Posted 10/30/2023, 2:45:00 AM
Chinese Refineries Face Tight Crude Quotas; Coal and Crop Exports at Risk from Weather
- Chinese independent refineries' throughput, feedstock procurement in focus as crude import quotas stay tight in 2023
- Thermal coal prices firm amid Indonesian supply constraints; demand sluggish in China, India
- US, Brazil corn exports face risks from dry weather, logistics; major Asian buyers on alert
- China alumina prices supported by output cuts, robust smelter demand
- Chinese lithium salts prices ease on weak demand despite earlier rebound