The biomass market faces unprecedented demand levels in 2020, with upcoming base-load power generation capacity due to add around another 4.4mn t/yr of European wood pellet demand by the end of the year.
News ID: 8219 Publish Date : 2020/01/06
Uncertainty hangs over European price direction for titanium and tantalum, as market participants wait for more clarity about how Boeing's decision to suspend production of its 737 Max series jet will impact demand in the first quarter of 2020.
News ID: 8204 Publish Date : 2020/01/03
After a volatile year, cobalt prices ended 2019 on a downward trend, but the medium-to-long term outlook remains strong, with prices expected to recover.
News ID: 8202 Publish Date : 2020/01/03
Imported scrap trades to Pakistan remained slow for another week with buyers staying away from actively procuring on sufficient bookings for Jan’20 shipments. Offers to Pakistan remained mostly stable in comparison to last week, with only few suppliers offering presently as most European yards remain closed for winter vacation.
News ID: 8186 Publish Date : 2019/12/31
Two of the world's most promising undeveloped lithium projects are ending 2019 in good shape to realise their potential in the early 2020s.
News ID: 8153 Publish Date : 2019/12/30
European aluminium scrap prices have risen through the final two months of this year, as Chinese demand for aluminium alloys boosted the market, but some alloy producers have warned that the market should be wary of the tightness of scrap metal supply going into 2020.
News ID: 8119 Publish Date : 2019/12/27
European ethanol spot prices are set to remain at a wide premium over Eurobob oxy grade gasoline in 2020, having hit a seven-year high on an outright basis in the final quarter of 2019. Imports from outside the EU will be required to make up a shortfall in supply as more countries adopt higher ethanol blends.
News ID: 8118 Publish Date : 2019/12/27
The once reliable gasoline arbitrage between the US Gulf coast and New York Harbor could see more volatility in 2020 as New York Harbor is increasingly supplied by imports from Europe.
News ID: 8116 Publish Date : 2019/12/27
The European vacuum gasoil (VGO) and straight-run fuel oil markets are entering uncharted territory as the new year approaches.
News ID: 8081 Publish Date : 2019/12/24
Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said despite the US sanctions and pressures to prevent tourist travels to Iran, tourism industry is flourishing in the country.
News ID: 8067 Publish Date : 2019/12/23
Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiyee dismissed the threats posed by the European signatories of the nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, saying that Westerners will fail to intimidate Tehran into giving up its current policy of active resistance.
News ID: 8066 Publish Date : 2019/12/23
European diesel margins are likely to remain relatively low in the coming months as demand continues to face headwinds, but new marine fuel regulations offer some chance of support depending on how the shipping industry adapts.
News ID: 8057 Publish Date : 2019/12/23
The European LPG market is most often buffeted by structural shifts elsewhere in the world. But, in 2020 two local developments will drive change — supply from the Baltic Sea region will fall sharply, and a large-scale butane-dedicated storage will come online in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) trading hub.
News ID: 7978 Publish Date : 2019/12/16
The European Union agreed to cut its total emissions to net-zero by 2050 after ten hours of debate as Eastern European states demanded financial help to hit the target.
News ID: 7956 Publish Date : 2019/12/14
The European aluminium industry is well-equipped to support the European Green Deal announced by the EU on November 11.
News ID: 7932 Publish Date : 2019/12/12
The European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers did not indicate that they intend to trigger a mechanism that could lead to the renewal of UN sanctions at talks in Vienna on Friday, China's envoy said.
News ID: 7813 Publish Date : 2019/12/07
Small hot-rolled coil (HRC) buyers deem the supply situation in Italy to be too risky, and are either looking for alternative sources or delaying purchases.
News ID: 7802 Publish Date : 2019/12/06
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook openly admits that missile testing is not prohibited in the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorses the 2015 nuclear deal.
News ID: 7792 Publish Date : 2019/12/07
Atlantic iron ore pellet market participants are still working to finalise some outstanding fourth quarter supply contracts, with the past year's murky price environment now exacerbating uncertainty over how and when 2020 supply contracts will be settled.
News ID: 7783 Publish Date : 2019/12/04
More European hot-rolled coil (HRC) producers have lifted offers, but increases are expected to solidify after Christmas as most buyers have covered their requirements for January.
News ID: 7756 Publish Date : 2019/12/03