A combination of low inventories and refinery maintenance could be spurring some Chinese state-owned companies to seek gasoil imports for the fourth quarter, sources said this week. Though market sources said that state-owned trader ...
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Both imported and domestically produced LPG prices drifted lower in South and East China this week, mainly weighed down by the bearish market outlook, trade sources said Friday. Asian LPG prices slid to near 28-month lows Thursday, ...
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According to the short-range outlook report issued by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, the global long steel products market is still characterized by uncertainty amid the adverse effects of ...
Tags: Long Steel Demand, steel products
On-going supply difficulties continue to support US steel sheet pricing, though market sources were divided Monday as to whether a peak had been reached. One large-volume hot-rolled service center buyer said there's "nothing out there" ...
Tags: Steel Sheet, automobile
High inventories have pushed the spot price of monoethylene glycol in China to the lowest level seen since July 2012, Platts data showed Tuesday. Weakness in the domestic market pressured down the import price of MEG to $916/mt CFR China ...
Tags: MEG Prices, Domestic Market
Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities rose in October by the most in 20 years, according to Standard & Poor's. S&P's Case-Shiller index said property prices rose 13.6% from October 2012 in the 20 cities, the most since February 2006, after ...
The outlook for coatings producers in Europe has suddenly brightened after prospects for higher sales and profits appeared to be gloomy earlier in the year. The financial results of some leading players among coatings producers and raw ...
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Relative strength in premiums for the sour Middle Eastern crude market seen in recent days showed continued upward momentum Wednesday, as Asian refiners look to cover winter requirements and Chinese buyers look to re-stock, trading sources ...
Tags: Premiums, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Polyethylene producers are targeting higher prices in September amid increases in feedstock naphtha and improved economic data, sources said this week. Naphtha was assessed at $914.5/mt CIF NWE Wednesday, up $2.50 on the week. The average ...
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As of June 24, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 75.18 million mt, indicating an increase of 520,000 mt or 0.7 percent compared to June 17, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same date, the ...
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Styrolution Europe has raised operating rates at its acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plant at Antwerp, Belgium to 80-85% capacity in June, a company source said Wednesday. The 250,000 mt/year ABS unit was running at 70-75% capacity in ...
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Styrolution will increase the selling price on all polystyrene grades by 4 cents/lb ($88/mt) effective Wednesday, the company said in a letter to customers. Styrolution cited feedstock price increases in the letter, sent Tuesday. The ...
Proactive Investors reported that iron ore miners appear set for a sustained bull run as iron ore prices resurge after declining five straight months on the back of strong Chinese growth and falling inventories. Fortescue Metals Group was ...
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According to the market outlook released by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, in November this year long steel mills worldwide were in general bothered by lack of demand, the rise in scrap ...
Non-LST normal butane in the US Gulf has gained 14.1 cents on the week, Platts data showed Friday, on low inventories and seasonal blending demand, market sources said. Non-LST butane prices were heard trading at $1.90/gal Friday morning, ...
Tags: normal butane, low inventories, seasonal blending demand, market sources