08 March 2021 Turkey scrap importers buy 13 cargoes so far for April Turkish steelmakers have purchased 13 deep-sea scrap import cargoes for April shipment, according to Argus records, putting them in a strong position to keep buying steadily if there is no surge in rebar demand in the next week. Filter: Metals More filters
08 March 2021 Farmers caution on EU fertilizers carbon tax A carbon-border adjustment mechanism covering fertilizers but not EU agriculture would be "intolerable", European farmers' association Copa said ahead of a vote in the European Parliament tomorrow. Filter: Agriculture Emissions Fertilizer Europe More filters
08 March 2021 Petrobras board takes shape, CVM probes stock trades Shareholders of Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras will consider at least six government-appointed board nominees after President Jair Bolsonaro abruptly reasserted control over the company's management last month. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
08 March 2021 Nord Stream 2 work continues Construction of the first string Gazprom's 55bn m³/yr Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Danish waters will resume in March after a 15-month break, Danish energy agency DEA says. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Europe FSU North America More filters
08 March 2021 Wide fob China CRC-HRC spread boosts HRC steel offers Chinese flat steel product demand is likely to be supported this year after the government outlined plans to boost domestic consumption of automobiles and home appliances at the outset of the National People's Congress last week. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
08 March 2021 Liberty Speciality on verge of stopping production Liberty Speciality Steels could stop production imminently as it cannot source sufficient scrap after some suppliers moved to cash upfront terms. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
08 March 2021 EU aviation mulls green fuels, CO2 cuts The managing director of trade association Airlines for Europe (A4E), Thomas Reynaert spoke to Argus' Dafydd ab Iago on the policy and technology changes required to shift European aviation sector to net zero by 2050. Filter: Bioenergy Emissions Oil products Europe More filters
08 March 2021 Chinese base oil producer to start new unit in April Chinese base oil producer Hainan Handi Sunshine Petrochemical plans to start test runs from April at a new premium-grade unit in south China. Filter: Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
08 March 2021 China Gas, Sinopec agree strategic LPG framework deal Hong Kong-listed LPG importer China Gas has agreed a strategic co-operation framework deal with state-controlled refiner Sinopec covering LPG and natural gas. Filter: LPG/NGL Asia-Pacific More filters
08 March 2021 China’s January-February steel exports increase China's steel exports during January-February rose by 29.8pc from a year earlier to 10.14mn t with a recovery in global steel demand and competitive Chinese steel prices. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
08 March 2021 High demand may accelerate new Chinese Li salt projects Higher demand from downstream industries, particularly the new energy vehicle (NEV) power battery and 5G telecommunication sectors, may prompt industry participants to accelerate construction of lithium salt facilities, according to market sources. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
08 March 2021 China's Shenyu suspends calcium-silicon output Chinese private-sector calcium-silicon producer Shenyu suspended production late last week because of energy consumption control measures imposed by the Inner Mongolia government. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
08 March 2021 China’s magnesium prices rebound on higher FeSi costs Chinese magnesium metal prices have begun to rebound as producers raise offer prices to keep pace with higher ferro-silicon feedstock costs. Filter: Power Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
08 March 2021 China’s Hebei province to curb coal consumption Authorities in China's Hebei province will curtail coal consumption for environmental reasons, aiming to keep its Xiongan new area district coal-free by the end of this year. Filter: Coal Emissions Asia-Pacific More filters
08 March 2021 Q&A: Co market to be guided by demand, feedstock supply Cobalt prices in and outside of China will be guided by the availability of feedstock supplies and demand from downstream sectors, led by the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry, in the long term, according to Chinese cobalt producer Jiangsu Ming Diamond's sales manager Guo Chengquan. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
