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All 15 Members of TSA Agreed Not to Impose The Surcharges Until at East Jan. 1, 2015
Dec 11, 2014Major ocean container lines carrying the vast majority of Asian imports to the United States have committed to not impose port congestion surcharges until 2015, according to the Federal Maritime Commission. The Commission, which regulates ...
Tags: ocean container, Asian imports
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The Asia to Europe Arbitrage Window for Methanol Will Remain Shut
Jun 23, 2014The Asia to Europe arbitrage window for methanol will remain shut in the third quarter of 2014 on expectations of higher export volumes from the Middle East and stronger Chinese demand that would soak up Asian supplies, sources said late ...
Tags: Methanol, natural gas
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European Methanol Spot Prices Have Fallen Below Eur300/Mt for The First Time Since 2012
May 16, 2014Northwest European methanol spot prices have fallen below Eur300/mt for the first time since October 2, 2012, under pressure from ample supplies in the market, according to sources. Platts assessed spot methanol at Eur299.50/mt ($411/mt) ...
Tags: Methanol, spot prices
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Northwest European Spot Prices for Vinyl Acetate Monomer Tumbled Eur70/mt
May 15, 2014Northwest European spot prices for vinyl acetate monomer tumbled Eur70/mt Thursday under pressure from Asian imports, according to Platts data. The European spot price for VAM was assessed at Eur1,560/mt FD NWE ($2,162.63/mt), down from ...
Tags: Vinyl Acetate Monomer, NWE
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The FOB US Gulf Methanol Spot Assessment Fell to a Seven-Month Low of $1.42/Gal
Apr 16, 2014The FOB US Gulf methanol spot assessment fell to a seven-month low of $1.42/gal ($472.86/mt) Monday as imports reached US shores and spot buyers were difficult to find in the US market, sources said. Monday's assessment was down 5.5 ...
Tags: Methanol Price, US prices
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NWE Orthoxylene Contract Price for March Has Been Confirmed at Eur940/Mt FD NWE
Mar 11, 2014The Northwest European orthoxylene contract price for March has been confirmed as fully settled at Eur940/mt ($1,291/mt) FD NWE, sources said Wednesday. The settlement represents a Eur25/mt decrease from February, following a Eur40/mt ...
Tags: Orthoxylene, contract price, Chemicals
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Bekaert Has Announced That It Has Reached a Pact with Pirelli Forsteel Cord Activities
Mar 4, 2014Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Italian tire maker Pirelli for the acquisition of Pirelli's steel cord activities for ...
Tags: Bekaert, Steel Cord
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Outokumpu Completed The Strategic Review of Its Thin and Precision Strip Operations
Feb 20, 2014Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu has announced that it has completed the strategic review of its thin and precision strip operations in Kloster and Nyby, Sweden and in Dahlerbrück, Germany, launched in June 2013 with ...
Tags: stainless steel, Outokumpu
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Belgium-Based Bekaert Maintained Stable Sales Volumes in The First Nine Months of 2013
Nov 18, 2013Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced that in the first nine months of 2013 it has maintained stable sales volumes, though with a consolidated sales value of €2.42 ...
Tags: Bekaert, Latin American Demand
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IVL Saw an Improvement in Its Business in The Third Quarter of 2013
Nov 12, 2013Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), the world’s largest Polyester value chain company, saw an improvement in its business in the third quarter of 2013, with revenue climbing by 11% to US$1.9 billion from US$1.7 billion in ...
Tags: Polyester
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Kortrijk Achieved Consolidated Sales of €799 Million in Q1 of The Current Year
May 10, 2013Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced that in the first quarter of the current year it achieved consolidated sales of €799 million, down 11 percent compared to the ...
Tags: Mineral, steel cord and wire
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South African Textile and Apparel Industry Is Facing Several Challenges
Mar 15, 2013South African textile and apparel industry is facing several challenges, including macroeconomic influences of Asian imports and the domestic labor challenges, and hence the performance of the industry may reamin stable in the coming years, ...
Tags: Challenges, Apparel, Textile
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Schaefer Ranchwear Is Holding Steady to Its Made in US
Nov 17, 2012Schaefer Ranchwear,one of America's last full-line clothing companies is looking forward to a record year for 2012 and is optimistic for 2013 and beyond by churning out a number of new jean,shirt and outerwear styles keeping the collection ...
Tags: Schaefer Ranchwear, full-line clothing, jean, shirt, outerwear
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Standard Furniture Production Employees Are at Work in a Cell Area That Assembles Mirrors
Sep 13, 2012Standard Furniture production employees in Bay Minette, Ala., are at work in a cell area that assembles mirrors. BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- Case goods manufacturer Standard Furniture could have shifted to an all-import model and walked away ...
Tags: Furniture
