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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 West Coast port operations resume after partial shutdown » LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. West Coast port operations resumed in full on Monday after shipping companies halted loading...
Monday, February 9, 2015 Steelworkers to Expand Strike to 2 BP Refineries in Midwest » The first nationwide strike at U.S. oil refineries since 1980 is spreading to two BP plants in the Midwest. http...
Monday, February 9, 2015 Largest Steelworkers Strike in Decades Shows No Signs of Abating » The United Steelworkers are currently engaged in their largest strike since 1980. Three thousand eight-hundred refinery wo...
Monday, February 9, 2015 West Coast ports expected to resume normal operations on Monday » Operations at West Coast ports were scaled back this weekend as employers balanced a need to reduce the container backlogs...
Monday, February 9, 2015 Emirates Global Aluminium Jebel Ali, also known as Dubai Aluminium has launched the aluminium smelte » The project has three core components: 1. Replacing 513 pots in Potlines 1 to 3 with D18+ Technology cells:This follo...
Monday, February 9, 2015 Union says U.S. refinery strike widened; cites unfair labor practices » Feb 7 (Reuters) - The United Steelworkers union said on Saturday the strike by U.S. refinery workers is expanding to...
Friday, February 6, 2015 Steelworkers reject latest contract offer, will stage downtown rally » The United Steelworkers union has rejected the latest contract proposal from Shell Oil Co. That means the strike against n...
Thursday, February 5, 2015 Tiwai could secure multiple power supply contracts » Tiwai bosses are investigating whether power supply to the aluminium smelter can be secured via multiple contracts beyond...
Thursday, February 5, 2015 Lawmakers eye tax break extension for state's last 2 aluminum plants » In the 1980s, Washington had 10 aluminum smelting plants employing roughly 10,000 people. Today, the state has two A...
Thursday, February 5, 2015 Press Metal to lift output by 10%-15% in FY15 » PETALING JAYA: Aluminium maker Press Metal Bhd (PMB) expects its production capacity to increase by 10% to 15% this year,...
Thursday, February 5, 2015 China supply could limit aluminium gains » The aluminium market faces the prospect of a growing surge of supply from China this year that could disrupt expectations...
Thursday, February 5, 2015 Fourth day of U.S. refineries strike ends with new offer » The United Steelworkers union (USW) said a new contract offer was made by lead oil company negotiator Royal Dutch Sh...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 China cuts bank reserve ratios » China's central bank said Wednesday that it would lower its reserve-requirement ratio for banks by 0.5 percentage point, e...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Congress to dockworkers, employers: Reach contract agreement soon » Concerned that talks could lead to a potential shutdown at West Coast ports, more than 80 members of the U.S. Congress urg...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Calif. Oil Refinery Shuts as Union Workers Strike Nationwide » HOUSTON -- Union workers were on strike for a second day on Monday at nine U.S. refineries and chemical plants as they sou...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Refinery Strike Not Likely to Boost Crude Oil Prices » Contract negotiations between the United Steelworkers union and oil companies fell apart on Saturday and workers went out...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) U.S. oil firms, workers must look far back for strike precedents » NEW YORK (Reuters) - The last time U.S. oil workers went on strike in support of a nationwide pact, Jimmy Carter was presi...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Workers strike for new pact at nine U.S. oil, chemical plants » HOUSTON (Reuters) - Union workers took to picket lines on Sunday after strikes were called at nine U.S. refineries and che...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 U.S. refinery workers, oil firms start talks for new contract » HOUSTON (Reuters) - Union and oil company negotiators began talks on Wednesday for a new nationwide contract covering hour...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Deadline passes in U.S. refinery workers contract talks » HOUSTON (Reuters) - Union leaders and oil companies were unable to agree on a new labor accord on Saturday for workers at...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Shell, union resume communications over U.S. refinery contract: spokesman » HOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc <RDSa.L> said it had resumed communication with the United Steelworkers un...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 U.S. workers strike for second day at nine refineries; one to shut » HOUSTON (Reuters) - Union workers were on strike for a second day on Monday at nine U.S. refineries and chemical plants as...
Monday, February 2, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Nine US oil refineries hit by strike in pay dispute » Workers have downed tools at nine US oil refineries that account for 10 per cent of domestic capacity in a dispute about p...
Monday, February 2, 2015 Azerbaijan increases excise-duties on imports of alcohol, tobacco, petcoke » The Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers approved the new rates of excise duties on alcoholic beverages, tobacco and oil produ...
Monday, February 2, 2015 Oil workers in Carson, across U.S. continue strike » About 800 oil workers in Carson continued to strike on Monday, asking for better healthcare, safety on th...
Friday, January 30, 2015 UPDATE 1-China to gradually reduce metal export quotas » China will over time reduce its export quotas for metals, the spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday, in...
Friday, January 30, 2015 Venezuela's December CVG Venalum aluminum production down 19% year on year » Venezuela's CVG Venalum primary aluminum production totaled 8,173 mt in December, down 19% on output of 10,134 mt in Decem...
Friday, January 30, 2015 Coker shut for repairs at Motiva Port Arthur refinery -sources » Motiva Enterprises is repairing piping on a 95,000 barrel per day (bpd) coking unit at its 600,250 bpd Port Arthur, Texas,...
Friday, January 30, 2015 Agreement Nears in West Coast Dockworker Contract Talks » West Coast shipping companies and dockworkers are closing in on a contract agreement after eight months of negotiations, p...
Friday, January 30, 2015 UPDATE 2-Citgo Petroleum confirms assets no longer for sale -IFR » Citgo Petroleum confirmed on Thursday that its assets are no longer for sale after parent company PDVSA ofVenezuela cancel...
Friday, January 30, 2015 To rail, or to rail against? » When viewed from the proper angle, the central conflict here bears a peculiar type of poetic symmetry: A local refinery wo...
Friday, January 30, 2015 City may become thoroughfare for oil trains » With oil shipments by rail likely to increase throughout California in the near future, the Simi Valley City Council will...
Friday, January 30, 2015 Factbox: U.S. refinery worker proposals and past negotiations » Lead oil industry negotiator Royal Dutch Shell Plc, said negotiations with the United Steelworkers union (USW) toward a ne...
Thursday, January 29, 2015 Half of China's aluminum smelters running at a loss » A worker at a production line of Nannan Aluminum Co Ltd in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The Shang...
Thursday, January 29, 2015 Fines for polluters in Beijing reach $16m » The punishments levied for environmental violations amounted to more than 100 million yuan ($16.1 million) in Beijin...
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