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UK chemical manufacturing facing ‘extinction’, says Ineos boss Ratcliffe

The businessman spoke out after Ineos confirmed the closure of the UK’s only synthetic ethanol production plant at Grangemouth in Scotland.

Evening Standard

Sir Jim Ratcliffe warns UK chemical manufacturing is facing ‘extinction’

Chemical manufacturing in the UK is facing “extinction”, Ineos boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said, with the billionaire businessman warning that the sector is having the “life squeezed out of it”.

The Independent UK

Sugar Prices Rebound as Crude Oil Rallies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Friday closed up +0.12 (+0.63%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +1.90 (+0.38%). Sugar prices Friday posted moderate gains. Short covering emerged in sugar futures Friday after WTI crude oil prices (CLG25 ) jumped more than +3% to...

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Sugar Prices Modestly Higher on Strength in Crude Oil

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.11 (+0.58%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +0.70 (+0.14%). Sugar prices today are mildly higher. Short covering emerged in sugar futures today after WTI crude oil prices (CLG25 ) jumped more than +3% to...

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New Year, New Challenges: Taking A Look At What's Impacting Grain Prices

From weather to geopolitics and everything in between, we have no shortages of things to watch.

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Sugar Prices Mixed Amid Ample Supplies and Rising Crude Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Friday closed down -0.08 (-0.41%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +1.20 (+0.23%). Sugar prices Friday settled mixed. Over the past three months, sugar prices have been trending lower. On Tuesday, NY sugar posted a 3-1/2 month nearest-futures...

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Sugar Prices Pressured by an Improved Supply Outlook

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.12 (-0.66%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -0.20 (-0.04%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower on an improved global supply outlook. Over the past three months, sugar prices have been trending lower. On Tuesday,...

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Sugar Prices Rally on Lower Sugar Output in India

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Thursday closed up +0.47 (+2.44%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +6.00 (+1.18%). Sugar prices posted moderate gains on Thursday, with NY sugar climbing to a 2-week high and London sugar rising to a 1-week high. Signs of...

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Lower Sugar Production in India Boosts Sugar Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.64 (+3.32%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +10.40 (+2.05%). Sugar prices today are sharply higher, with NY sugar posting a 2-week high and London sugar posting a 1-week high. Signs of smaller sugar production...

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Sugar Closes Higher as Strength in Crude Oil Sparks Short Covering

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Tuesday closed up +0.13 (+0.68%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +376 (+0.72%). Sugar prices Tuesday recovered from early losses and are settled moderately higher. Tuesday's rally in WTI crude oil (CLG25 ) to an 8-week high sparked...

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Strength in Crude Oil Sparks Short Covering in Sugar Futures

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.15 (+0.78%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +4.70 (+0.93%). Sugar prices today recovered from early losses and are moderately higher. Today's rally in WTI crude oil (CLG25 ) to an 8-week high sparked short...

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No methanol or illicit drugs in alcohol served at Fijian resort where Australians fell ill, tests find

Australia urged to remove the word ‘spike’ from its recently upgraded travel warning to the popular Pacific holiday destination

The Guardian - AU

North Dakota Panel Considers Permits For Carbon Storage Pipeline

North Dakota panel reviews permits for CO2 storage pipeline from Midwest ethanol plants, facing opposition and legal challenges.

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North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline

A North Dakota panel will consider whether to approve permits for underground storage of carbon dioxide that a proposed pipeline would carry from ethanol plants throughout the Midwest

The Independent UK

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Strength in Crude Oil Pushes Sugar Prices Higher

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.24 (+1.14%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +2.10 (+0.39%). Sugar prices Wednesday posted moderate gains, with London sugar recovering from a 1-month low. Short covering emerged in sugar futures Wednesday after WTI crude oil...

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Sugar Prices Supported by Strength in Crude Oil

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.25 (+1.19%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +3.60 (+0.67%). Sugar prices today are moderately higher, with London sugar recovering from a 1-month low. Short covering emerged in sugar futures after WTI crude oil (CLF25)...

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Corn Demand in Focus: What The Cash Market May Be Trying To Say

A run down of what is happening in the three sectors of corn demand around the world and why it matters.

The Conversation

Six people have died in Laos from drinking tainted alcohol – what you need to know about methanol

Six tourists who were staying at a youth hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, have died of methanol poisoning. The methanol was believed to be in contaminated drinks.

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Al Jazeera

Laos’ methanol poisoning deaths send chill through backpacker paradise

Backpacker hotspot Vang Vieng is in the spotlight following six deaths blamed on tainted alcohol.

The Guardian - UK

Laos government ‘profoundly saddened’ by deaths of tourists in Vang Vieng

Six foreign visitors died earlier this month after suspected methanol poisoning during night out in backpacker hotspot

Pedestrian.tv

Laos Hostel Owner Detained As 2nd Melbourne Teen Dies From Suspected Methanol Poisoning

Holly Bowles, 19, passed away in a Bangkok hospital after being on life support, bringing the confirmed death toll to six.

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Sugar Prices Give Up Early Gains on the Outlook for a Smaller Sugar Deficit

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Friday closed down -0.02 (-0.09%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed down -0.20 (-0.04%). Sugar prices Friday gave up an early advance and closed slightly lower on negative carryover from Thursday after the International Sugar Organization (ISO) lowered its...

The Guardian - AU

How can I tell if there’s methanol in my drink?

It looks, smells and tastes like regular alcohol – so how can we protect ourselves after several people died after likely consuming methanol in Laos this week?

The Guardian - AU

Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town. What went wrong in Laos?

As authorities detain a hostel owner in Vang Vieng, expert says the recent deaths are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’

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Sugar Prices See Support as Crude Oil Rallies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.11 (+0.51%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +4.40 (+0.79%). Sugar prices today are moderately high as crude oil prices (CLF25) rallied more than +1% to a 2-week high. Higher crude prices benefit ethanol and...

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