Patagonia will close all four of its stores in New York City until 3 p.m. Sunday to support the People's Climate March, President and CEO Rose Marcario announced on a company blog. "The People’s Climate March in New York City on ...
A steelworker injured in an accident at a CMC Steel plant near Seguin, Texas died Wednesday according to authorities. Clifton Wright, 21, suffered burns to as much as 80 percent of his body after the incident Sunday, which occurred in the ...
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The Asia to Europe arbitrage window for methanol will remain shut in the third quarter of 2014 on expectations of higher export volumes from the Middle East and stronger Chinese demand that would soak up Asian supplies, sources said late ...
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Visits to national parks declined by 9.1 million, or 3.3 percent, in 2013 compared with 2012, due in large part to the government shutdown that took place during the first 16 days of October, according to a report released by the National ...
Intel is delaying opening its 14-nm Fab 42 in Chandler, Arizona, as demand for PC microprocessors continues to decline. As reported by Reuters, the facility was initially intended to produce Intel’s most advanced processors ...
One of the largest Foster Farms plants in California was ordered to suspend poultry processing on Wednesday after U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors cited it for "egregious insanitary conditions." According to The Oregonian, the ...
Executives from Columbia Sportswear, Adidas Group and Puma SE condemned the Cambodian government's use of deadly force against protesting garment workers and urged the nation's factory owners and trade unions to work together to help the ...
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Hail Cement Co, whose plant began full operations in May this year, has announced that its production line is to be closed for more than two weeks for scheduled maintenance. The firm closed the line on Saturday (26 October) and said that ...
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Duct systems cause indoor air pollution when airborne contaminates like dirt, dust, animal hair, dust mites and pollen buildup inside your ductwork making it breeding ground for fungus, mildew, bacteria, mold spores, and other microbes. ...
The trustees of the Goddess of Mercy Temple in Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling will look at installing anti-theft glass panel to protect the statues of deities at the temple. Kong Hock Keong board of trustees chairman Datuk Lam Wu Chong said ...
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US carmaker Ford Motors will increase the production capacity at its North American facilities by 200,000 units per year, which adds to earlier capacity rise by 400,000 units in 2012. As part of the plan, production will be increased at ...
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VODAFONE Hutchison Australia said it remained on track to switch on its metropolitan 4G network by June as it demonstrated the network running with peak speeds of 130Mbps. The carrier, which has been struggling to repair its brand in ...
After hitting an eight-month low on March 28, Asian isomer-grade mixed xylenes have seen a marked rebound as bargain hunters returned to the market and the downstream paraxylene sector showed signs of rising demand. From $1,119.50/mt FOB ...
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Czech-based Evraz Vitkovice Steel, a subsidiary of Russian vertically-integrated steelmaking and mining company Evraz, has halted steel production at its Ostrava plant due to weak demand, according to media reports. Evraz Vitkovice ...
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The Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) has decided that the global mining giant Rio Tinto's Hamersley and Robe rail lines should not be opened up to third party access. According to Rio Tinto's statement, third party access to the ...
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