The spread between Asian styrene monomer and benzene prices widened to a six-week high of $356.50/mt Thursday, up $20/mt or 6% from a day earlier, as China's shrinking SM inventories lifted SM prices, Platts data showed. The last time the ...
Tags: SM-Benzene, Benzene
Microsoft today said it will issue 10 security updates next week, two rated "critical," to patch 33 vulnerabilities, including the zero-day bug that has been used by cyber criminals to poison "watering hole" websites in attacks aimed at ...
TEXbase, a leading provider of web-based compliance, quality, and materials management software solutions announced its sponsorship of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) Product Safety and Sustainability Seminar on May 14, ...
Nord Drivesystems introduces new smooth-surface motors for high-hygiene applications. The three-phase induction motors without cooling fins are especially well-suited for applications in the food and beverage industry, since they are easier ...
Tags: Hygienic Smooth, Surface Motors
Saigon Petro has issued its first ever semi-term tender to import up to 13,200 mt of pressurized LPG for delivery over July to December this year, an industry source said Monday. The Vietnamese state-owned company, which normally buys via ...
Tags: Saigon Petro, pressurized LPG
Microsoft late Friday confirmed that a "zero-day," or unpatched, vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the company's most popular browser. According to multiple security firms, the vulnerability has been used in active ...
In the week from April 29 to May 5, the scrap indexes continued to decrease on the Orbis Steel Index. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index started to decrease following two weeks of upward movement. The flat rolled product indexes ...
Tags: Scrap, Downward Movement
Cortec has introduced a new M-533 FG additive, designed for formulating food grade lubricants that require rust protection, demulsibility, filterability, and water resistance. The new additive is intended for use in petroleum and ...
Tags: Cortec, Food Grade Lubricants, Food
Cleveland, Ohio-based Cliffs Natural Resources reported late Wednesday Q1 2013 net income of $97 million, down significantly from $376 million in Q1 2012. Consolidated sales margin decreased 18 percent in Q1 to $238 million, from $292 ...
Cortec has announced the launch of the new M-533 FG additive, which has been designed for formulating food grade lubricants. The new additive, which is NSF HX-1 certified, is intended for use in petroleum and synthetic lubricants, greases ...
Tags: Cortec, Food Grade Lubricants
Reportedly, the current price on HRC SS400 3.0mm*1,250mm*C in Vietnam is at US$650~US$660/ton (VAT included), remaining unchanged from last week. However, trading volume remains low as the demand is still weak. Figures showed on April 18 ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
China Steel Corp. (CSC), the biggest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan announced to cut its domestic prices for hot rolled (HR) steel products by US$20/ton to China for June. After the adjustment, its export prices for HR steel products are at ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In the week from April 15 to April 21, the scrap indexes moved sideways on the Orbis Steel Index. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index started to increase following three weeks of downward movement. While the Black Sea HRC Export ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Arbitrage shipments of styrene monomer from the US and Europe are set to arrive in China in late May and June, likely widening the backwardation between the two months in the Asian SM market, trade sources said Thursday. Around ...
Tags: SM Arbitrage Cargoes, Chemicals
Australian iron ore miner Atlas Iron has announced it shipped a record 1.86 million wet metric tons of iron ore in the quarter ended on March 31, up 54 percent compared to the same quarter of 2012. Accordingly, Atlas remains on track to ...
Tags: Atlas Iron, Shipping Guidance