RED RME production margins in Northwest Europe remain in negative territory as the premium fell to a one-month low Monday, while feedstock prices in Europe remain strong on low availability. The differential between outright RME and ...
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Brazilian hydrous fuel ethanol demand in October rose 45% year on year to 1.75 billion liters, the fourth monthly consumption record in a row, according to data released by the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP. October's total was also 7% ...
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Alcoa has entered into a three-and-a-half-year agreement with New York state to increase the competitiveness of its Massena West smelter, previously been earmarked for shutdown, the US lightweight metals producer said Tuesday. Earlier ...
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The recent surge in monoethylene glycol prices came to an end last week, as market activity slackened amid limited availability and buyers' hopes that prices will ease. Spot prices were assessed Friday at Eur950/mt ($1,010/mt) FCA NWE and ...
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Shintech will raise its liquid caustic soda prices by $40/dry short ton effective immediately or as contract terms allow, the company said Monday in a notice to customers. The Houston-based producer was the third to say it would raise ...
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Margins for non-integrated styrene monomer producers in Asia shrank to their narrowest in 11 months Monday due to firm feedstock ethylene and tumbling SM market amid weak demand season in the fourth quarter. The margin was calculated at ...
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The US styrene-benzene spread narrowed as it remained below $200/mt, assessed at $161.07/mt Tuesday, down $19.52 on the week, according to Platts data. The spread has been below $200/mt for the majority of November, assessed above $200/mt ...
Three VLCC fixtures to lift Forties crude from Hound Point, Scotland, in recent days could hit Aframax freight rates in the North Sea in coming weeks, shipbrokers said Friday. The Al Kout, the Front Page, and the Voyager I were all ...
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Supramax shipowners are bracing for a tough finale to a disappointing year as limping grain and petcoke trade in the Atlantic fails to support the monstrous weight of available tonnage. That has been keeping freight rates low, while hopes ...
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A shipment of ethanol from Brazil left Santos on November 21 and is due to land in Dunkirk, France December 7, according to Platts' trade flow software cFlow. The Chemroad Hope is carrying a combination of 2,500 cum of neutral ethanol, ...
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Coal shipment volumes originated on US railroads were slightly up from the previous week but still subdued, Association of American Railroads data showed Wednesday. For the week ended November 14, the AAR reported a total of 95,293 coal ...
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Coal stocks at 17 major Indian ports totaled 11.52 million mt as of November 20, down 4.1% week on week, according to data released Friday by Indian ship broker Interocean. The stockpiles included 9.51 million mt of thermal coal, down ...
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Mexico will hold its first-ever electricity power auction in March, according to the country's National Center for Energy Control, or CENACE. CENACE on Thursday published an invitation to those interested in bidding in the auction. The ...
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In a major development for Western energy markets, NV Energy, Nevada's largest utility, will begin participating in the region's energy imbalance market on December 1. The move, announced late Friday, follows the Federal Energy Regulatory ...
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The daily spot price of uranium was $36/lb U3O8 Monday, unchanged from November 16 and November 9, as buyers continue to show only tepid interest in buying material, according to price reporting company TradeTech. The daily spot price has ...
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