China imported 24.78 million mt of coal in April, including lignite, thermal and metallurgical material, up 12.18% from March and up 31.81% year on year, according to preliminary data released on Monday by the General Administration of ...
Tags: Coal Imports, Coal
The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total April exports of $193.3 billion and imports of $240.6 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $47.2 ...
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European ultra low sulfur diesel premiums to the front-month ICE gasoil futures contract hit their weakest level in over four months Friday as large volumes flooded the region from the Americas and the Baltic. Northwest European cargo ...
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South Korea's imports of Iranian crude in April increased 8.9% year on year to 552,884 mt, or an average 135,088 b/d, from 507,821 mt a year ago, preliminary data released Thursday by the Korea Customs Service showed. Its April Iranian ...
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India imported around 15.86 million mt of coal at 24 major ports in April, up 6.45% from March, according to data released Wednesday by Indian ship broker Interocean. The April imports consisted of 12.3 million mt of thermal coal, up ...
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The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Wednesday that total May exports of $187.1 billion and imports of $232.1 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $45 ...
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The Asian LPG paper market flipped to a slight contango for the first time since August last year Wednesday, on active selling of August Saudi Aramco propane Contract Price swaps, market sources said Thursday. If the structure steepens ...
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South Korea's May exports of acrylonitrile increased 50.2% month on month to 35,249 mt, according to data released Saturday by the Korea Customs Service. The May exports were nearly four times those of May 2012, when South Korea exported ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported on Thursday that for this year, the US imported 10,375,000 net tons of steel, down by 12% compared to the same period last year. Of the 10 million total steel imports, 8,178,000 net tons ...
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Chinese gold imports are likely to swell further after more than doubling to a record high in March, as retail consumers pounced when prices plunged to a two-year low last month. China is the world's second-largest buyer after India, and ...
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The time spread for gasoil swaps in Singapore narrowed 15 cents/barrel day on day to a seven-week low of plus 3 cents/b for April/May Wednesday, because of low regional gasoil demand and concerns over increased exports from China and India, ...
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