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Asian methanol prices fall further as panic sets in
Methanol prices in Asia sank further this week as panic set in among market participants, who feared there was still more room for prices to fall. However, China seemed to be the only home for Asian...More...

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Platts Top 250 global energy company rankings
The years 2005-08 will probably be seen historically as the starting point for a new oil price paradigm -- a fundamental shift in prices, comparable to that of the 1970s, which may mean the world never again sees $20 oil. View the rankings.

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Credit woes force cash only or LCs prior to chemical transactions
As credit woes continued to haunt the global chemical markets, participants predicted more and more business would be transacted on a cash only basis or suppliers would require letters of credit from a bank as opposed to open credit terms or a bilateral open line of credit.
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