Arief Budiman (Jakarta, Indonesia) A top European Union last week rejected an appeal by Chinese solar panel companies to lift anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures imposed
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Market Update: Potash Corp Ended 2016 in Green
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. edged almost 14% higher during the last quarter of 2016 despite falling profits and sales. Investors had helped the green
Market Update: US Catching Up with China’s Fertilizer Production
The United States is steadily catching up with China when it comes to fertilizer production. The US fertilizer industry is booming and the US output
Venezuela’s PDVSA Late on Oil Shipments to Russia and China
Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA, has for months been unable to deliver the shipments of crude and fuel in a timely manner under oil-for-loan deals
Climate Change Shock: Abandoned by US, EU Turns to China
The European Union is starting to look to China to fill in the international leadership vacuum after the United States’ retreat from global efforts to
Market Update: Asian Buyers More Than Double Their Oil Imports from Iran
Iran’s November exports to its four major Asian customers more than doubled for a second straight month from a year ago. Imports of India and
Greening ‘Middle Kingdom’: China to Levy Environmental Tax
China will levy environmental tax to fight its notoriously serious problems with pollution. The new law was passed after almost a weeklong red alert due
Market Update: Asia Ready for a Major Refining Capacity Increase
Asia will add the biggest amount of net refining capacity in three years in 2017, further boosting demand for oil in the world’s biggest and
Market Forecast: Hedge Funds and Oil Demand in 2017
Saudi Arabia has gained an unprecedented support of a coalition of oil-producing countries to agree output cuts in 2017. The Kingdom has obtained pledges from
Tajikistan and China Team Up for a Fertilizer Project
The lower house of Tajikistan’s parliament yesterday (14 December) ratified a deal between Tajikistan and China for Henan Zhong-Ya holding group to assume control of