20 September 2019 Europe Al: Scrap narrows further on bleak 4Q outlook European aluminium scrap prices narrowed this week on low alloy demand and, as supply levels grow in Europe, they will likely fall further in the weeks ahead on low production volumes among alloy manufacturers in the fourth quarter. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
20 September 2019 EU HRC: Domestic order books thin European hot-rolled coil (HRC) sellers are struggling to move material under increased competition from importers. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
20 September 2019 SL Mining suspends Marampa mine operations Sierra Leone's SL Mining will suspend operations at its Marampa iron ore mine in Lunsar, following a disagreement with the country's government over royalty payments. Filter: Metals Africa More filters
20 September 2019 Россия имеет резервы для увеличения добычи на 500-600 тыс. барр./сут. Россия имеет техническую возможность повысить добычу нефти примерно на 500-600 тыс. барр./сут. по сравнению с текущим уровнем, если такое увеличение потребуется для компенсации произошедшего в Саудовской Аравии резкого сокращения производства, согласно оценкам нескольких источников в организациях ро Filter: Crude oil FSU More filters
20 September 2019 Financiers step in to save Polish steel mill Polish financial institution Sunningwell International has stepped in to save the bankrupt Huta Czestochowa steel mill in Poland. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
20 September 2019 PdV’s Amuay refinery hit by blackout, fire A fire overnight disrupted limited operations at the 635,000 b/d Amuay oil refinery, the only one of Venezuelan state-owned PdV's domestic crude-processing plants that has been functioning in recent months. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
20 September 2019 Yamal Arc7 vessels begin maintenance The first Arc7 ice-class LNG carrier of the 16.5mn t/yr Yamal LNG project, the 172,600m³ Christophe de Margerie , has begun dry docking. Filter: Natural gas FSU More filters
20 September 2019 India steel: HRC prices fall on slow festive spending India's domestic hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices fell this week, as the onset of the festive season in September has failed to drive demand. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
20 September 2019 LG Chem starts up Daesan butadiene unit South Korean petrochemical producer LG Chemical achieved on-specification production at its new 55,000 t/yr butadiene (BD) unit in mid-September. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific More filters
20 September 2019 Prospect eyes European market for Zimbabwe lithium Zimbabwe-focused battery minerals developer Prospect Resources has further listed on Germany's Frankfurt stock exchange to gain greater exposure to the growing European lithium market. Filter: Metals Africa Asia-Pacific Europe More filters
19 September 2019 Hydro to idle two Al extrusion plants Norway-based integrated aluminum producer Norsk Hydro plans to close two of its US extrusion facilities by the end of the first quarter. Filter: Metals Europe North America More filters
19 September 2019 Panama HSFO availabilities tighten Demand for high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) for bunkering was high in Panama in June, July and August, but availabilities tightened as imports fell . Filter: Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
19 September 2019 EU thermal coal imports at lowest this century Intense competition from natural gas cut the EU's net monthly thermal coal imports to their lowest this century in July, according to provisional Eurostat data. Filter: Coal Europe Global More filters
19 September 2019 EU HRC: 'War' for tonnage underway Global hot-rolled coil (HRC) sellers are competing fiercely for tonnage, leading to a slew of cheaper import offers into Europe, spooking buyers and leaving domestic sellers fighting for sales. Filter: Metals Europe More filters
19 September 2019 Pemex counters fuel competition with discounts Pemex's recent discount increases for its largest wholesale diesel customers are a sign the state-owned company sees competition heating up in Mexico's formerly monopolized fuel market. Filter: Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
