Urea

2 Sep | UREA: Small sale spurs Yuzhnyy optimism

Spurred mainly by producer confidence following an initial Fedcominvest pre-payment to IBE, Black Sea prices rebounded towards the end of ...

26 Aug | UREA: FSU prill prices down; Granular still firm

Producers of prills are gradually coming to terms with the weaker forward outlook for the grade. Offers for Black Sea ...

19 Aug | UREA: IPL issues awards for 550,000 mt in August 17 tender

IPL purchases in the August 17 tender amount to about 550,000 mt at press time, including options. The quantities were ...

12 Aug | UREA: Ukrainian urea industry restructures as prices surge

Boosted by substantial trader shorts and by possible pre-tender deals in India, urea prices surged a full $35/mt over the ...

5 Aug | UREA: Grain export ban and high gas price aid urea

Substantial increases announced in the cost of natural gas to Ukrainian producers combined with added demand for Nigeria and surging ...

29 Jul | UREA: FSU prilled prices down and forward US granular follows

Prospects of increased prilled urea availability via planned re-starts at Ukrainian urea plants have pushed end-user price ideas lower over ...

22 Jul | UREA: TCP attracts prices below most expectations

Transammonia took the lead in the TCP tender today for 100,000 mt urea. The trader offered 50,000 mt firm at ...

15 Jul | UREA: STC purchases reach 470,000 mt; more expected

STC had issued awards for a total of 470,000 mt to traders under the July 13 tender at press time. ...

8 Jul | UREA: Natural gas quibble continues in Ukraine

Ukrainian gas distributor Naftogaz has tabled its price target for Q3 natural gas at Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) 2,575.51/1,000 cubic metres ...

1 Jul | UREA: Higher return claimed by Middle East producer

Sabic yesterday claimed booking a sale of 30,000 mt granular urea to a US trader at a new high of ...

24 Jun | UREA: Middle East sales of prills and granular exceed 330,000 mt

The highlight of the week has been substantial additional sales concluded by Middle East producers at rapidly improving returns. Sales ...

17 Jun | UREA: Urea still hot but some heat may dissipate

Prices from Egypt and the FSU have continued to firm over the week, but the pace of price increases is ...

10 Jun | UREA: US granular urea price down sharply at New Orleans

Signs of a minor rebound are appearing as traders and end-users sense that prices in international markets outside the US ...