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Freight rates for shipping coal from northern China's Qinhuangdao port to the other Chinese ports of Zhangjiagang, Shanghai and Guangzhou in eastern and southern China began to fall in the week to April 3, port operator Qinhuangdao Port Tuesday said.

• China
• Coal
• Freight

The UK coal-fired fired generation hit a 14-month high of 3.9 TWh in March, the highest since since January 2017, when output stood at 4.72 TWh, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics.

• Coal
• UK

By taking a high-cost drug with a low-fat meal–instead of on an empty stomach, as prescribed–prostate cancer patients could decrease their daily dose, prevent digestive issues and cut costs by 75 percent, according to a new study.

• prostate
• cancer
• Food
• metastatic

New research highlights effective methods for identifying a common side effect in children receiving drug treatments for Cystic fibrosis（CF）.

• antibiotic
• CF
• children
• kidney

Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC introduced a new resin that the company said can help manufacturers formulate coatings with lower volatile organic compounds (VOC). GP BKS-2605 resin provides the performance attributes of Georgia-Pacific Chemicals’...

• Georgia-Pacific
• Resin

Dr. Deepak Parikh, CEO and region president of Clariant Corporation North America, shared insight on the latest economic trends impacting the color pigments industry during the Color Pigments Manufacturers Association (CPMA) Members’ Meeting on...

• CPMA
• Pigments
• US

600 bales, Haroonabad, at Rs6,225-6,400 and 1,900 bales, Tonsa Shareef, at Rs6,200.

• Pakistan
• Cotton

The Ministry of Finance said Monday China has decided to impose a tariff of 15 percent on 120 items of products imported from the United...

• China
• U.S.

Li Yang said "At the 19th Textile Fair in Karachi, we installed a total of 150 standard booths for 58 enterprises, whose products contai...

• Pakistan
• Export
• China
• Zhejiang

The current hot weather coupled with shortage of irrigation water is bound to harm cotton sowing and will have direct bearing on the siz...

• Pakistan
• Cotton

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• Echemi
• Daily

India-bred private equity firm Chrys Capital is set to acquire 10 per cent in fast-growing Mankind Pharmaceuticals for $350 million. GIC of Singapore and CPPIB of Canada may co-invest in the deal, likely to be signed this week.

• Mankind
• Capital
• GIC

The amount of US corn used for ethanol production in February dropped 8.9% compared with January's total and rose 2.4% compared with the year-ago month, US Department of Agriculture data showed Monday.

• USDA
• Price
• Ethanol

Chinese aluminum producer and Japanese trade sources said Monday trade of secondary aluminum ADC12 alloy, used for automotive components, has not been affected by China imposing a 25% tariff on US scrap imports into China.

• Aluminum
• Tarrif

Recent gains in US spot toluene prices have pushed disproportionation margins into negative territory and have dented demand from the chemical segment, S&P Global Platts data showed Monday.

• toluene
• Price

No. 865 is a 750°F (399°C), three-zone conveyor oven from Grieve currently used for curing coatings at the customer’s test facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 30” W x 18’ D x 15” H. 90KW (30 KW per zone) are installed in Incoloy...

• Grieve
• Oven

Starting April 1, 2018, Sartormer Americas, a business unit of Arkema, expanded its distribution network through a partnership with Harwick Standard Distribution Corp. to market and sell Sartomer specialty (meth)acrylate additives and co-agents into...

• Sartormer
• Arkema
• Distribution

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• Echemi
• Daily

China's proposed 45 percent tariff on US ethanol imports would block an estimated 20 million gallons/month of shipments, deal a blow to US producers' export ambitions and make China's own E10 target unreachable, according to S&P Global Platts Analytic

• Ethanol
• Export
• Tariffs
• Trade War

Bahrain on Sunday announced it has discovered the largest oil and gas field in the history of the small kingdom, which unlike its Gulf neighbours is not energy-rich.

• Bahrain
• Oil