Despite weak fundamentals and largely negative sentiment, the futures and swaps markets recovered some ground through the day, leading to some support for ore prices. Platts assessed the 62% Fe Iron Ore Index up 50 cents from Monday at ...
Tags: steel rebar, ore prices
US spot mixed xylene was assessed at $3.96/gallon ($1,199.88/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast for June, a near-seven-month high, as buyers sought to buy product in a tightly supplied market, sources said. US mixed xylene pricing was last seen above ...
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The Asia to Europe arbitrage window for methanol will remain shut in the third quarter of 2014 on expectations of higher export volumes from the Middle East and stronger Chinese demand that would soak up Asian supplies, sources said late ...
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Scarcity of feedstock acetic acid is making it difficult for European ethyl acetate producers to ramp up production and take advantage of spot prices at a three-year high, sources said Tuesday. Spot etac is trading at around ...
Tags: Etac Producers, acetic acid
Kazakhstan's CPC Blend crude has fallen to a 23-month low versus Dated Brent, as weak end-user demand has continued to weigh on values for prompt supplies. CIF Augusta CPC Aframax cargoes were assessed at a $1.73/barrel discount to the ...
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Polyethylene terephthalate producer DAK Americas will increase US resin prices 3 cents/lb in July because of rising raw material costs, a letter to customers obtained by Platts on Thursday showed. On Wednesday, fellow US producer Nan Ya ...
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has cut its ex-works butadiene price across the country by Yuan 200/mt to Yuan 9,100/mt, sources close to the company said Thursday. On an import parity basis, the new price is calculated at ...
US sheet steel deals are getting progressively tougher to find as producers find renewed confidence in their order books and their lead times, market sources said Thursday. One service center buyer said $670/st is the most common ...
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Spot prices of 75%-Si ferrosilicon in Asia this week remained supported by tighter supply and improved demand among some exporters in China. Platts assessed the Chinese spot price at $1,330-1,370/mt FOB China Thursday, slightly higher ...
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Liberty Wear is happy to announce their recognition from the Springboro Award Program in its exceptional work as an American Made Apparel Manufacturer and receives '2014 Best of Springboro Award'. Each year, the Springboro Award ...
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The market structure for FOB Korea toluene flipped into a backwardation Wednesday, supported by tight supply of prompt-delivery cargoes and keen buying interest, said market sources. Platts assessed the FOB Korea toluene marker at ...
Tags: Toluene, paraxylene plants
The Asian seaborne cargo market for 5,500 kcal/kg NAR imported thermal coal was weaker Monday, with bids slipping to about $70/mt CFR South China amid talk Chinese coal producer Shenhua was on the verge of cutting prices. Buying interest ...
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Taiwan-based notebook cooling fan makers such as Delta Electronics and Sunonwealth Electric Machine have recently expanded into the cooling module assembly business with some even starting to develop heat pipes to complete the supply chain, ...
Investcorp Bank, a Bahrain-based investment firm, is considering $1.3bn sale of US packaging distribution company Berlin Packaging, sources known with the matter said. Investments banks Barclays and Deutsche Bank have been selected by the ...
Tags: Berlin Packaging, Packaging
According to Statistics Canada, Canadian industries operated at 82.5 percent of their production capacity in the first quarter, up slightly from 82.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013. The mining and oil and gas extraction industries ...
Tags: Mining, transportation equipment