Japan's stocks of liquefied petroleum gas rose 4.69% month on month to 2.145 million mt as of September 30, marking the fourth straight month of increase as imports inched up to meet utility demand ahead of winter, data from the Japan LPGas ...
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Canadian spot market freight volumes were up 9% year-over-year in September, but down 5% compared to last September. TransCore Link Logistics reported the third quarter saw a decrease of 5% versus the second quarter, but volumes were up ...
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AK Steel released its third quarter 2013 results Tuesday, indicating a $31.7 million loss, compared to a net loss of $60.9 million in Q3 2012 and a net loss of $40.4 million in Q2 2013.? Sales for the quarter reached $1.3 billion on ...
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Some cotton growers were firmer in regard of prices in the first fortnight of October. Moreover, the demand of some processing companies was slightly higher. This scenario has strengthened cotton quotes. Between September 30 and October 15, ...
Taiwan's CPC will become a net exporter of isomer-grade mixed xylenes in 2014 from being a net importer as it has been producing more MX by using feedstock reformate supplied by its own system, a company source said Wednesday. "We are ...
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September's DAT North American Freight Index saw a seasonal drop of 5.3 percent in spot market truckload freight volume from August, pointing to a change in Q3 seasonal patterns. That month-to-month drop aside, the Index was up 22 percent ...
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The average spot market quote for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer has risen slightly by 1.18% to US$0.86/W, while that for high-efficiency models by 1.09% to US$0.926/W, according to Taiwan-based maker Green Energy Technology ...
Tags: Spot Prices, Silicon Wafers
Rail-delivered (CSX) Central Appalachian thermal coal for November closed higher for the fifth consecutive session on Thursday, rising 25 cents/st to $53.75/st. The CSX spot contract continued to track the price movement in the ...
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The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) recently announced that subsidies were applied to US polysilicon under investigation which led to substantive damages toward China's domestic industry. Thus, a ...
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Canadian spot market freight availability took a small step back in August, according to the latest data from TransCore Link Logistics. The company noted month-over-month and year-over-year load volumes were down about 2%. Load volumes ...
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A small upturn in prices for sub-5,000 kcal/kg NAR Chinese thermal coal on perceived stirrings of restocking activity for the upcoming northern hemisphere winter and some market tightness was seized on by traders Friday. South China ...
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Narrowing propane price spreads between the US and international markets are poised to shrink further as terminal developers, such as Enterprise Products Partners, advance plans to increase the nation's liquefied petroleum gas export ...
Chinese steelmakers should reduce the amount of iron ore they buy through long-term contracts in favor of purchasing from the spot market, through trading platforms, the China Iron & Steel Association said Wednesday. "Mills should ...
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The third-quarter Transport Capital Partners survey reveals more U.S. carriers are expecting to see volumes and rates grow over the coming months. In this quarter's survey, more carriers are expressing optimism for increases in volumes ...
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A lot more freight has been available on the spot market over the past week, but it has also pushed rates down. New figures released from DAT show total spot market freight needing to be moved increased 22% September 8-14, compared to the ...
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