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The SBAR Panel Is Being Established Pursuant to The Regulatory Flexibility Act
Apr 25, 2014The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses to participate as consultants for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel as the agency considers steps to reduce lead based paint exposure from the ...
Tags: EPA, Certification, Paint
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Verdezyne Announced That It Has Produced More Than One Metric Ton of Bio-Based DDDA
Apr 25, 2014Verdezyne, Inc., a privately-held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable chemicals, announced that it has produced more than one metric ton of bio-based dodecanedioic acid (DDDA) using its proprietary yeast platform ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Powder Coatings, Coatings
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Profitability at Vivergo's 420,000 Cubic Meter/Year Plant Was Affected by Low Prices
Apr 25, 2014Vivergo, the UK's largest ethanol producer by capacity, said Wednesday that profitability at its 420,000 cubic meter/year (111 million gallon/year) plant at Hull in northeast England has been "adversely affected" by the lowest spot prices ...
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US Chlor-Alkali Plants Operated at 81% of Capacity in March
Apr 25, 2014US chlor-alkali plants operated at 81% of capacity in March, the lowest rate since October's level of 79%, data released Wednesday by the Chlorine Institute showed. The operating rate was down two percentage points from February. The ...
Tags: Chlor-Alkali, liquid chlorine
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In 2014, The Xinjiang Smelter Is Expected to Produce About 1.2 Million Mt of Metal, up 33%
Apr 25, 2014China's Shandong Chiping Xinfa Group has raised the aluminum production capacity at its Xinjiang smelter by 550,000 mt/year, or 69%, to 1.35 million mt/year as planned in early April, a company source said Tuesday. The prevailing weak ...
Tags: aluminum, aluminum market
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The Landree Underground Steam Coal Mine in Southern Indiana Is Back in Production
Apr 25, 2014The Landree underground steam coal mine in southern Indiana is back in production and its new owners intend to resume shipments to Indianapolis Power & Light in May, a company official confirmed Wednesday. "We started running coal last ...
Tags: Steam Coal, coal mine
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Ukraine's Natural Gas Output in March Fell 5.6% Year-on-Year to 1.68 Billion Cubic Meters
Apr 25, 2014Ukraine's natural gas output in March fell 5.6% year-on-year to 1.68 billion cubic meters, from 1.78 Bcm in March 2013, an energy and coal industry ministry official said Wednesday, citing preliminary figures. Production fell after the ...
Tags: natural gas, gas production
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The US Steel Sheet Market Continued to Report Offers Published Minimum Base Prices
Apr 25, 2014The US steel sheet market continued to report offers from producers above published minimum base prices, as mills look to keep upward pressure on pricing amid supply tightness. Buy-side sources reported higher offers from multiple mills ...
Tags: Steel Sheet, Steel Sheet Market
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Domestic Spot Prices of High Carbon Ferrochrome in China Were Unchanged
Apr 25, 2014Domestic spot prices of high carbon ferrochrome (50% basis Cr) in China were unchanged week-on-week at Yuan 6,600-6,800/mt (81-83.5 cents/lb) delivered with 17% VAT on Wednesday as the market waited for May purchase prices from the ...
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US Ethanol Stocks Moved up 566,000 Barrels to a Seven-Week High of 16.518 Million Barrels
Apr 25, 2014US ethanol stocks for the week ended April 18 moved up 566,000 barrels to a seven-week high of 16.518 million barrels, despite a production dip of 29,000 b/d to 910,000 b/d, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. While ...
Tags: Ethanol, gasoline pool
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Chinese Iron Ore Importers Denied They Were Under Pressure to Sell Their Port Stocks
Apr 24, 2014Chinese iron ore importers on Monday denied they were under pressure to sell their port stocks so that they repay their debts to the country's banks, refuting recent local media reports. The importers added that the price of the more than ...
Tags: Iron Ore, steel mills
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Technologies Will Increase The Low Rate of Ultimate Recoveries in Shale Plays
Apr 24, 2014Technologies that will increase the low rate of ultimate recoveries in shale plays are the next disruptive forces in US oil and gas production, experts said Tuesday in Washington. "The revolutionary change will be breaking out of the ...
Tags: Shale Technology, Schlumberger
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Scrap Exporters Have Lowered Buying Prices at Their Terminals Along The US East Coast
Apr 23, 2014Scrap exporters have lowered buying prices at their terminals along the US East Coast since last week, as market sources said they are likely preparing for lower-priced sales when Turkish mills return to the market later this week. One ...
Tags: Scrap, Scrap exporters
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The Price of Copper Remains Within Its Expected Range
Apr 23, 2014The price of copper remains within its expected range despite a recent dip below $3/lb while continued demand from China bodes well for prices over the long term, the CEO of Codelco, the world's largest producer of the red metal, said ...
Tags: copper, copper price
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Southeast Asian Ethanol Producers Face a Short Window for Exports
Apr 23, 2014Southeast Asian ethanol producers face a short window for exporting biofuel to the Philippines as the previously high US prices that created an arbitrage for them in February and March are expected to fall, ethanol traders said Monday. ...
Tags: Ethanol, ethanol prices
