East China's ferrous scrap prices fell sharply this week amid weaker raw material, finished steel and steel futures markets in the first-half of the week. Platts assessed heavy scrap over 6 mm at Yuan 2,320/mt ($377/mt) on a delivered ...
Tags: Ferrous Scrap, Raw Material, Steel Markets
Integrated producers may have hit a cost floor on sheet products, and an increase is looking more and more likely, market sources told Platts Thursday. "We're at the point where these mills are going to be at their breaking point or their ...
Prices of spot delivered thermal coal cargoes into Turkey slipped Friday, following a lower-priced deal for US material and buyers willing to wait for cheaper prices, sources said. Platts assessed the weekly CIF Turkey 6,000 kcal/kg ...
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The spread between the spot prices for acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer in Europe surged to an all-time high of Eur1,040/mt ($1,444/mt) Thursday, as VAM prices soared and feedstock AA prices remained stable. In December last year, the ...
A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and help them and the obese lose weight, researchers said here today. The ...
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Chinese steelmakers cut their scrap purchase prices steadily this week, following the downward trend in futures and steelmaking raw materials markets, led by Shagang Group, the country's largest scrap consumer in eastern China's Jiangsu ...
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Weibo Corp., the Chinese microblogging service often compared with Twitter, filed Friday for a US stock offering seeking to raise $500 million. The move will allow the popular Chinese-language social network to spin off from the Internet ...
Tags: Weibo, e-shopping, Computer
Japanese companies are willing to invest in Iran’s petrochemical sector, Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Koji Haneda has said, FARS News Agency reported. During a tour of Ilam petrochemical complex in Western Iran, Mr. Haneda said ...
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ICE Cotton stayed in an uptrend this week with K4 holding ground and settling at 92.19, up over 100 pts. Futures, with the help of a friendly spec contingent that had anticipated the USDA’s lowering of 13/14 carry-out estimate (and ...
Presently, several petrochemical projects are either under construction or expansion and Indonesia is on its way to become self-sufficient in the production of olefins like ethylene and propylene, aromatic and other petrochemical products ...
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Panasonic has today announced its latest two-level baking, grilling, roasting and toasting convection microwave. The versatile cooking options empower health-conscious, time-poor consumers to cook quick, easy and healthy meals, a desire ...
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London businesses and politicians have called on the government to scrap a planned hike in alcohol taxes to give the capital’s hospitality sector a boost. Pubs, producers, MPs and retailers joined the TaxPayers' Alliance and the ...
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The Furniture Makers’ Company has announced the date for its hugely popular clay pigeon shooting day. Big Shots is back with a bang and this year celebrates the 20th anniversary of this successful fundraising event on June 12, 2014. ...
With US refineries expanding their capacity to process more domestic light oil in the coming years, the US Energy Information Administration on Tuesday said it expects refinery crude inputs to reach 15.52 million b/d this year and 15.61 ...
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It’s time to raise a fashionable and colourful toast to the most energetic, vibrant and lively festival of India- Holi!! Gear up to make a colour infused fashion statement as Global Desi –the trendy boho-chic brand brings an ...
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