According to the statistics, the contract value of service outsourcing signed by Chinese enterprises reached US$71.65 billion in January-August, with an increase of 6.6% year on year and the executed contract value totaled US$45.58 billion, ...
The 11thseminar of the series of seminars called the “Brilliant 12th Five Year” was held on October 19 in Beijing. Our Journalist interviewed the reporter, China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce ...
RED RME production margins in Northwest Europe remain in negative territory as the premium fell to a one-month low Monday, while feedstock prices in Europe remain strong on low availability. The differential between outright RME and ...
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Although the preference for Australian over US coal continues, US high vol B is still holding its own in the market. Some buyers are now looking to the next benchmark with expectations of a fall from the current $89/mt FOB Australia. One ...
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Margins for non-integrated styrene monomer producers in Asia shrank to their narrowest in 11 months Monday due to firm feedstock ethylene and tumbling SM market amid weak demand season in the fourth quarter. The margin was calculated at ...
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The US styrene-benzene spread narrowed as it remained below $200/mt, assessed at $161.07/mt Tuesday, down $19.52 on the week, according to Platts data. The spread has been below $200/mt for the majority of November, assessed above $200/mt ...
A shipment of ethanol from Brazil left Santos on November 21 and is due to land in Dunkirk, France December 7, according to Platts' trade flow software cFlow. The Chemroad Hope is carrying a combination of 2,500 cum of neutral ethanol, ...
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The sluggish growth of the mono-Si market this year is notable given the fact that many cell manufacturers had switched from multi-Si to mono-Si production in the second half of 2014. Statistical research conducted by EnergyTrend for the ...
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Urals differentials versus the Dated Brent market jumped in both the Mediterranean and Northwest Europe in European trading Tuesday after the full provisional December loading program for the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk proved to be the ...
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The Trans-Atlantic gasoline arbitrage reopened Tuesday on the heels of stronger prices in both the Northwest Europe and US East Coast markets. Platts assessed the Eurobob barge at $469.25/mt, or $1.3412/gal, while RBOB cargoes delivered ...
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AgiLight® Sustainable and Environmentally–Friendly LED Signage Lighting Products Enters South African Marketplace This agreement opens up a new and exciting market for AgiLight and keeps the company on its dramatic growth ...
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Trinseo the global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, showcased its plastics for LED lighting at Strategies in Light Europe at booth B8 from November 18 – 19 at the ExCel Convention Center in London, ...
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Hosted by Stephen Doughty (the Member of Parliament for the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency), an event in the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, has formally launched the Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC), formed at ...
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Holland Colours, a supplier of pigments and pigment dispersions for the plastics, has developed a new slip agent that is claimed to reduce scuff marks and scratches on PET packaging. The new bio-based HolcoSlip 271-Series is said to ...
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US-based packaged foods company ConAgra Foods plans to split the company into two independent public companies – with one handling the consumer portfolio of various brands and the other managing its foodservice portfolio of frozen ...
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