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Indian petcoke imports rise in October

23 December 2019, Published under Cement News

India imported 809,000t of petcoke in October 2019, up more than 364 per cent from the year-ago period, according to Iman Resources. The imports were primarily sent from the US and Saudi Arabia, at 372,000t and 295,000t, respectively. Oman sent 38,000t, while 32,000t came from China. The origin of the remaining 72,000t was not clarified. The spike has been related to the lifting of the petcoke consumption order in October 2018, which saw cement producers increase their fuel-grade petcoke i...

Russia: Mechel to supply 2-3Mt coal to Tangshan Jidong

23 December 2016, Published under Cement News

Russian metals and resource company, Mechel OAO, announced it has signed a contract for the supply of 2-3Mt of thermal coal to Tangshan Jidong Cement Co. The contract term, which will see Mechel supply Russian thermal coal, runs from December 2016-December 2017. The sales price of the coal is to be fixed each month based on the prevailing market rate. Michael will ship coals produced by its subsidiaries such as Elgaugol, Yakutugol Holding Co and Southern Kuzbass Coal Co. Previously ...

Natural gas price to rise but thermal coal to fall in 2017

27 September 2016, Published under Cement News

Global oil production fell in 2Q16 as the decline in no-OPEC fields is no longer offset by OPEC growth but is expected to remain largely unchanged in 2017, particularly has there has been no double-digit growth in new investments. Demand in 2017 is forecast to grow by 1.2mbd, resulting in a Brent price of US$61/bbl, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML). Natural gas prices fell in 2016 to US$2.30/mBtu on the back of muted demand and falling US output. However, going forward, B...

Emerging markets continue to play key role in global energy prices

15 February 2013, Published under Cement News

With a sluggish US economy where the fiscal cliff remains a major concern in 1H13 and a recession-hit Eurozone burdened by unaffordable energy import costs, it is clear that most support for global oil demand hinges on the consumption of emerging markets. The economic benefits of globalisation, urbanization and industrialization have led to major advances in productivity, positively impacting on oil demand in these parts of the world. As the world oil demand improves gradually, non-OPEC s...