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Steel consumption still wavering as parts of the world emerge from Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns As the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand of iron ore for steel soars but ore ...

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... 3,117 on May 10. This year, aluminium prices have increased 26.5 percent, and only last week, the rise was 7 percent. The main reason for the high prices was Chinese growth in production as well as ...

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The company also managed to reach lower operating expenses in 4Q 2020 [PAID=]Eastern Cement Company recorded a profit of SAR 58.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2020, higher than analysts expectation ...

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... to increase steadily, and the white waste prices of Zhejiang Jingxing and Jiangsu Fuxing have increased due to the tight supply of waste books in China. Whiteboard paper prices of large-scale paper mills ...

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The transshipment of dry bulk cargo in the port increased by 79 percent [PAID=]The freight turnover of the Seaport of St. Petersburg JSC amounted to almost 5.2 million tons of cargo in the period of ...

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Data covered wholesale electricity prices for the April-September period [PAID=] Last April, Poland took over Greece in terms of wholesale electricity prices and in the April-September period this year, ...

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Data covered wholesale electricity prices for the April-September period [PAID=] Last April, Poland took over Greece in terms of wholesale electricity prices and in the April-September period this year, ...

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Data covered wholesale electricity prices for the April-September period ...To read the full article on CoalWeek, click here.

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Paused projects have resumed and demand is ramping up in the island [PAID=]Mauritian cement producer Kolos is putting 1,200 to 1,400 tons of cement per day on the market, while in 2019, a record year ...

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The growth was due to an increase in the prices for construction materials The construction cost index in Georgia increased in the second quarter of 2020, according to the National Statistics Office ...

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Out of ten departures, eight were headed for China According to Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, in the first eight months of the year, the number of voyages from Australia to China increased to 3,016 ...

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This is the strategy to keep the shelves full until US manufacturers catch up with the demand [PAID=]The highly increased demand for toilet paper in the United States during the pandemic is leading retailers ...

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... the first half of 2020, the number of construction permits increased 45.5 percent, compared to the previous year. The increase in surface measurement was of 40.8 and the number of flats reached 72.9 percent. ...

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... reach a record of 120.94 million tons and, as a result, it also increased the soybean export forecast to 82 million tons. The new estimate represents a 5.1 percent increase, compared to the production ...

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While soybean futures rise, corn futures are steady and wheat futures fall [PAID=]According to Successful Farming, Chicago soybean futures rose due to increased export sales for the new crop. Corn futures ...

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...  Import values for chemical wood pulp during this month reached USD 144,924, a contraction of 28.5 percent from USD 202,750 in January of the previous year, while monthly values increased 8.5 percent ...

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Coal prices were monitored by the Ministry of Commerce [PAID=] China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that national coal prices for the week of June 6-12 steadily grew, with thermal coal price increasing ...

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Coal prices were monitored by the Ministry of Commerce [PAID=] China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that national coal prices for the week of June 6-12 steadily grew, with thermal coal price increasing ...

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... of 2020, which shows a 57 percent increase on the same period of the previous year. Transit also increased 5 percent to 2,3 million tons, as well as loading, which registered an 8 percent increase to 7,3 ...

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... of 2020, which shows a 57 percent increase on the same period of the previous year. Transit also increased 5 percent to 2,3 million tons, as well as loading, which registered an 8 percent increase to 7,3 ...

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The Argentinian province was one of the eight jurisdictions with positive numbers [PAID=] According to the Portland Cement Manufacturers Association, Argentina’s Corrientes recorded a 26.2 percent increase ...

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The industry’s output growth was at its fastest in over ten months during February The U.K’s construction industry has recovered to a growth state following nine months of decline, owing to a rise in ...

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Coking coal prices rose over CNY 15 per ton last week [PAID=] Chinese coal prices have risen on the week from December 9 to December 13, due to the continuing strong demand from coking plants and steel ...

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Coking coal prices rose over CNY 15 per ton last week [PAID=] Chinese coal prices have risen on the week from December 9 to December 13, due to the continuing strong demand from coking plants and steel ...

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Prices in South China declined weekly [PAID=]Cement prices in China increased weekly, especially in the Huazhong province, while it decreased in the South China area, reports Stock Star. Cement prices ...

