European refining margins have recovered from their lows of last month, driven by a pick-up in products markets, especially jet fuel and gasoline, following run cuts throughout the region, according to traders. "Demand for products ...
Tags: Gasoline, pick-up in products, jet fuel
Platts Australian alumina assessment closed the week at $310.50/mt FOB, decreasing $1.50/mt from Thursday, weighed by sluggish demand, the higher cost of credit in China, and concerns relating to counter-party risk. The assessment was down ...
Tags: Alumina, Qingdao port
Oil futures held near nine-month highs Monday on concerns that escalating violence in Iraq could spread to the country's oil-producing southern region. ICE August Brent settled 48 cents higher at $112.94/barrel. The front-month contract ...
Tags: Oil Futures, Crude futures
European ethylene hit a 2014 high of Eur1,015/mt ($1375/mt) FD NWE Friday, up Eur45/mt on the week, Platts data showed, on the back of reduced availability and an increase in feedstock prices. Naphtha hit a 2014 high of $959/mt CIF NWE ...
Tags: Ethylene, Ethylene prices
The European Union Committee of the House of Lords has recently published a report, 'Counting the cost of food waste: EU food waste prevention', which looks at the issue of food waste and what steps can be taken to reduce it. The report ...
Tags: Food Packaging, Packaging
Power management company Eaton today announced the introduction of the LumaWatt™ Outdoor Wireless Control and Monitoring System from its Cooper Lighting Division. The lighting management and control system minimizes power consumption ...
The NYMEX July natural gas futures contract closed 25.4 cents higher to a $4.762/MMBtu settlement on Thursday after the US Energy Information Administration reported a lower injection to storage inventories than most expected, prompting ...
Tags: Natural Gas, EIA
UK toy retailers are left scratching their heads and fear missing out due to lack of availability of key lines. With reports of Frozen dresses selling on eBay for up to £600 in the national media, toy retailers are asking: where has ...
Tags: Toys
Daily purchases from China's state reserve have fallen in recent weeks amidst market perceptions that reserve sale prices may be lowered, competition from foreign cotton, and the prospect of new-crop cotton offered below the current reserve ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Textile
According to the short-range outlook report issued by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, demand has continued to improve in the global long steel products market, especially in the Americas and ...
Tags: Long Steel Markets, Healthy Demand
The first half of 2014 is drawing to a close but the wait continues for a strong economic upturn that would globally spark sustainable sales growth in the high-tech industry. So far, what many industry observers and economists can point ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, High-Tech Industry
Japanese spot import prices of high-carbon ferrochrome rose this week as Indian producers cut output amid a decline in domestic chrome ore feedstock supplies, market sources said Friday. Platts assessed the spot price of high-carbon lumpy ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing safer alternatives to the flame retardants now used in consumer and commercial products, including building insulation and products with flexible polyurethane foam. "EPA's ...
Tags: EPA, Certification, Service
The International Trade Commission (ITC) is investigating antidumping and countervailing duty claims made against companies exporting consumer tires from China to the United States. The ITC must reach a preliminary determination on the ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Accessories
Ten years after its appearance, and even with his great success on a global scale, there are still many unknowns about the device of the electronic cigarette . This new but already popular product is a source of ongoing debate. Is it ...
Tags: E-Liquid, Electronic Cigarette, E-Cigarette, E Cigarette