The differential between the WTI frontline swap and the Dubai swap is at its widest since mid-January, possibly opening up arbitrage opportunities for imports into the US, Platts data showed. The December Dubai swap was trading at a ...
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Liquid packaging specialist Aran Packaging is expanding its manufacturing presence to the US with the establishment of a new facility in Greer, South Carolina. The proposed facility will see an investment of around $5.2m and it will ...
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The passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal would benefit US apparel companies by eliminating textile tariffs between 12 participating countries, says Moody's Investors Service. According to a research paper, the ...
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Leo W. Gerard, international president of the United Steelworkers (USW), has testified before the US Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, reiterating his opposition to lifting the long-standing crude oil export ban, ...
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The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) have extended a grant under Vehicle Technologies (VT) drive to Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center (HATCI) and Mojo Mobility to develop a system ...
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I’ve just returned from several weeks travelling across the United States. It is fabulous to be home – and to appreciate just how lucky we are in Australia to live in an amazing part of the world. We see so much ...
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Ireland-based paper and plastic bags firm AB Group Packaging is set to foray into the US with a manufacturing unit in Delaware. The new plant will make paper bags and industrial packaging products, and is expected to generate around 100 ...
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Earlier this year, I blogged about the excitement in China generated by the news that its Dalian Wanda Group planned to invest $1.09 billion to build and operate a luxury hotel in London. At the time of their announcement (made in the ...
Scottish craft beer producer BrewDog has announced its plan to open first US brewery in Columbus, Ohio. As cited in a statement on BrewDog's site: "We are also delighted to announce that we are looking for a site in Columbus, Ohio that ...
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The outstanding reputation of China's high speed rail (HSR) industry not only shows the success of domestic innovation but also represents a shift from the export of mass produced "Made in China" products. China North Railway (CNR) and ...
New Zealand-based milk marketing company A2 Milk Co is set to foray into the US in mid-April with a range of fresh milk cartons. The firm, which has been in the Australian market for seven years, has commenced trading on Australian ...
US president Barrack Obama-led task force has drafted a 40-page report planning to curb black-market fishing and mislabelling of seafood, which costs the US and the world billions of dollars of fishing revenue. The US stands second after ...
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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has decided to pursue dispute settlement consultations with the Government of China at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) concerning China’s “Demonstration Bases-Common Service ...
Blank Generation, a design, fashion and licensing company based in Los Angeles, California, has selected iSync Solutions’s Sync apparel PLM software. Blank Generation is the first company in US to implement Sync apparel PLM ...
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Halberd Corporation entered into a binding term sheet this week to enter into a definitive agreement to acquire control of Sarasota, Florida based I-TAP, Inc. The definitive agreement is expected to be signed in the next two weeks. I-TAP, ...
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