Links to previous press releases are below.
Japanese Steel Output Falls in September
Japanese steel production fell 0.4 Mt year-on-year to 8.0 Mt, the second-lowest month of the past decade, data from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation show. Meanwhile, at 75.6 Mt, production in January-September was at a ten-year low.
Simpson Spence Young Launches SSY Finance
Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has today launched SSY Finance by taking full ownership of SSY Carnegie LLP, a previous joint-venture with Nordic investment bank Carnegie, following the bank's decision to...
Read MoreChina CPP Exports at 5-Month High in September
China’s CPP exports rose 323K b/d m-o-m and 507K b/d y-o-y to a 6-month high of 1.22M b/d in September, customs data show. Gains were led by a 180K b/d monthly increase in exports of gasoline to 468K...
Read MoreSeptember Crude Tanker Arrivals into India at 4-Year Low
Total crude deliveries into India stood at a 4-year low of 3.82M b/d (-877K b/d m-o-m, -349K b/d y-o-y) in September, Reuters reports citing tanker arrivals data. Imports from the Middle East dropped...
Read MoreTurkish Steel Output in September
At 2.7 Mt, Turkey’s crude steel production fell by 6.9% year-on-year in September, the Turkish Steel Producers Association reports. Output in the year to date was down 10.1% on the corresponding period in 2018 at 25.3 Mt.
Japanese Coal and Iron Ore September Imports
Japanese iron ore imports edged up 1.7% year-on-year in September to 10.1 Mt, marking the third occasion imports have exceeded 10.0 Mt in 2019, the Ministry of Finance reports. By contrast, total coal imports slipped 2.8% year-on-year to 14.9 Mt.
Petroecuador Lifts Force Majeure on Crude Exports
Petroecuador announced on Sunday that it is resuming crude oil exports after extensive protests (against the scrapping of fuel subsidies) earlier in the month had forced it to declare a force majeure...
Read MoreChinese September Steel Production Growth Slows
China’s crude steel production edged up 2.2% year-on-year in September to 82.8 Mt, marking the slowest rate of annual output growth since December 2017, according to data from the country’s National...
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