Spot prices for 75%-Si ferrosilicon in Asia were steady this week as offers from Chinese sellers remained supported by strong demand and supply tightness in the domestic market. Platts assessed the Chinese export price at $1,460-1,480/mt ...
Tags: Si ferrosilicon, Mineral
The January US benzene contract price rose to a settlement of $4.84/gal ($1,448.62/mt), sources said Thursday. The settlement is up 36 cents and 37 cents from December's split settlement of $4.48/gal and $4.49/gal. Market participants ...
Tags: Benzene CP, Chemicals
As of December 31, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 84.197 million mt, indicating a decrease of 1.206 million mt or 1.41 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same date, the ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Chinese Ports
Spot prices of 98.5% 553-grade silicon metal in Asia continued to rise this week as suppliers lifted offer prices on deepening output cuts in South China. Platts assessed the Chinese export spot price at $2,050-2,090/mt FOB China ...
Tags: Silicon, Spot prices
Americas Styrenics LLC will raise its polystyrene pricing 3 cents/lb ($66.14/mt) January 1, according to a letter the company sent to customers Tuesday and Platts obtained Thursday. Higher feedstock styrene pricing has caused the push for ...
Spot prices of 98.5% 553-grade silicon metal in Asia rose this week as sellers raised offer prices due to output cuts in South China. Platts assessed the Chinese export spot price at $2,040-2,060/mt FOB China Thursday, up from ...
Trio Resources, Inc. ("Trio" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed an Off-Take agreement with Noble Refinery ("Noble") of Switzerland to process precious metals produced at the Company's milling facility in Cobalt, ...
Tags: Trio, Noble, precious metals, metallurgy
December US monoethylene glycol contracts will move lower following a decrease in benchmark price announcements by several major producers. US contracts for fiber and polyethylene terephthalate makers were assessed at 49.25 cents/lb ...
Tags: Monoethylene Glycol, Moving Lower
The US spot methanol assessment reached the highest level in more than five years Tuesday, assessed at $1.67/gal FOB US Gulf, with prices soaring 4 cents from Monday's assessment. Prices have remained at or near the highest levels in over ...
Tags: Spot Methanol
Domestic spot prices of high carbon ferrochrome (50% basis Cr) in China Wednesday held steady on the week at Yuan 6,850-7,000/mt (85-86.5 cents/lb), on a delivered basis including 17% VAT, despite a cut in the December bid price by Jiuquan ...
Tags: high carbon ferrochrome, Energy
The Chinese steelmaker Shagang announced to leave its rebar prices unchanged for November 21-30 period due to limited availability has supported spot prices. After the announcement, the prices for HRB400 rebar with diameter of 16mm-25mm are ...
Tags: Construction, steel, Rebar
The spot price for South African charge chrome (48-52% Cr) was assessed at 83-84 cents/pound CIF China Friday, down from 83-85 cents/lb CIF China assessed the previous week, amid slow demand. The spot price of Indian-origin high carbon ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
European polyethylene spot prices have extended their gains this week, rising Eur10/mt ($13.40/mt) on the week to Eur1,270-1,275/mt FD Northwest Europe, which market sources attributed to tighter supplies as European LDPE producers scale ...
Tags: Polyethylene, Tight Supplies
Asian spot butadiene prices have slumped 18-20% in November under selling pressure as buyers retreated amid ample supply. Key benchmark CFR China has fallen $360/mt or 20% since October 31 to be assessed at $1,400/mt Thursday. The FOB ...
Tags: Spot Butadiene Prices, Chemicals
US spot benzene Wednesday was assessed at $4.17/gal ($1,246.83/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast, up 5 cents/gal ($14.95/mt) from Tuesday, tracking higher European benzene spot prices, sources said. The last time US spot benzene was at this level was ...
Tags: Spot Benzene, Chemicals