Americas Styrenics will increase the transaction price for all grades of polystyrene by 7 cents/lb ($154/mt), effective July 1, according to a letter sent to customers Monday and obtained by Platts. Americas Styrenics' increase follows ...
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European styrene production margins, which appeared to be rising after an explosion June 3 during maintenance at Shell-BASF's Ellba joint venture in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, are falling again, Platts data shows. Styrene's premium over ...
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Deutsche Post DHL has added to its fleet of about 11,500 vehicles one with alternative drive systems and aerodynamic modifications. It is a teardrop trailer for use throughout Germany and France, as part of DHL's logistics service for ...
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US-based medical device manufacturer Rhythmlink International has announced plans to invest in a new automated packaging line at its Richland County facility in the Columbia Industrial Park. The company intends to invest $1.4m to install ...
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Victoria PLC, the international designers, manufacturers and distributors of innovative floorcoverings, announces, subject to shareholder approval, a proposed special dividend of £2.92 per Existing Ordinary Share ("Special Dividend"). ...
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The Platts LNG Japan Korea Marker for August ended the Asian trading at $11.925/MMBtu Friday, falling 10 cents on the week, as the result of the recent North West Shelf tender weighed on the market sentiment. Demand from end-users ...
Rhino Resource Partners soon will make its first shipment of high-sulfur steam coal from the new Pennyrile underground mine in Western Kentucky to Louisville Gas & Electric, a Rhino official said Monday. Pennyrile, also known as ...
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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 ...
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US over-the-counter thermal coal prices closed mixed on Friday as traders digested the most recent weekly natural gas storage data, which propelled natural gas front-month futures to more than a five-week high in the previous session. The ...
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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 ...
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US over-the-counter thermal coal prices closed mixed on Monday, with only a handful of trades seen trading in the session. Barged Central Appalachian thermal coal rose 25 cents/st along the 2014-2015 curve, while CAPP rail (CSX) prices ...
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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 ...
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NYMEX July natural gas futures settled largely unchanged Tuesday -- up 0.2 cent to $4.709/MMBtu -- as the market waited for data later this week that is likely to show a sixth straight triple-digit storage injection while near-term ...
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Can the plant from which Tequila is made, agave, transform the economics of sustainable aviation biofuels? Byogy Renewables has invested in a strategic partnership with AusAgave Australia, aimed at developing multiple feedstocks to ...
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Nova Bus, a North American subsidiary of Volvo Group, has won a vehicle supply contract worth $32.6m from the Canada-based transit authority, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Under the contract, Nova Bus will supply 55 units of ...
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