The price spread in Asia between styrene monomer and its main feedstock benzene fell to a three-month low of $284/mt on Tuesday, as benzene supply has tightened while SM supply has increased, Platts data showed. The FOB Korea benzene ...
Global unwrought aluminum inventories at the end of April were up 144,000 mt from March and up 137,000 mt from April 2013, according to figures released Tuesday by the International Aluminium Institute. Unwrought inventories totaled 1.355 ...
Australia's Newcastle port exported 2.8 million mt of thermal and coking coal in the week to Monday, falling 19% on the week, as the port's vessel queue continued to shrink, according to the Newcastle Port Corporation's latest weekly ...
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Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a leading global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, announced the launch of the next generation of intelligent electronic article surveillance (EAS) solutions. The EVOLVE ...
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World cotton trade in 2014/15 is forecast to reach only 36.3 million bales, 10 percent below the previous season and the lowest since 2010/11. While imports by China have supported cotton trade over the last several seasons, expectations ...
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Chinese aluminum stocks at Shanghai Futures Exchange warehouses fell for the second consecutive week, slipping below 400,000 mt. Aluminum inventories slipped to 398,854 mt Friday, down 1.8% week on week, the latest weekly data from the ...
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The CIF Bremen as well as the Cotlook A index decreased further little by little during the reported week. It has been assumed that the even more considerable weakness of the New York futures was provoked by adjustments of fund positions. ...
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The seaborne iron ore cended a two-day rally and dipped again Friday, tracking a withdrawal in buying activity as the fast spike and current supply glut hit spot purchasing. Platts assessed the 62% Fe IODEX at $98.75/dmt CFR North China, ...
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The amount of natural gas in Michigan storage facilities at the end of October, the traditional end of the injection season, is expected to be about 18.47% less than was expected to be storage at the same point a year ago, figures from the ...
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From the bold shapes of fashion jewellery to the sophisticated silhouettes of decorative lighting, Bubble was one of Innermost’s first spotlight pendants. Designed by Co-founder Steve Jones, this playful downlight took inspiration ...
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US ethanol stocks for the week ended May 16 shed 312,000 barrels to a four-week low of 16.99 million barrels despite a production rise of 3,000 b/d to 925,000 b/d, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. The stocks draw ...
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US commercial crude stocks fell 10.3 million barrels to 390.69 million barrels for the reporting week ended May 16, American Petroleum Institute data showed Tuesday. The draw is far larger than analysts had expected. A Platts survey of ...
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In its financial results according to US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) for the first quarter of 2014, Russian steelmaker NLMK Group's net profit increased by 359 percent compared to the first quarter of the previous year ...
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Northwest European styrene monomer prices fell $91.50/mt or 5.5% from the start of May to close Thursday at a one-year low of $1,553.50/mt FOB ARA, Platts data showed. The last time it was lower was April 23, 2013 at $1,544.50/mt FOB ARA. ...
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Indonesian thermal coal prices were steady Friday amid reduced production and weak demand from China and India, sources said. "Demand has been flat. There has been no real movement," an Indonesia-based trader said. A Singapore-based ...
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