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Low calorific value coal and the China ban
May 23, 2012 (4:43 mins)
James O'Connell, Editor-in-Chief of coal, takes a closer look at the growth in Indonesia's thermal coal and how its lower calorific coal exports are affecting international trading patterns.
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US zinc market: Orders slow ahead of Memorial Day weekend
Washington (Platts)--24May2013/557 pm EDT/2157 GMT
Zinc players in the US market reported slow business this week ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, with zinc premiums from the East Coast to the West seemingly at one uniform level -- high.
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Butadiene defies investment drought in Europe
May 23, 2013
- Assessing upstream and downstream fundamentals that help butadiene defy the investment drought seen in European petrochemicals.
US natural gas and steel businesses still going strong in Utica Shale play
May 22, 2013
- US natural gas editors explain that steel mills and natural gas production companies continue to plan for expansion in the Utica Shale play.
Changing European sweet and sour crude refining margins
May 21, 2013
- Assessing recent changes in refining margins, which have seen dramatic and interesting developments in the worlds of sweet and sour crude.
Real demand for silicon metals emerge as China scraps export tax
May 21, 2013
- Analyses changes in silicon metal buying patterns following China's removal of export tax, and discusses the outlook for demand this year.
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The Barrel: Chicago jet fuel prices soar to highest in the world
Matt Kohlman on how airlines flying from Houston to Chicago may want to load up on something other than passengers at the start of the trip — extra jet fuel.
The Barrel - The “bust” in Ohio’s Utica shale: a less pessimistic voice is heard
The release of Ohio’s 2012 production figures last week by the state hit the market with a thud, disappointing just about any analyst who checked in with their views. John Kingston explains.
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Met coal may follow thermal's quality refocus as prices down
May 21, 2013
Shifting marginal demand from China and India into lower quality grades of thermal coal over the past few years has seriously hampered upward price momentum in spot markets.
High congestion costs in West Texas seen continuing: analysis
May 21, 2013
Heightened congestion costs in West Texas are expected again this summer as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and Oncor continue to work to reduce those costs.
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Special Report: Can shale gale save the naphtha crackers?
According to a report from Platts unit Bentek, over the five-year period to 2016, the development of shale gas exploration in the United States is expected to increase natural gas liquids production by more than 40%. Jim Foster examines the how the changing dynamics of NGL product might play out for naphtha crackers.
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