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The company is hoping that the government will impose import duties on cement [PAID=]Hrazdan Cement, in Armenia, was forced to reduce costs and overall operations due to the imports of large quantities ...

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The company is hoping that the government will impose import duties on cement [PAID=]Hrazdan Cement, in Armenia, was forced to reduce costs and overall operations due to the imports of large quantities ...

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... of the collapse of a mining dam in Brazil. However, shipments of iron ore from Canada, South Africa and Western Australia as an alternative increased and, after mid-April, the market rate remained on a ...

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... Ali, Reserve Bank Governor, states that the building area’s average lending value was last seen at USD 800 million, having tripled since 2016. With the increased lending, construction activity has boomed ...

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... their first-class run in the Australian stock market, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. At the end of the session, BHP shares ended up 1.9% at US$40.30, Rio Tinto shares increased 3.4% at US$105.34 ...

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The government will be investing in the industry, and is calling for more investors [PAID=]Portugal’s Deputy Minister of Economy has stated that, while investment in the country’s cement industry has ...

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... for the same period of 2018. The increase in time charter revenues was due to increased average time charter rates that the company achieved for its vessels during the quarter and was partly offset by ...

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... from 9 customers in 3 states to 17 customers in 8 states.  This growth in customers has increased sales volume from 6.6 million tons in 2017 to a projected 8.2 million tons in 2019. 2.1 million tons of ...

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... from 9 customers in 3 states to 17 customers in 8 states.  This growth in customers has increased sales volume from 6.6 million tons in 2017 to a projected 8.2 million tons in 2019. 2.1 million tons of ...

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... to independent power producers, Coal India and its subsidiaries have increased the reserve price of their coal sold through spot forward e-auction by 10 to 30 percent. Since 2016, coal has been sold ...

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... to independent power producers, Coal India and its subsidiaries have increased the reserve price of their coal sold through spot forward e-auction by 10 to 30 percent. Since 2016, coal has been sold ...

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Independent power producers complain of higher reserve prices ...To read the full article on CoalWeek, click here.

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Bulk cargo handling rose year-on-year [PAID=]Volume of cargo turnover at the Nikolaevsky seaport amounted to 8.89 million tons in the first four months of the year, a rise of 10.6 percent when compared ...

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Heavy rainfall and Holy Week led to lower growth [PAID=]Cement demand increased in Spain during March, reports El Economista. In the past month, cement sales increased by 7.6 percent compared to the ...

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Both international and domestic demand has expanded Average prices for Russian wheat have increased to USD 215 per ton, marking the highest level since the 2014-2015 agricultural season, reports RT News. ...

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Engineers have discovered a way to reduce production costs A lab at Montana State University has developed a stronger version of concrete, capable of holding up to five times the regular weight than ...

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... reaching AUD 14.3 million, while EBIT rose 37 percent to AUD 23.6 million, reports Quarry Magazine. Gross profit expanded 37 percent to AUD 75.1 million, while revenue increased 23 percent to AUD 212.2 ...

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Government is intervening due to price surge The business of manufacturers of graphite electrodes in India is booming due to China’s pollution crackdown, but the increase in product prices is upsetting ...

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...  absolutely on point when you come to do that work is essential because very quickly a very small margin can turn into a very big loss," he said. "You always want increased competition but as long as increase ...

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... of the announcement, the price of cement has not increased homogenously across Mexico, with different regions registering lower increases, even within the same company. Producers justify this increase ...

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... 7 percent YoY to 142,000 tons, RosInvest reported. Production of sanitary basis paper for the reporting period increased 4.6 percent to 128,000 tons. The release of wrapping sulfite and other uncoated ...

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... chemicals lice VCM and caustic soda, as well as upgrading its captive gas-fired power plant. “Market size increased by 33 percent versus same period last year. The increase can be attributed to strong ...

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November was a profitable month for the company [PAID=] Loading within the October Railway in November this year amounted to 8.2 million tons, which is 5.3 percent higher than in the same period ...

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Companies are brushing aside the US probe into Chinese aluminum imports Henan Mingtai Aluminum is expecting its production and sales to keep growing in 2018, despite the launch of US trade probes into ...

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While the real stumpage price level of pulpwood remained almost the same as in August In September, the price paid in standing sales for pine logs was EUR 54.9 per cubic meter, for spruce logs EUR ...