Thai paraxylene producer PTT Aromatics and Refining has concluded its 2013 term supply contracts at a premium of around $14/mt, up from last year's $9/mt, a company source said Wednesday. The producer settles its annual supply contracts ...
Tags: Chemicals, PTTAR, paraxylene, PTT Aromatics
In Korea,benzene prices increased in the week ending November 24,due to robust support from the downstream market.In the early days of the week,prices were at US$1315/ton lower by US$45/ton,as compared to the same period of its previous ...
Tags: benzene, price, downstream market, trend
UAE market seems to has become averse to new bookings of HRC. Apart from slow demand aggressive offers by Chinese mills has stalled aspirations of Japanese and Korean mills. It is learnt that Japanese mills off late are reluctant to give ...
Tags: UAE market, new bookings, HRC, mills
P-Xylene prices went down in Korea due to weak support from the downstream buyers. Prices opened at US$ 1615/ton FOB Korea lower by US$ 10/ton, as compared to the same period of the previous week. During the week, P-Xylene prices were ...
Tags: P-Xylene Prices, Asia, US
Christmas and New Year round the corner market has already sunk in holiday mood with activities remaining subdued. However in some corners activity is inevitable. Scrap levels have firmed up on winter shortage and Turkish buying. It is ...
Tags: corner market, corners activity, winter shortage, Tuekry
Negotiations on electro-galvanized steel sheets for Asia have started for shipment of February next year. The Japanese mills seem to have mostly offered USD 30 increase. It is said that Korea's POSCO reduced its prices to USD 730 to 750 ...
Tags: electro galvanized steel sheets, electro galvanized steel, steel
It's reported that Japan's JFE Steel announced to raise the export prices for hot rolled coils(HRC)further by US$50/ton for next February delivery after the company successfully increased the export prices by US$15~US$20/ton for next ...
Affected by rising scrap prices and limited supply in the market,it is said several Taiwanese rebar mills have temporarily postponed the new rebar offers for the domestic market.A Taiwanese rebar mill said that it will release new price ...
Tags: Taiwanese rebar mills, postpone, new rebar, selling prices
Activity is basically halted in all EU countries because of the festivities of end of the Year. Prices are remaining at same levels of previous week, except for merchant bars that, under the pressure of Beltrame, are climbing in direction ...
Tags: EU countries, steel price, steel market, steel
Methanol market showed mixed trend in Asia, whereas it was stable in US and Europe in the week ending December 15, 2012. In China, Methanol prices were steady and were spotted at US$ 355-365/ton CFR China. Methanol prices went down ...
Tags: Textile, Methanol Trends, Methanol
According to the data from Peruvian customs agency Sunat, the imported rebar rose more than three times from previous month to 21,052 metric tons in November. The country imported 253,056 tons of long products from January to November. ...
Tags: rebar, rebar imports, drill pipes
Benzene market was stable in Asia,whereas it showed upward trend in Europe and US in the week ending December 15. In Korea,Benzene prices remained steady due to dull buying sentiment in the downstream market.In the early days of the ...
Tags: Benzene Trends, prices, market
Asian aromatics hit all-time highs this week on shrinking supplies and rising feedstock costs. Toluene and styrene monomer spot prices set new records Wednesday, assessed at $1,388.50/mt FOB Korea and $1,674/mt FOB Korea respectively while ...
Tags: Asian Aromatics, Chemicals, Tight Supply, Speculation
The situation is becoming certain for prices of steel tinplates for Southeast Asia to be raised for shipment of next quarter(January to March). It is because the Japanese mills offered lately price increase by USD 50 from this quarter ...
Tags: Japan, Steel Mills, Prices, Shipments
Billet market was upward at the start of the week due to higher ex rate. Billet size 150 mm was priced at IRR 15,900,000 per tonne on truck in Anzali including 5% VAT by it became downward and finished the week at IRR 15,500,000 per tonne, ...
Tags: Iran Steel Market, Market Trend, Billet market, Metallurgy