The premium of front-month naphtha CFR Japan cargo to CIF Northwest Europe cargoes -- the east/west -- has fallen to $11/mt down $13/mt over the last six weeks, putting pressure on the arbitrage from Europe to Asia, market sources said ...
Tags: Naphtha Premium, Mineral
According to statistics, almost all of the top 75 tire makers in the world have plant in Asia, with most of them having more than one plant in Asia. Some international companies, such as Hankook, see more than half of its products produced ...
Tags: Tire, Transportation, Auto Parts
Yieh Phui, one of the major coating steel manufacturers in Asia market, said about 75% of its current sales revenue came from oversea market which mainly used US dollars for most business. Due to the depreciated New Taiwanese Dollar ...
At Solar Taiwan 2013, the host, the Photonic Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA), has invited solar firms such as SunEdison, Gintech, GCL-Poly, MEMC, and Motech to discuss opportunities in emerging solar markets and high ...
Tags: Solar Market, Photonic Industry
Europe solar installations are forecast to fall by more than 6GW in 2013, with 1.3 GW of this decline attributed to incoming EU anti-dumping duties on China-made modules, according to IHS. IHS has cut its forecast for the second half of ...
Tags: Anti-Dumping Duties, Energy
US chocolate manufacturer Hershey has unveiled a new Asia Innovation Center in Shanghai, China, as part of its strategy to drive global growth and innovation. The new center is located at the Jinqiao Golden Bridge Research Park in the ...
Tags: Hershey, R&D Center
Over 200 LED lighting suppliers including 80 from overseas will introduce their latest technology to local and regional buyers, home and industrial sectors at the LED Expo Thailand 2013, scheduled from May 23-25, 2013 at Hall 4 - IMPACT ...
Market reports that China's National Energy Administration is considering a proposal to outlaw the import of some grades of lower calorific thermal coal has been greeted with a mixture of consternation and disbelief by participants in the ...
Tags: Asia Market, Thermal Coal
AG Mednet has signed the master services agreement with Biovisiq, a Japanese imaging core laboratory, (ICL) to provide zero-delay clinical trial solutions to Asian pharmaceutical market. The AG Mednet Submission Quality and Compliance ...
Baosteel Co.,Ltd. releases 2012 annual report on March 30. Last year, faced with complicated external business environment, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. remains calm, overcomes difficulties, improves production, marketing and research system synergy, ...
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Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, announced today the signing of a new license agreement with Pacific Ring Incorporated (PRI). The agreement includes ...
Tags: DFI, Diamon Fusion International, hydrophobic nanotechnologies
The US Gulf Coast-Asia arbitrage for isomer-grade mixed xylenes on paper does not appear to be re-opening any time soon, as arbitrage economics continued narrowing, plunging to a five-month low Tuesday, Platts data showed. "The US-Asia ...
Tags: Asia arbitrage, Chemicals, USGC
Huntsman Textile Effects, a division of Huntsman Corporation and a leading manufacturer of textile dyes and chemicals, today inaugurated a new specialty synthesis unit, further strengthening its manufacturing capability and presence in the ...
Tags: textile dyes, textile, Huntsman
The solar market saw many unexpected events in 2012. Solar makers believe in 2013, the Europe market will see adjustments such as Germany installations declining to government-planned levels and France increasing incentives. Market ...
Tags: solar market, 2013, Europe
In 2012, demand for TV-use LED backlight products was high, helping LED firms to maintain high to full capacity utilization rate. As many governments are beginning to ban the use of incandescent bulbs, the LED lighting market is expected to ...
Tags: LED backlight products, LED firms, LED lighting market, LED