Coal stocks at China's four major Bohai Sea ports totaled 16.645 million mt on Sunday, up 1.05 million mt or 6.7% week on week, Qinhuangdao Port said Monday. Coal stocks at Qinhuangdao Port rose 3.8% week on week to 5.815 million mt on ...
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Freight rates for shipping coal from northern China's Qinhuangdao port to the other Chinese ports of Zhangjiagang, Shanghai and Guangzhou continued to drop in the week to Tuesday, the fifth week in a row, Qinhuangdao Port said Wednesday. ...
According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending January 4, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,822,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 76.1 percent. Production was 1,812,000 net tons in ...
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Hong Kong-based Styron on Thursday raised the prices of its general purpose polystyrene and high-impact polystyrene grades by $50/mt due to rising production costs. The notice did not disclose the previous or revised prices. The company ...
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In the week from December 30 to January 5, on the Orbis Steel Index the Turkish scrap index moved upwards, while the US (East Coast) HMS I/II scrap export index followed a stable trend. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index maintained ...
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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
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 ...
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The Platts weekly magnesium ingot (minimum 99.8%) assessment was rangebound at $2,600-2,630/mt FOB China Thursday, unchanged from a week earlier, amid lackluster spot trade. Spot export offers for Chinese magnesium ingot were rangebound ...
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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 ...
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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during last week (Dec.16- 22) the overall average finished steel price in China maintained upward trend for the fifth consecutive week. In the given week, average prices of 10 mm ...
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As of December 23, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 85.403 million mt, indicating an increase of 1.559 million mt or 1.86 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same date, ...
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According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending December 21, 2013, US domestic raw steel production was 1,733,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 72.3 percent. Production was 1,785,000 net tons in ...
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US ethylene dichloride prices were assessed Thursday at$325-335/mt FOB US Gulf,a spike of$30/mt week on week,amid tight availability,strong demand from Asia and an increase in feedstock costs,said sources. The price is at its highest ...
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As of December 16, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 83.844 million mt, indicating a decrease of 975,000 mt or 1.15 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency . As of the same date, the ...
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The Shanghai benchmark copper contract for delivery in February declined by 0.78 percent on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) Friday compared to Thursday, ending at 51,160 yuan ($8,429.59) per ton. However, it still climbed by 0.49 ...
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