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US Steel Sheet Prices Expected to Find Floor by Year-End

Dec 1, 2015

Prices for hot-rolled and cold-rolled coil in the US are expected to bottom out by the end of the year, sources said Tuesday. Platts maintained its daily HRC and CRC assessments at $360-$370/st and $490-$500/st, respectively. Both prices ...

Tags: hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil

Gruve AS Has Amended Its Offtake Agreement with Its Largest Customer

Sep 22, 2014

Australia-based miner Northern Iron has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Sydvaranger Gruve AS has amended its offtake agreement with its largest customer regarding the supply of iron ore concentrate from its mining operation in ...

Tags: Iron Ore, miner

US Spot Mixed Xylene Was Assessed at $3.96/Gallon

Jun 23, 2014

US spot mixed xylene was assessed at $3.96/gallon ($1,199.88/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast for June, a near-seven-month high, as buyers sought to buy product in a tightly supplied market, sources said. US mixed xylene pricing was last seen above ...

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June US Butadiene Contract Prices Are Expected to Roll Over as Spot Levels Have Dropped

May 23, 2014

June US butadiene contract prices are expected to roll over or possibly fall slightly compared with May contract prices as spot levels have dropped throughout May, sources said Wednesday. Many sources expect a rollover in contract pricing ...

Tags: Butadiene, contract price

US Ethylene Contracts for March and April Were Nearing Settlements

May 6, 2014

US ethylene contracts for March and April were nearing settlements that would combine for a 2.75-3 cents/lb ($61-$66/mt) decrease, sources said Friday. Sources with two buyers said the net transaction price for March was beginning to ...

Tags: ethylene, spot ethylene

SCC Cut Its Domestic May Methanol Contract by 10 Cents to $1.70/Gal FOB US Gulf

Apr 28, 2014

US methanol distributor Southern Chemical cut its domestic May methanol contract by 10 cents to $1.70/gal FOB US Gulf, the company said Thursday in a letter to customers. The decrease follows an 11-cent drop, to $1.80/gal FOB US Gulf, in ...

Tags: Methanol, Southern Chemical

The US Spot Benzene Assessment Reached Its Lowest Level at $4.45/Gal FOB USG for April

Apr 24, 2014

The US spot benzene assessment reached its lowest level in nearly five months Tuesday at $4.45/gal ($1,331.89/mt) FOB USG for April. Spot pricing was last seen at this level November 26, Platts data showed. US spot benzene has been on a ...

Tags: Spot Benzene, Benzene

High Ethylene Prices in Asia Are Keeping Margins of Most Ethylene Derivatives in The Red

Mar 11, 2014

High ethylene prices in Asia have been keeping margins of most ethylene derivatives in the red, forcing some MEG and polyethylene makers to consider trimming operation rates or closing entire production lines, sources said this week. In ...

Tags: Ethylene Derivatives, MEG, ethylene spot price

Bochem Oslo Is Preparing to Load a Substantial Volume of Ethanol From Rotterdam

Mar 4, 2014

Chemical tanker Bochem Oslo is preparing to load a substantial volume of ethanol from Rotterdam before heading to Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates, as multi-year low European prices beat competition from the US and Brazil, market ...

Tags: Vessel, Rotterdam Ethanol

Spot Sales Amount to an Average of 25% of Australian Coal Majors' Books in 2013

Feb 24, 2014

Around a quarter of Australian metallurgical coal is sold on a spot basis following a significant increase in production and the fact that the primary buyer, China, prefers short-term pricing, an analysis of Platts data and a survey of ...

Tags: Coal Market, Spot Pricing

December US Monoethylene Glycol Contracts Will Move Lower Following a Decrease

Dec 5, 2013

December US monoethylene glycol contracts will move lower following a decrease in benchmark price announcements by several major producers. US contracts for fiber and polyethylene terephthalate makers were assessed at 49.25 cents/lb ...

Tags: Monoethylene Glycol, Moving Lower

ANW Has Entered Into an Agreement to Acquire The U.S. East Coast Bunkering Business

Nov 15, 2013

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. East Coast bunkering business of Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES). This transaction, for a purchase price of $30 ...

Tags: Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, acquire, bunkering, business

US Toluene Disproportionation Margins Have Moved Into Negative Territory

Sep 18, 2013

US toluene disproportionation margins have moved into negative territory after toluene spot prices moved higher against declining benzene and mixed xylene spot pricing. Mobil selective toluene disproportionation margins were also ...

Tags: Spot Toluene, Chemicals

The August US Paraxylene Contract Price Settled at 73.5 Cents/Lb

Aug 22, 2013

The August US paraxylene contract price settled at 73.5 cents/lb ($1,620.38/mt), an increase of 2.5 cents from July's contract price, sources said Tuesday. The settlement is in line with most market expectations for an increase, because ...

Tags: paraxylene, spot PX

Cliffs' Earnings Plummet as Iron Ore Sales Slow According to The Report

Apr 27, 2013

Cleveland, Ohio-based Cliffs Natural Resources reported late Wednesday Q1 2013 net income of $97 million, down significantly from $376 million in Q1 2012. Consolidated sales margin decreased 18 percent in Q1 to $238 million, from $292 ...

Tags: Iron Ore, Mineral

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