In the January-March period of this year, China's aggregate crude steel output totaled 191.89 million mt, up 9.1 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Meanwhile, the country's ...
Tags: Finished Steel Output, Mineral
Chinese oil and gas producer PetroChina Co., Ltd. (SHSE: 601857 and SEHK: 0857) has not made a final decision on whether to participate in an auction Iraq plans to hold for the Nassiriya oil field on December 19 this year. The Iraqi ...
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PetroChina Company posts that it made CNY 36.02 billion net profits in the first quarter this year, down 8 percent year on year or up 27 percent quarter on quarter; it recorded CNY 0.2 earnings per share. The company produced 231 million ...
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LyondellBasell Industries announced earnings for the first quarter 2013 of $906 million, or $1.56 diluted earnings per share. First quarter 2013 EBITDA was $1,585 million, a 25 percent increase from the fourth quarter 2012 and a 29 percent ...
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The ratio of the Gulf Coast normal butane assessment to the front-month NYMEX crude contract is at 57.9% Friday morning, the lowest level since late 2008, Platts data showed, in part due to the deployment summer gasoline specs. The ratio, ...
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While US policymakers, legislators and others are focused on whether the fundamentals of US gas market would change significantly if large volumes of LNG are exported, there are emerging questions about the federal government's ability to ...
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A rise in commodity prices has helped push the Australian dollar back above the $US1.03 level. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.031, up from $US1.0246 on Wednesday. CMC Markets foreign exchange dealer Tim Waterer said the ...
On April 25, Shanghai-based Chinese steel giant Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd (Baosteel) issued its financial results for the first quarter of this year, indicating a net profit of RMB 1.628 billion ($262 million), up 33.3 percent on ...
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Swedish specialty steel producer SSAB has posted its financial results for the first quarter of the current year, reporting a net loss of SEK 137 million, compared to a net profit of SEK 281 million in the corresponding quarter of 2012. The ...
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China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced its approval of Shandong Province-based Chinese steelmaker Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co.'s new super quality steel project. Accordingly, the project in question ...
Tags: Steel, Shandong, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Iran is all prepared to export its technical knowledge in petrochemical production and services thereof, Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi has said. Speaking on the sidelines of inauguration of the first phase of Bandar Imam Khomeini ...
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According to a report by Latin American steel association Alacero, crude steel production in Latin America totaled 14.7 million metric tons during the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 11 percent compared to the same quarter last year. In ...
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On April 24, Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Bengang Steel Plates Co., a subsidiary of Benxi Iron and Steel (Group) Co., issued its financial results for the first quarter of the current year and its revised results for 2012. ...
Tags: Steel Plates, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
It's reported that the Chinese Benxi Steel announced that its net profits slumped by 91% from a year ago to RMB69.38 million in 2012. The company stated that high raw material prices and sluggish demand caused its net profits slump last ...
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US stocks ended a tumultuous day with strong gains after a false tweet briefly sent financial markets veering, underscoring technology's role in tightly linking global markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly plunged Tuesday ...
Tags: US Markets, Reel on False