12 diciembre 2019 Tangshan places curbs on steel production China's largest steel-producing city Tangshan has asked several steel producers to indefinitely suspend iron ore sintering and partially reduce steel output from tomorrow, as the city declared a level 2 pollution emergency. Filter: Metales Asia-Pacific More filters
12 diciembre 2019 IEA sees big 1Q stock build despite deeper Opec+ cuts Global oil inventories could increase by 700,000 b/d in the first quarter next year, despite deeper output cuts agreed last week by the Opec+ alliance of producer countries, the IEA said today in its latest Oil Market Report (OMR). Filter: Crudo Productos refinados More filters
12 diciembre 2019 Chinese steel demand, output forecast lower in 2020 China's crude steel demand and output are expected to fall in 2020 after posting robust gains this year, said the country's state-run think-tank the Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute. Filter: Metales Asia-Pacific More filters
12 diciembre 2019 Coal India hopes to arrest output decline in December State-controlled Coal India (CIL), the country's largest coal producer, expects to post year-on-year growth in output in December after five consecutive months of decline. Filter: Carbón Asia-Pacific More filters
12 diciembre 2019 Indian coking coal imports at risk of contraction Indian coking coal imports moving through 12 key state-controlled ports only posted marginal year-on-year gains during April-November and were at risk of a further contraction as lower steel production hits demand. Filter: Asia-Pacific More filters
12 diciembre 2019 Australia's MAP, DAP imports rise Australia has increased its imports of MAP and DAP this year because of reduced domestic production, changing demand patterns and regional conditions. Filter: Fertilizantes Asia-Pacific More filters
12 diciembre 2019 Economics improve for Zimbabwe lithium project Perth-based lithium developer Prospect Resources has improved the economics for its Arcadia lithium-tantalum project in Zimbabwe after completing an updated definitive feasibility study. Filter: Metales Africa Asia-Pacific More filters
11 diciembre 2019 USGC high, low sulphur fuel oil 2020 curves diverge Traders' expectations that high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) will be in demand and supply will thin are causing US Gulf coast (USGC) 3pc sulphur residual fuel oil swaps to trade in contango for January-March 2020. Filter: Productos refinados North America More filters
11 diciembre 2019 Energy loan throws down gauntlet for Guaido Venezuela's US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido is considering a controversial $350mn electricity recovery loan ahead of a January 2020 legislative poll that will determine the fate of his constitutional claim to the interim presidency. Filter: Crudo Energía eléctrica Latin America and Caribbean More filters
11 diciembre 2019 EU HRC: Mills hold firm European hot-rolled coil (HRC) mills are confident their offer increases will stick, although they are yet to achieve their latest targets. Filter: Metales Europe More filters
11 diciembre 2019 Milan court orders Ilva blast furnace 2 shutdown Italy's tribunal court of Milan has ordered Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal to shut down blast furnace 2 at the former Ilva plant in Taranto. Filter: Metales Europe More filters
11 diciembre 2019 Life after Fanya: Antimony price rally stalls Chinese antimony metal prices have slipped below profitable levels, indicating a gap between actual and expected demand that is leaving market participants struggling to gauge where prices might hit a floor. Filter: Metales More filters
11 diciembre 2019 EU HRC quota drawdown slows to a trickle Lackadaisical European hot-rolled coil (HRC) demand is resulting in a very slow drawdown of the duty-free quota from the top six importing countries to the EU 28. Filter: Metales Europe More filters
11 diciembre 2019 World’s first commercial electric airplane takes off The world's first commercial electric airplane took off in Vancouver, Canada, yesterday, signifying a key step forward in the development of electric aviation. Filter: Metales North America More filters
11 diciembre 2019 JXTG plans more aromatics production cuts Japan's JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy plans to further cut its aromatics production to a 70pc operating rate next month, prompted by negative margins for paraxylene (PX). Filter: Petroquímicos Asia-Pacific More filters
