Crude production in Libya is facing further setbacks this week, as loadings out of the 110,000 b/d Marsa al-Hariga crude terminal in Eastern Libya have stuttered to a halt. Traders and shipping sources said that no there have been no ...
Tags: Crude production, oil flowing
South African platinum miner Implats said Friday gross refined platinum output in the January-March quarter fell 40% to 205,000 oz, hit by ongoing strike action. The company's "good start to the financial year was severely impacted in the ...
Tags: Platinum, platinum miner
There are signs that hungry workers are trickling slowly back to work at two of South Africa's largest platinum mines on the eve of what threatens to be a tricky court case for the employers. The industry has lost more than $1.8 billion ...
According to Statistics Canada, Canadian manufacturing sales edged up 0.4 percent to $50.9 billion in March, the sixth advance in seven months. The rise mostly reflected higher sales in the food, machinery, and plastics and rubber products ...
Colombian coal exports in March fell to their lowest level in a year, at 3.331 million mt, down 18.1% from February, data from statistics agency DANE showed. The monthly export volume drop-off corresponded to a ban imposed in January on ...
Tags: Coal Exports, thermal coal
Between the federal government, BC provincial government and Port Metro Vancouver, they’ve put together $1.71 million to outfit the remainder of the Port’s container truck fleet with GPS technology. “GPS technology will ...
Tags: GPS System, Port Metro
Q4 2014 Central Appalachian rail (CSX) and Powder River Basin 8,800-Btu/lb coal time spreads saw action Thursday in the US over-the-counter market, pushing prices higher. In the PRB 8,800 market, the Q4 2014 physical price closed 30 ...
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The price of platinum is forecast to average $1,457/oz in 2014, 2% down from the 2013 average of $1,487/oz, as strike action has failed to give the metal any meaningful lift so far, metals consultancy GFMS said Friday in a report. "The ...
Tags: Platinum Price, platinum
Heavy trucks not required to be plated or pay commercial vehicle registration fees, provincial taxes and certain tolls will no longer be exempt, the Ontario government stated in the Budget's Transportation Infrastructure Funding Plan. For ...
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UK-based mining giant Anglo American Corporation has announced its production results for the first quarter of the current year. In the given quarter, iron ore production from Kumba Iron Ore increased by 10 percent year on year to 11.3 ...
Tags: Iron Ore, mining giant
According to the Wall Street Journal, Yue Yuen Industrial on Thursday offered to make disputed social-insurance payments to settle a four-day strike. As reported, the strike is reportedly over benefits, particularly the alleged failure of ...
Tags: Economy
In March, continental buyers of recycled containerboard made some unexpected headway in offsetting €10/tonne of the €20/tonne increase that took effect last Autumn. That increase was so small that there was virtually no attempt to ...
Bona US is a partner sponsor of the upcoming National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Wood Flooring Expo. This national industry event will be held in Nashville, Tenn., April 16 to 19. "It's important that we invest and continue to ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Introducing "Forever Blue", the new campaign from adidas and Chelsea Football Club designed to launch the new home kit for the 2014/15 season. Chelsea Football Club and adidas are delighted to unveil the new home kit for the 2014/15 season, ...
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Batting for domestic silk producers, apex industry body ASSOCHAM recommended extension of anti-dumping duty on imports of raw silk from China till December 2015 in order to boost India's raw silk production. "India's silk industry is an ...