US raw steel production moved up about 1.5% week on week due to gains in the Northeast and Great Lakes regions, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. The US produced about 1.84 million st of raw steel at an average ...
In the week from April 21 to April 27, on the Orbis Steel Index the Turkish scrap index continued to decrease, while the US (East Coast) HMS I/II scrap export index switched to sideways movement. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index ...
Tags: Steel, Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral
Whereas the short decrease of the quotations on the futures market had stimulated the closure of several contracts during the previous week, prices for medium staple cotton returned to a firm tendency within the course of this week and ...
Tags: Cotton Prices, Cotton
Cotton prices continue to move down in the Brazilian market, returning to levels observed in November 2013. The low quality of the product available and refrained purchasers have been pressing down values in the domestic market. ...
Tags: Cotton Prices, Brazilian market
Thermal and coking coal exports from Australia's Newcastle port fell 12.5% on the week to 2.64 million mt in the week to Sunday, after four weeks of gains, according to the Newcastle Port Corporation's latest update. NPC said there were ...
On April 22, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced that during last week (Apr. 14-20) the overall average finished steel price in China declined by 0.1 percent compared to the previous week. In the given week, the average prices of ...
Tags: Finished Steel, hot rolled strip, round bar
US ethanol stocks fell 455,000 barrels to 15.952 million barrels for the week ended April 11, while production rebounded 43,000 b/d to a four-month high of 939,000 b/d, data from the Energy Information Administration showed Wednesday. The ...
Tags: Ethanol, ethanol stocks
US crude stocks jumped 10 million barrels last week -- the largest build in 13 years -- on a surge in imports and lower refinery run rates in the US Gulf Coast, data from the US Energy Information Administration showed Wednesday. The ...
Tags: Crude Stocks, lower refinery
On April 15, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced that during last week (Apr. 7-13) the overall average finished steel price in China rose by 0.6 percent compared to the previous week. In the given week, the average prices of ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Finished Steel, Steel
Corn planting is underway in the U.S. That's the good news. The bad news is as of mid-April, the pace remains painfully slow in most of the country, a veritable rerun of the start to planting season in 2013. While planting is actually ...
Tags: Corn, Agriculture, Food
Spot LPG prices retreated slightly in South China this week due to rising supply, local traders said Friday. Propane-rich imported LPG cargoes traded at around Yuan 6,700-6,750/mt ($1,090-1,098/mt) in the Pearl River Delta and around Yuan ...
Tags: LPG Prices, Guangdong Market
Baker Hughes reported that for the week ending April 11, the US rig count increased by 13 to 1,831, following a nine-rig increase the previous week. The rig count is still up by 60 from 1,771 rigs during the same week a year ago.? The oil ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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 ...
According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending April 5, 2014, domestic raw steel production was 1,762,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 73.3 percent. Production was 1,834,000 net tons in the week ...
Tags: Steel Production, Iron, Steel
NY cotton futures fell four straight sessions before pulling back up Friday, ending the week lower by dropping 134 points in the spot May contract month. Monday’s weaker session set the tone for this week’s trading as USDA ...
Tags: NY cotton, Cotton Futures