Strength in the resources sector has pushed Australian shares higher, although the market lost some ground after China's finance minister lowered expectations for the country's economic growth. The S&P/ASX200 index passed 5000 points in ...
Tags: China Gloom, Miners
A prototype of the Nissan Pulsar hatch has been spotted testing in Europe, supporting suggestions the car will be sold across the continent from 2014. In April 2012, Nissan announced plans to produce an “all-new hatchback” at ...
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China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has slashed its ex-works prices for butadiene by 16% effective late Monday, its second cut this month, end-users said Tuesday. With the latest reduction, Sinopec's subsidiaries in East, North ...
Tags: Sinopec, Butadiene Prices
Tech-Con Automation of Burlington, Ontario, has become the first Canadian systems integrator to achieve the Certified Robot Integrator designation from the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry's trade group. "We are ...
Tags: Robot, Processing Machinery
Diesel power is out for Lexus – even in Europe – so its riposte to the economical mid-sized oil-burners from German luxury car rivals is the Lexus IS300h. Hybrids are available in most other Lexus models, including the RX SUV, ...
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THE Australian stockmarket opened higher following gains on Wall Street and European bourses as Alcoa kicked of the US earnings season. The aluminium producer posted a sharp Q2 loss of $US119 million ($130.989 million) citing ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
SHARES have closed higher despite slipping in afternoon trade due to concerns about a slowdown in China. Data from China showed exports unexpectedly fell 3.1 per cent, while imports fell 0.7 per cent in June, suggesting a further slowdown ...
Tags: economy
The chief engineer of the new 2013 Lexus IS has claimed it is a more dynamically capable car than the 3 Series. BMW’s compact luxury sedan has been widely considered the benchmark driver’s car since the segment was created, ...
Tags: Lexus, Japanese Brand
On Wednesday 19 June AGC Glass Europe won an award in the Logistics category at the "2013 Supplier Trophies" organised by PSA Peugeot Citroën at Poissy in the Parisian region of France. This award recognises the quality of ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration
GL IHM Green Server smoothes EU ship recycling compliance Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 A new software solution has been developed by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to streamline compliance with the newly adopted European Union regulation on ship ...
Tags: Transportation, Service, Ship
IN another wild swing that extended the volatile start to the financial year, the stockmarket rebounded to sit 1.1 per cent higher after fresh data pointed to a strengthening US economy. Materials and energy stocks led the recovery from ...
Tags: US economy, market, economy
ABC Research Laboratories, a leading food testing lab in the US, has announced that it has added the latest version of its Compusense software, in order to strengthen its food sensory panel evaluation and shelf life studies services. ABC ...
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Alaska has extended an agreement with TransCanada that sees the state offer subsidies for the firm's work on a natural gas pipeline and LNG export project in the state, a state official said Wednesday. The previous agreement expired June ...
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Physical gasoil cracks across barge and cargo markets in the Mediterranean and Northwest European regions have pared recent gains, as strength in the dated Brent benchmark on risk premiums -- related to Libyan protests and Egyptian turmoil ...
Tags: Physical gasoil, cargo markets
Asian butadiene prices are at a 3-1/2 half year low amid weak demand and a glut of synthetic rubber stocks, Platts data showed. The FOB Korea benchmark for butadiene stood at $1,350/mt on June 17. The last time butadiene prices were ...
Tags: Butadiene, Weak Demand