Tokyo-based Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd. has introduced Solotex OO, a high-performance stretch fiber made using Teijin's Solotex polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) fiber for soft texture and stability, and Japan-based Asahi Kasei's Roica ...
Tags: Stretch Fiber, Textile
Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production PCL, the country's flagship petroleum explorer, might invest in North American shale-gas and Myanmar deep-water projects as part of its plan to nearly double its output by 2020. PTTEP, which made ...
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Thailand's PTT LNG, a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PTT, is going ahead with plans to double capacity of its existing 5 million mt/year LNG import terminal despite severe under-utilization of the facility. "The government ...
The Platts July Japan Korea Marker was assessed at $14.675/MMBtu Friday, gaining $0.125 from the previous Friday's $14.55/MMBtu, as buyers waded back out into the market for summer cargoes. Despite expectations that the lifting of the ...
AT&T and NEC Corporation of America today announced Friday's launch of the ultimate workhorse among ruggedized 4G LTE smartphones, the NEC Terrain™. The NEC Terrain is equipped with AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk (EPTT), and it ...
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Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has signed sales and purchase agreements with PTT Polymer Marketing, a unit of Thailand's PTT Global Chemical, for polyethylene and polypropylene products, a Pertamina official said ...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed in principle to the construction of a huge refinery and petrochemical complex by Thailand's PTT in the central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh, a senior regional politician said Sunday. ...
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Biopolymers supplier NatureWorks has named PTT Polymer Marketing (PTTPM) as its Ingeo distributor in Thailand and Vietnam. PTTPM, the marketing arm of PTT Global Chemical, will bring Ingeo to its broad base of thermoformers, film ...
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The Platts June LNG Japan Korea Marker ended the Asian trading week down 15 cents/MMBtu at $14.85/MMBtu, as abundant June cargo availability and limited demand continued to weigh on prices. The June JKM rolled over Tuesday at ...
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The spring forecast by the Pellervo Economic Research Institute (PTT) in Finland predicts rising softwood lumber exports and higher selling prices for 2013. Overall, the Finnish sawmilling industry’s profitability is expected to be ...
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NatureWorks, the world's leading supplier of biopolymers, with Ingeo fibers and plastics made from plants, not oil, announced today that the company has located its first Asia Pacific (A/P) regional headquarters in Bangkok and has expanded ...
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Biopolymers supplier NatureWorks has announced the location of its first Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Bangkok. NatureWorks president and CEO Marc Verbruggen said in many parts of Asia, especially China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan, ...
Samsung announced last week, beginning December 14, AT&T customers looking for a tough phone that stands up to the elements will have one more choice with the Samsung Rugby® III for $99.99 with a two-year agreement. This rugged flip ...
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The Platts February LNG Japan Korea Marker ended the Asian trading week at $17.40/MMBtu, up from Monday's $17.15/MMBtu, on the back of sustained demand stemming from cold weather in the Far East. Low temperatures across North Asia boosted ...
Tags: Petroleum, gas, LNG, gas demand
Thai paraxylene producer PTT Aromatics and Refining has concluded its 2013 term supply contracts at a premium of around $14/mt, up from last year's $9/mt, a company source said Wednesday. The producer settles its annual supply contracts ...
Tags: Chemicals, PTTAR, paraxylene, PTT Aromatics