17 September 2019 Asia petchem prices strengthen on Saudi feedstock curbs Asian petrochemical prices have risen across the board on the prospect of supply disruptions following attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific Middle East More filters
17 September 2019 Mideast Gulf petchem risk premiums poised to rise Risk premiums on Middle East petrochemical supplies are poised to increase because of regional tensions following attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific Middle East More filters
17 September 2019 PetroRabigh supports Saudi domestic PE sales Saudi Arabia's petrochemical producer PetroRabigh is supporting domestic polyethylene (PE) sales for its domestic customers, as other producers in the country reel from feedstock supply shortages. Filter: Asia-Pacific Middle East More filters
17 September 2019 Saudi Arabia’s Sabic unable to meet polymer orders Saudi Arabia's state-owned producer Sabic is informing its Asia-Pacific and Middle East customers it is unable to meet existing polymer orders for September because of a feedstock shortage. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific Middle East More filters
17 September 2019 US to export more LLDPE to Asia after Saudi attacks Increased volumes of US-origin linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) are likely to head for Asia-Pacific amid an unexpected supply shortage from Saudi Arabia. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific Middle East North America More filters
16 September 2019 No SPR decision yet; Opec should act: Trump US president Donald Trump said today the US was still weighing whether to release oil from emergency stocks and suggested that other Opec members should ramp up production to offset lost Saudi output. Filter: Crude oil Middle East North America More filters
16 September 2019 PdV suspends PetroPiar blending, storage replete Venezuela's national oil company PdV has suspended crude blending at its 210,000 b/d PetroPiar joint venture with Chevron because of storage constraints, according to multiple Venezuelan oil industry officials. Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean More filters
16 September 2019 Sims warns of profit drop amid scrap downturn Sims Metal Management today said precipitous drops in global scrap metal prices are poised to drive volumes lower and materially impact its profits through the first half of its 2020 fiscal year which ends 31 December. Filter: Metals Global North America More filters
16 September 2019 Workers strike at GM auto plants General Motors employees represented by the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union went on strike following the expiration of their 2015 collective bargaining agreement. Filter: Metals Oil products Petrochemicals North America More filters
16 September 2019 Nucor to invest $40mn in Kankakee steel bar mill US steelmaker Nucor will invest $40mn to build a new continuous casting machine at its Kankakee bar mill south of Chicago, Illinois. Filter: Metals North America More filters
16 September 2019 Q&A: Ensure that marine systems can operate on diesel Naeem Javaid is the global operations manager at UK-based maritime classification society Lloyd's Register's Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service. Filter: Oil products Global More filters
16 September 2019 Saudi petchem firms' feedstock supplies curbed: Update Saudi Arabia's state-owned Sabic said petrochemical feedstock supplies will be curtailed for its subsidiaries in the aftermath of the attacks on two key oil installations in Saudi Arabia. Filter: Petrochemicals Middle East More filters
16 September 2019 EU HRC: Increased appetite for imports The view of domestic European hot-rolled coil (HRC) mills being the cheapest sellers is starting to recede, as import offers increase in volume and decrease in price. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
16 September 2019 Ambatovy plans nickel production shutdown in November Madagascar-based nickel and cobalt producer Ambatovy will shut down for planned maintenance in November. Filter: Metals Africa More filters
16 September 2019 Lower demand, DRI outage to hit Nucor in 3Q US steelmaker Nucor expects its third quarter profit to fall on lower prices in its steel mill segment for flat-rolled and plate products. Filter: Metals North America More filters
