 percent over June, and an increase of 7.3 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers' Association. Shipments from Lake Superior ...
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"Energy conservation must start from 'lighting on demand', especially in the public construction sectors, such as underground garage, corridors, and stairwells. There is a big difference between effective lighting time and actual lighting ...
Miner and trader Glencore Xstrata (GLEN.L) reported copper production increased by a fifth in the first six months of 2013, driven by the ramp-up of mines replacing depleted operations and a stronger performance in Congo. Glencore, which ...
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Strong buying interest in China over the extended weekend pushed Asian spot metallurgical coal prices substantially higher Monday, as hard coking coals traded $3-4/mt higher than Wednesday last week, market sources reported. On an FOB ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,27 commodities increased in prices, 19 fell and 54 remained unchanged on 13/08/2013.The largest rises were Soybean meal (2.58%),Iron ore (2.20%),Silver (1.39%),while the ...
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On August 13, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced that in the first half of this year China's logistics sector recorded a 9.1 percent year-on-year rise in the total value of goods transported to RMB 93.1 ...
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Songhao Liu, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the famous optics and lasers scientist professor, recently stated that LED lamps will replace incandescent bulbs soon, occupying the lighting market. He believes that the ...
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In afternoon, July 30th, publication meeting of Baosteel Group 2012 corporate social responsibility report, and global initial launch ceremony of 3rd generation high-strength automotive steel were held in Baosteel Tower. The event took you ...
A credit crisis in Shenmu, a bustling northwest China county that built its riches on coal, has stoked concerns regarding how quickly the country can complete its economic transition. Hundreds of underground banks that mushroomed in ...
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It is reported that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp and 3 other steel companies have announced that they will build an experimental hydrogen-fueled blast furnace to reduce CO2 emissions. The furnace is part of a project by the Japan ...
South Africa-based Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), one of the world's largest coal handling ports, has announced that it exported 6.16 million mt of coal in July, up 16.2 percent from 5.03 million mt in June and decreasing by 1.85 ...
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