US methanol contract prices are expected to drop sharply for June following rapidly declining spot prices in recent months, sources said Thursday. June contract announcements from Methanex and Southern Chemical Corp. were expected to be ...
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Transactions between US steel mills and ferrous scrap dealers remained in line Wednesday -- the tail end of the May buying period -- with price levels seen earlier in the period. Shredded scrap sales remaining $15/lt below April ...
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"We had a good start to the year in our chemicals business and in the Agricultural Solutions segment. We sold more. This more than compensated for the negative effects on sales from the comparatively weak U.S. dollar and currencies in ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Chemicals, Oil, Gas
Moody's has changed its outlook for the global shipping industry to stable from negative on April 30. This outlook reflects Moody's expectations for the fundamental business conditions in the industry over the next 12 to 18 months. ...
Tags: Shipping, Global Shipping
In March this year, of 70 major Chinese cities surveyed, 56 cities saw higher prices in the new house market, four cities witnessed lower prices, while new house prices in the remaining 10 cities were unchanged, all compared to February ...
Molybdenum oxide prices jumped above $12/lb in warehouse Rotterdam Thursday as buyers were forced to accept higher prices in order to secure stock as fewer firm offers were made. However, lower prices were heard in Asia and Platts daily ...
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News on higher than expected support for farmers in Xinjiang, sales from the Chinese National Reserve at attractive prices, slightly decreasing US-exports as well as considerably lower prices for the competing fibre polyester have ...
Tags: CIF Bremen, textile industry
Germany-based long steel producer Saarstahl has announced its financial and operational results for 2013, reporting a pre-tax loss of €131 million, compared to pre-tax earnings of €9 million in the previous year. In 2013, the ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Steel
Singapore 380 CST high sulfur bunker fuel prices dipped to a 21-month low of $586/mt Wednesday, on the back of weak demand and bearish crude. The outright price was last lower June 29, 2012, when it was $578.50, Platts data showed. ...
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Market participants in Latin America are most likely to believe that polymer prices are going to decrease in the coming months, one of the main reasons the market is quite slow in countries such as Brazil, Peru and Colombia, sources said on ...
Tags: Polymer, polymer prices, Olefin
Electricity is a necessity and hence the demand for power solution has considerably increased in the market. These are high utility products for various industrial and commercial projects. You may find a number of diesel generator rental ...
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Feedstock issues and supply tightness have driven up North American prices for suspension PVC and solid polystyrene resin since Feb. 1. But a different feedstock and lower demand served to send regional prices for PET bottle resin down in ...
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Canada and the Republic of Korea have concluded negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) that will significantly boost trade and investment ties between the two countries. The negotiations were concluded during the visit of ...
Brazil's ferrous scrap exports increased 24% in February to 53,071 mt, from 42,930 mt in the same month last year, according to the most recent official customs data. Exports were also up 29% when compared with January shipments abroad ...
Tags: Mineral, ferrous scrap, Energy
The taskforce constituted by the Ghanaian Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) to exercise a check on imports of illegally copied Ghanaian textile prints has cautioned traders against the sale of pirated Ghanaian textile designs and ...
Tags: Textile