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Thursday, January 9, 2014 China's extra power fees for aluminium smelters not likely to boost prices » China's additional power tariffs aimed at energy-hungry aluminium smelters are not likely to boost prices for the me...
Thursday, January 9, 2014 China approves massive new coal capacity despite pollution fears » China approved the construction of more than 100 million tonnes of new coal production capacity in 2013 - six times...
Thursday, January 9, 2014 Smelter cuts, finance deals send aluminium premiums toward record » Aluminium premiums, or costs to get metal out of storage, have soared to all-time highs in the United States with Eu...
Thursday, January 9, 2014 European Coal Jumps as Drummond Faces Colombia Ban » European coal for delivery next month climbed the most since Nov. 20 as Colombia’s second-largest producer, Drummond...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 BofA Exits Power, Natural Gas in Europe as Trading Shrinks » Bank of America Corp. will withdraw from Europe’s power and natural gas markets as opportunities shrink and increasi...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 Pdvsa cuts supply of jet fuel because of downtime in Amuay refinery » The state-run oil company said on Monday that the flexicoker of 72,000 barrels per day (bpd) in Amuay refinery was h...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) India's coal imports rise 20 pct to help fuel new power plants » India's coal imports rose 20 percent to 105.8 million tonnes in April-October from a year earlier as power producers...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 Dutch aluminium smelter Aldel applies for bankruptcy » Dutch smelter Aluminium Delfzijl (Aldel) has applied for bankruptcy after failing to negotiate an energy deal, the company...
Monday, January 6, 2014 China Shenhua said it aims to learn the trade and bring it back to China, where Chinese officials h » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/01/03/chinas-largest-coal-company-to-learn-shale-in-u-s-deal/
Monday, January 6, 2014 Power prices in Germany, Europe’s biggest electricity market, probably will weaken for a record fou » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/01/06/german-power-costs-to-fall-further-as-coal-expands/
Monday, January 6, 2014 Shipments of foreign crude fell 1.1 percent to 7.41 million barrels a day, the fewest since January » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-03/u-s-crude-imports-fall-to-lowest-level-since-1998.html
Monday, January 6, 2014 Overall, although still subdued, 2014 should produce better growth than the previous year. The larg » http://www.cemnet.com/Articles/story/153619/global-cement-2014-outlook.html
Monday, January 6, 2014 Chinese economy will maintain stable growth in 2014, in spite of a four-month low Purchasing Manage » http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-01/06/c_133021019.htm
Monday, January 6, 2014 The operator of a $2.3 billion pipeline between Cushing, Okla., and the Gulf Coast expects to begin » http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/12/31/pipeline-from-oklahoma-to-start-shipping-jan-22/
Monday, January 6, 2014 A small fire broke out at a petroleum coke plant in Duque de Caxias, a city in Rio de Janeiro state » http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/fire-breaks-out-at-oil-plant-in-brazil-114010600046_1.html
Friday, January 3, 2014 Exports from South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal, the world’s largest single facility for the » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-03/south-african-coal-exports-from-richards-bay-climb-to-record.html
Friday, January 3, 2014 Manufacturing grew in December at the second-fastest pace in more than two years, fueled by a gain » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-02/u-s-ism-manufacturing-index-fell-to-57-in-december-from-57-3.html
Friday, January 3, 2014 Asia's manufacturing sector ended 2013 on a strong note, with expansion hitting multi-year highs in » http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/02/global-economy-idINL3N0KA11V20140102
Friday, January 3, 2014 American consumers turned more confident in December as hiring picked up, brightening the outlook f » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-31/consumer-confidence-index-in-u-s-increased-to-78-1-in-december.html
Friday, January 3, 2014 Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) has sought the state government's approval to run its smelter unit at J » http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Vedanta-seeks-CM-approval-to-run-smelter-facility/articleshow/28324794...
Friday, January 3, 2014 Legislation enacted by the Manitoba government to ban petroleum coke and coal heating came into eff » http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/coal-and-petroleum-coke-heating-ban-takes-effect-in-manitoba-1.1614170
Friday, January 3, 2014 Growth in China's factories slowed slightly in December as export orders and output weakened, offic » http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/01/us-china-economy-pmi-idINBREA0000Y20140101
Friday, January 3, 2014 India's infrastructure sector output rose 1.7 percent year-on-year in November, bouncing back from » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/india-infrastructure-output-idIND8N0JI00I20131231
Monday, December 30, 2013 Aluminium smelter Aldel, based in the northern town of Delfzijl, has applied for bankruptcy, Nos te » http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/12/aluminium_smelter_applies_for.php
Monday, December 30, 2013 However, United Steelworkers District 1 Director David McCall does not believe this sale - or Ormet » http://www.timesleaderonline.com/page/content.detail/id/551602/Ormet-continues-to-sell-off-raw----.html
Monday, December 30, 2013 Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has restarted one of the two potlines at its new aluminum sme » http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/energy/2013/12/29/Saudi-Ma-aden-restarts-aluminum-plant-production-line.html
Monday, December 30, 2013 Japan’s crude steel output is expected to surge to a six year high in the fiscal year to March 2014 » http://www.steelguru.com/international_news/Japan_2013_crude_steel_output_at_6_year_high/330273.html
Thursday, December 26, 2013 The world's biggest aluminium producer Rusal has begun legal action aimed at having the London Meta » http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/24/lme-warehousing-rusal-idUSL3N0K319220131224
Thursday, December 26, 2013 The McPherson County Commission approved at its meeting Monday a final flat for a new rail siding s » http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20131224/NEWS/131229743/1001/NEWS
Thursday, December 26, 2013 Marathon Petroleum’s 114,000-bpd Detroit refinery is expected to reach full rates after completing » http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/Article/3292458/Latest-News/Marathon-Detroit-said-to-reach-full-rates-after-unit-rest...
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 Coal use increased by an average of 3.4% per year from 2007 to 2012, faster than the increase in ei » http://coal.steelguru.com/north_america/14290/global_coal_usage_will_continue_to_grow_by_2016_eia
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 China's 240,000 barrels-per-day Huizhou refinery, owned by China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/24/cnooc-huizhou-shutdown-idUKL3N0K319A20131224
Monday, December 23, 2013 China will impose tiered power pricing on all aluminium smelters starting from January in an attemp » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/23/china-aluminium-idINL3N0K206J20131223
Monday, December 23, 2013 Indian refiners processed 5 per cent less oil in November than a year earlier, the second fall in a » http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/23/india-refinery-output-idINL3N0K21PD20131223
Monday, December 23, 2013 India’s steel production declined by 2.4 per cent in November due to stagnant consumption amid subd » http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-steel-production-falls-2-4-in-november-wsa-113122000563_1....
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