Brazilian imports of LNG are up 6.4% so far this month, averaging 40,765 cubic meters/d in June, compared to an average 38,313 cu m/d during the prior month, according to the latest data from Platts unit, Bentek Energy. The rise in LNG ...
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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 ...
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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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China Shenhua Energy, the listed subsidiary of the Shenhua Group, produced 25.2 million mt of commercial coal in May, down 5.6% from a year ago but up 4.1% from April, the company said late Tuesday. The company's coal sales stood at ...
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ROK Drinks, a unit of UK-based ROK Stars, has selected US-based beer importer C2 Imports as its new distributor. A multi-year exclusive agreement to this effect has been signed by ROK Drinks and C2 Imports. As per the agreed terms, ...
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The 2014/15 U.S. cotton projections show higher production and ending stocks compared to last month. Projected abandonment in the Southwest has been reduced due to recent favorable rainfall, resulting in a production increase of 500,000 ...
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 ...
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China exported 8.07 million mt of finished steel in May this year, up 7.03 percent month on month, while it exported 33.94 million mt of finished steel in the January-May period of the year, rising by 33.6 percent year on year, according to ...
Tags: Finished Steel, iron ore
In May of the current year, China's total foreign trade value amounted to $355.024 billion, indicating a year-on-year increase of 3.0 percent, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on June 8. In the given month, the total value of ...
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The US International Trade Commission (US ITC) has announced that it will expedite the sunset reviews of the antidumping (AD) duty order on imports of certain steel threaded rod and malleable iron pipe fittings from China. The US ITC will ...
In May this year, the value of Taiwan's iron and steel exports decreased by 0.6 percent year on year and declined by 2.6 percent compared to April to $1.53 billion, according to the preliminary statistics issued by Taiwan's Ministry of ...
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In the first five months this year, motor vehicle sales in Turkey totaled 241,250 units, decreasing by 25 percent year on year, according to the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD). Meanwhile, in May of the current year motor ...
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Latin America is the second most important destination for Chinese finished steel exports, said Alacero on Tuesday. According to the trade group, finished steel imports from China to Latin America reached 2.5 million metric tons between ...
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The government of Pakistan has announced some new tax measures in its federal budget 2014-15, introducing 10 percent customs duty on flat rolled silicon and alloy steel imports to bring them to a par with flat rolled products of non- alloy ...
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