During the 2nd day of the World Fashion Convention, jeans took center stage. More precisely, the global corporation to make jeans a more sustainable product was explained. Mariette Hoitink of Amsterdam based House of Denim; Andrew Olah, ...
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The race now on for recognition in water technology industry at next month's event in Amsterdam The day after the winner of last time's Aquatech innovation award was announced questions were asked in the Dutch parliament as to why the ...
US spot styrene dropped 1 cent/lb ($22/mt) from Friday to be assessed at 73 cents/lb ($1,609/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast Monday, tracking lower European spot styrene as well as lower feedstock benzene. The assessment was at its lowest level ...
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Biodiesel has faced a backlash in recent years, as critics charge the industry with razing land and pushing up food costs. But as its competitors struggle, one Hong Kong-based company is moving ahead with a US$165 million plant that turns ...
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US spot toluene prices reached a near three-month low assessment Thursday at $3.75/gal ($1,140/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast. Spot prices were last seen at this level on July 9, according to Platts data. Sources said the downward pressure on ...
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US-based biopharmaceutical company NovaRx will present the results from the Phase III trial of Lucanix (belagenpumatucel-L) post-frontline maintenance therapy in non-small cell lung cancer at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) ...
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Brit Group Specialty, an Amsterdam-based global specialty insurance and reinsurance firm, is all set to expand its distribution network in Bermuda with the opening of new branch office. The new office, which is subject to regulatory ...
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SEACOM has embarked on an ambitious effort to dominate Africa’s regional and global Internet transit market by signing agreements with three European Internet Exchange points. The partnership with France IX, London Internet Exchange ...
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Barge-delivered Central Appalachian coal for Cal 2014 fell 60 cents/st Tuesday as the contract was seen trading down through the session. Platts assessed the Cal 2014 price at $55.75/st, the lowest level for a front-year contract since ...
Royal Philips Electronics has launched new Epiq premium ultrasound system designed to visualize deeper levels of anatomical detail and contrast resolution on patients of all types. Epiq, the new ultrasound system which features nSIGHT ...
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate has added two new Eco-Combi trucks to transport its Gerkens cocoa powder from its facility in Wormer, the Netherlands to its warehouse operated by DSV in the port of Amsterdam. The company stated that the new ...
Central Appalachian thermal coal prices fell for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, pushing front-year calendar prices to multi-year lows. Both the CAPP barge physical and rail (CSX) swap contracts traded lower in a mid-afternoon ...
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European light ends outright values reached six-month highs, tracking rising crude values, as prices soared amidst growing tensions in Syria. "It's rallying with the crude," said one source, referring to the strengthening of the Northwest ...
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Netherlands-based financial conglomerate ING has inked an agreement with Seoul-based private equity firm MBK Partners, to divest its South Korean insurance business, in a transaction valued at nearly KRW1.84trn (€1.24bn). Following ...
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Air France-KLM will further cut tonnes from its annual aircraft carbon dioxide emissions, simply by using revolutionary new lightweight cargo nets that it is now introducing. Just one new lightweight net with Dyneema? will save Air ...