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Auto sales underpin demand for Asia refiners; China tax break expiry may change that

* Crude oil drop means cheaper feedstock prices for refiners Rising car sales in China, India prop up gasoline demand

UPDATE 1-Petrobras hires bank for Braskem stake sale, Folha says

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - State-controlled oil producer Petróleo Brasileiro SA hired Banco Bradesco BBI to help sell a 36.1 percent stake in petrochemical giant Braskem SA, Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported on Wednesday.

UPDATE 2-Premier Oil to buy E.ON's UK North Sea assets - sources

* Premier Oil shares suspended in London (Adds details, background, E.ON declined comment)

Solar investors join list of those smarting from $30/bbl oil

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Add solar energy investors to the list of those smarting from crude oil's latest price dive.

UPDATE 2-Russia seeks spending cuts to ready for low oil price era

MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - "New realities" including the possibility that oil prices will remain low for a prolonged period will force Russia to take hard decisions about government spending, its finance minister said on Wednesday.

Brazil's Petrobras mulls sale of Braskem stake - newspaper

BRASILIA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil producer Petrobras is seeking to sell its 5.8 billion Brazilian real ($1.4 billion) stake in petrochemical producer Braskem SA, newspaper Folha de S.

UPDATE 1-Fenner to restructure US conveyor belt business, cut jobs

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Fenner Plc said it planned to restructure its conveyor belt business in North America and reduce about 20 percent of the unit's workforce, as it undertakes another round of cuts to live out a slump in demand from the U.S. coal industry.

Briton charged in carbon trading probe in Germany

FRANKFURT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Frankfurt prosecutors said they have charged a British man with having been a member of a gang involved in fraudulent trading of carbon permits and evading about 58 million euros ($62.7 million) of taxes.

REFILE-China commodities imports jump, but 2016 outlook mixed

BEIJING, Jan 13 (Reuters) - China's commodity imports surged in December as tumbling prices spurred opportunistic buying, but shipments of some commodities are expected to start tapering off this year as slower economic growth checks demand.

Fenner to restructure N.American conveyor belt business, cut jobs

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Fenner Plc announced a restructuring of its conveyor belt business in North America and said it would cut about 20 percent jobs in the unit, as it tries to live out a slump in demand from the U.S.

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