TOKYO — Murata Manufacturing and TDK apparently enjoyed large jumps in April-June profit on increased demand for smartphone and car parts and by expanding their client base beyond Samsung. Murata likely saw operating profit rise 45% ...
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Activity in China's vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months in July on stronger demand, a government survey showed, adding to evidence that the economy is regaining momentum after a burst of government stimulus ...
The price of palladium, hitting $865 an ounce on Friday, made a notable record. It hasn't, as Reuters notes, traded so high since February 2001. What's more, it also surged by highs it hit back in 2011 when it traded in the mid-$800s an ...
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One of the side effects of the world's deciding to avoid gluten and an increasingly insistent need to produce food sources of protein, is a surge in the popularity of lupins - legumes like soybeans, peas and lentils. In Australia, lupins ...
The Urals crude market strengthened sharply Wednesday in both Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean as buying interest increased sharply to clear some remaining prompt June cargoes. Differentials for CIF Augusta Urals Aframax cargoes ...
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China has lifted the temporary ban imposed on the imports of British cheese in April this year. A ban was imposed following complaints from food inspectors on hygienic standards at an undisclosed dairy in the UK. The officials, who had ...
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Iranian petrochemical traders currently sell all their products on a CFR basis in Asia instead of FOB to avoid payment issues, trade sources in Iran and Dubai said Tuesday. "We sell products on a CFR basis in countries like China so as to ...
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Canadian miner Pan American Silver believes Argentina this year will lift its ban on open-pit mining that forced the company to suspend operations at its Navidad gold project, CEO Geoff Burns said Wednesday. The Vancouver-based company, ...
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SCHOTT will be demonstrating how close cooperation with leading machine manufacturers such as Bausch+Stroebel, Bosch Packaging Technology and OPTIMA can culminate in flexible, new packaging solutions. adaptiQ will be on exhibit at ...
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Shale gas regulations should be streamlined and the government should lend its weight to industry attempts at producing gas through hydraulic fracturing, the Economic Affairs Committee of the UK's upper house of parliament said. Launching ...
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China has imposed a temporary ban on imports of British cheese following complaints from food inspectors on hygienic standards at an undisclosed UK dairy. The Chinese officials, who are visited dairy plants, were reportedly ...
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The Australian Brewery has broken into the Japanese market Craft brewer The Australian Brewery has expanded its global reach with successful negotiations to supply to Japan. The Australian Brewery said it had been "notoriously ...
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection has lifted a ban on approvals for new refinery projects and upgrades proposed by state-owned companies PetroChina and Sinopec, the ministry announced in a notice posted on its website Wednesday. ...
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Nigeria is set to load 4.95 million barrels of Bonny Light in June, compared to 4.9 million barrels in May, according to a copy of the grade's loading schedule seen by Platts on Tuesday. There are currently five cargoes scheduled to load ...
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The Supreme Court of India has lifted the iron ore mining ban in the Indian state of Goa, with an upper limit of 20 million mt per year, according to media reports. An expert panel is expected to submit a report within six weeks ...
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