ExxonMobil Chemical Company is moving a previously announced 5-cent/lb increase for all grades of high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, and linear low density polyethylene for the US to January 1, 2013, according to a letter ...
Spot polyethylene and polypropylene prices in Turkey were firmer this week as buying appetite picked up ahead of the increased duties that will take effect next month, sources said. From January 1, import duties for high density ...
Consumer Reports has found that the emergency interior trunk escape lever on the 2013 Lexus ES and GS can easily snap off during use, potentially leaving a trapped occupant without any way to escape. From the 2002 model year on, all cars ...
US pasta and pesto manufacturer Armanino Foods of Distinction has booked an increase in third-quarter profits and sales, driven by growth in all areas of the business. In the three months to the end of September, net profit climbed 16.5% ...
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Designer Christian Louboutin sees red these days. A lot of competitors are trying to benefit from Louboutin's red soles, which the shoemaker says he has invented, so he should own the trademark. The last battle that Christian ...
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Rosneft President Igor Sechin Tuesday met Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan to discuss the terms of an intergovernmental agreement to build and operate a refining and petrochemical complex in China's Tianjin, the state-owned Russian oil ...
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104th Annual THA Dinner The 104th Annual Headwear Association Dinner took place on April 19th, 2012 at The Central Park Boathouse Restaurant in New York City. Every single one of party guests at the 104tg Annual Headwear Association ...
Asian benzene prices continued to edge up Wednesday to surpass the $1,450/mt psychological barrier on bullish buying sentiments, with morning pegs assessed at $1,462/mt FOB Korea, up $12.50/mt from Tuesday's close. Buyers were out in the ...
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In yesterday's piece on Empowered"digital natives"becoming a force to reckon with we highlighted industry insiders'perspectives on how(and why)we need to get consumers excited about the benefits they can reap from a smart grid. Most ...
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Coal displacement by natural gas will remain a feature of the power market for the next few years, barring a significant pullback in gas supply, according to Standard & Poor's RatingsDirect credit analyst Aneesh Prabhu. Prabhu's market ...
Embraced by Hollywood and the iconic women who are its stars, the fashions of Christian Dior have been worn by the likes of Marlene Dietrich in Stage Fright, Lauren Bacall in How to Marry a Millionaire, Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe, Sophia ...
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The cost of the Gorgon LNG project offshore Western Australia has grown 40.5% to $52 billion, operator Chevron said Wednesday. A cost and schedule review has been completed, with the total cost estimate for the "foundation project" up ...
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Net profit slides to EUR146.3m Underlying net profit, pre-tax profit rises Sales, margins improve Swiss bakery group Aryzta said that its performance for fiscal 2012 was "satisfactory" as it booked a decline in net profit, despite ...
The UK expects its tax revenues from the oil and gas industry to slip by more than a third in the current tax year as declining North Sea production levels, lower than expected oil prices and upstream tax breaks crimp its receipts, the UK's ...
Our complaints about the current Honda Civic are well documented. Despite its pedigree of past outstanding small cars, the current model is too noisy, has an unrefined ride, and unimpressive fit and finish. It falls well short in our ...
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