German chemical giant BASF plans to intensify its deep cooperation with Russia's Gazprom in Europe and internationally, the company's chief executive Kurt Bock said Friday. "Russia is important, very important for us," Bock said at BASF's ...
Ukraine's natural gas output in March fell 5.6% year-on-year to 1.68 billion cubic meters, from 1.78 Bcm in March 2013, an energy and coal industry ministry official said Wednesday, citing preliminary figures. Production fell after the ...
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US investment bank Goldman Sachs said Wednesday it has upgraded its three-month and six-month nickel price forecasts on the back of the Indonesian ban on nickel ore exports. The bank notes that following a fragmented Indonesian election ...
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The UAE's Jebel Ali port plans to boost its annual container ships handling capacity by 27% this year with the launch of a new terminal to cater for rising demand for petrochemicals and aluminium exports in the runup to the 2022 World Cup ...
Tags: polymer output, Petrochemicals
Russian coking coal producer Raspadskaya lost a net $126 million in 2013, quadrupled from a net loss of $29.5 million a year ago, as its share of exports in its overall sales volumes grew to 42% due to weaker domestic demand, Raspadskaya ...
Tags: Coking Coal, Miner, integrated mining
South Korea's imports of Iranian crude oil in February more than doubled to 8.140 million barrels, or 290,714 b/d, compared with 3.974 million barrels a year earlier, data released Tuesday by state-run Korea National Oil Corp. showed. ...
ICE Cotton traded slightly higher this week despite the nearby cash market grinding to a virtual standstill. Current crop export sales were just enough to support the market, while the attractiveness of SH 2014 offers at 1000 pts less than ...
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Gold prices are expected to build on its recent gains this week, as concerns over China's economy and the crisis in Ukraine will keep pushing the precious metal up, say 84% of the experts interviewed in the latest Kitco Gold Survey. From ...
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The changing political situations in the Middle East are focusing attention on possibly significant increases in energy production, but countries that could produce that energy still face significant hurdles, according to a panel of Middle ...
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Efforts to make foods healthier in Australia are failing, and foods continue to contain high amounts of fat, sugar and salt, according to researchers from the George Institute and the University of Sydney. Professor Bruce Neal, from the ...
Tags: improve the nutritional, improving diets, business incentives
The US has temporarily lifted sanctions on 14 major Iranian petrochemical companies, following the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) on January 20. Iran and the P5+1 consisting of US, Russia, UK, France and China Plus ...
Tags: Petrochemical Export, Textile
Turkish steelmakers saw export volumes fall 7.3% in 2013 to 18.4 million metric tonnes, while revenues dropped 10.6% to $13.9 billion, the Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) said Monday. Inroads made into exporting to countries ...
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Iran has liberated exports of steel products by mid-June in a bid to give an incentive to domestic producers, Tehran Times daily reported on Monday. Exports of steel products and ingots will be unlimited until the end of Iran Khordad ...
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For nearly two decades, Swaminomics has argued that India must stop treating the outside world as a threat -- as in the old socialist days -- and view it as an opportunity. Historically, India was and can once again become a great trading ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Machinery Manufacturers
The European Commission will reject Google’s latest proposals aimed at settling a three-year antitrust dispute, the case Commissioner said Friday. The news comes following a second so-called ‘market test’ in which ...
Tags: Antitrust Fine, Google