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Exelon's Quad Cities 1 returns to full power after overnight reduction Apr 07,2016
Exelon Generation's Quad Cities 1 nuclear reactor in Cordova, Illinois, was back at 100% capacity Wednesday after reducing output overnight, an Exelon spokesman said. Exelon reduced output at the the 912 MW unit in coordination with regional grid operator PJM Interconnection because of "transmission line constraints," Exelon spokesman Neal Mill...>>>
Gasoline pricing-template dispute emerges as fuel shortages hit Nigeria Apr 07,2016
A dispute between the Nigerian government's fuel regulatory body and private fuel marketers on the pricing template for importing gasoline is hampering the country's gasoline import program for the second quarter, officials said Tuesday. This dispute is taking place as Africa's largest oil producer battles weeks of crippling gasoline shortages....>>>
Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela to hold oil summit April 8 Apr 07,2016
Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela will hold an oil summit Friday to reach a joint position ahead of a meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC members on a possible output freeze, Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, said late Tuesday. Last month, OPEC member Ecuador said it would host a meeting of all Latin American oil producers to find a joint position....>>>
Little impact seen on acrylonitrile from China's antidumping duty on acrylic fiber imports Apr 07,2016
China's recent decision to impose antidumping duty on acrylic fiber imported from Japan, South Korea and Turkey will have limited impact on the feedstock acrylonitrile market, industry sources said this week. Last Friday, the Ministry of Commerce announced that importers of acrylic fiber from these countries will be required to pay a deposit to...>>>
100 Spot Commodities Price Chart - 04/04/2016 Apr 06,2016
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,1 commodities increased in prices, 0 fell and 98 remained unchanged on 04/04/2016.The largest rises were Mild steel plate (0.53%),while the largest falls were .
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US dried distillers grains exports fall in February: USDA Apr 06,2016
US dried distillers grains exports fell slightly to $150.54 million in February, down $845,000, or 0.55%, from January, Department of Agriculture data showed Tuesday. US exports for DDGS tallied 785,383 mt in February, a decrease of 15,197 mt compared with January, according to the data. February marked the fourth straight month that DDGS expor...>>>
Value of Bolivia's February zinc, silver, copper exports fall on year Apr 06,2016
The value of Bolivia's minerals exports dropped 19.5% year on year to $237 million in February due to declining metals prices and operations closures, the government said Monday. Zinc concentrates exports fell 17.4% year on year to $112.7 million in February, while silver dropped 20.7% to $83.6 million and copper plummeted 58.6% to $4.3 million...>>>
Mining costs set to remain low despite firmer oil prices: SocGen Apr 06,2016
Base metals mining costs are set to remain low over the next 12 months, despite expectations of strengthening oil prices, Societe Generale said Tuesday. SocGen said it had configured its production cost model in order to forecast mining costs one year ahead by incorporating 41 different currency forecasts, 48 inflation forecasts, and oil and me...>>>
Copper miners to tough out price trough rather than cut output: execs Apr 06,2016
Copper producers around the world are preferring to tough out the current period of low prices rather than cut back production, executives and analysts told the CRU World Copper Conference in Santiago Tuesday. "Copper prices have been falling four years, but it is only in the last year [it has] become painful for producers," said Vanessa Davids...>>>
Dow to raise polyethylene prices in Latin America an additional 4 cents/lb: source Apr 06,2016
Dow plans to implement a second polyethylene increase in Latin America in April, with customers set to see a 4 cents/lb ($88/mt) hike during the second half of the month in addition to a 5-cent ($110/mt) increase that went into effect at the start of April, a company source said Tuesday. The 4 cents/lb ($88/mt) increase on PE grades will be in ...>>>