Links to previous press releases are below.
OECD Interim Economic Outlook
In the OECD’s September Interim Economic Outlook the organisation kept its global GDP growth forecasts broadly unchanged from its previous outlook in May, at 5.7% for 2021 and 4.5% for 2022,...
Read MoreChina’s clean product exports to Southeast Asia fall to lowest since 2015
China’s clean oil product exports to Southeast Asia tumbled by 274K b/d m-o-m to 198K b/d in August, falling to the lowest level since May 2015 as total shipments declined by 184K b/d m-o-m to a thirteen-month...
Read MoreBrazilian Steel Output at 34-month high in August
At 3.1 Mt, Brazilian crude steel production reached the highest monthly level since October 2018, data from the Brazilian Steel Institute showed. Production was up from 2.8 Mt in the same month last...
Read MoreSouth Korean Coal Imports Rise
At 9.3 Mt, South Korean steam coal imports (including anthracite) in August were up 0.6 Mt year-on-year, according to data from IHS.
Meanwhile, coking coal imports reached 1.7 Mt in August, up 0.5 Mt year-on-year.
China Minor Bulk Imports
China imported 8.7 Mt of bauxite in August, a six-month low and down from 10.3 Mt in the same month last year, according to customs data reported by Reuters.
By contrast, Chinese nickel ore...
Read MoreVietnam August Cement Exports
Vietnam exported 4.3 Mt of cement and clinker in August, up 0.2 Mt year-on-year, official customs data showed.
China was the largest recipient of Vietnamese cement in the month with volumes...
Read MoreAsian jet fuel margins soar as aviation demand begins to return
Asian jet fuel refining margins rose to $7.82/bbl as of September 17th, the highest since March 2020, Reuters reported. The rise was supported by arbitrage flows from the East to the West,...
Read MoreEU Steel Imports and Exports
The European Union imported 3.2 Mt of steel in July, a three-month high and up from 2.6 Mt a year ago, data from The European Steel Association (Eurofer) showed. This brought annual growth in shipments...
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