Monthly Archives: December 2011

The anti-capitalist movement, Occupy, which had set up camps in major cities across the western world are planning to block ports on the west coast of the US on Monday, in an attempt to cripple a major part of the global supply chain.

Organised criminal groups are increasing targeting the oil industry, senior energy industry executives have warned.

Prices in the $3tn-plus global petrochemicals marketplace fell more than 3% to $1,162 per metric tons (/mt) in November, according to newly published market estimates.

Trouble is brewing in the coffee industry as 2011 draws to a close as a row over supplies threatens to rumble on into the New Year.