Design sketches of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class have been released ahead of the new model’s unveiling at next month’s Frankfurt motor show. Published as a teaser on Mercedes-Benz’s Facebook page, the two sketches ...
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Johnsonite, the commercial arm of Tarkett, recently received asthma & allergy friendly certification for its iQTM vinyl flooring and I.D. Inspiration luxury vinyl plank flooring lines. Allergy Standards Limited (ASL), in partnership with ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,23 commodities increased in prices, 17 fell and 60 remained unchanged on 09/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (3.09%),Nickel (1.89%),BR (1.58%),while the largest falls ...
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Asia could be looking at a shortfall of around 120,000 mt/month of isomer-grade mixed xylenes from late September through October due to refinery turnaround season in Japan and South Korea, a market source said Tuesday. "Supply in Asia is ...
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China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, raised its ex-works butadiene price effective late Monday, the second hike in four days, end-users said Tuesday. The state-owned company is now offering butadiene at Yuan 8,500/mt, or about ...
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China’s gold consumption reached 706.36 tons in the first six months of 2013, a year-on-year rise of 53.7 percent of 246.78 tons, according to statistics released by China Gold Association on August 12. A total 383.86 tons of gold ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,28 commodities increased in prices, 17 fell and 55 remained unchanged on 12/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (3.16%),Natural rubber (2.46%),Nickel (2.43%),while the ...
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China's top price regulator has imposed penalties on a local gold and jewelry industrial association and five jewelry firms in Shanghai for price-fixing practices, China News Service reported Monday. The National Development and Reform ...
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A dozen Chinese rare earth companies have formed an industrial alliance to sue Japan’s Hitachi Metals for holding invalid patents and infringing patent rights of Chinese companies. The legal process could start in early September in ...
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The nitration grade toluene's discount to TDI quality material has widened once again in Europe, as interest from gasoline blenders and traders, who could work the arbitrage into the US, is receding, according to industry sources. The TDI ...
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China's apparent oil demand in July rose 6.6% year on year to 41.52 million mt or an average 9.82 million b/d, according to Platts' estimates based on recently released preliminary government data. Apparent oil demand was, however, 1.7% ...
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Levin Furniture is adding solar panels to the roof of its Mentor, Ohio, showroom, its third location to feature the clean energy technology. The Top 100 company, which has installed solar electric systems on two of its Pennsylvania stores ...
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Furnitureland South is opening a 17,000-square-foot Design Center in existing space on it main campus here with high-tech tools and "high end-style, spa-inspired services," the retailer said. The Top 100 company said the design center ...
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China will speed up development of the energy-saving sector and make it a pillar of the national economy by 2015, top policymakers said on Sunday. The State Council vowed in a statement to spur technological innovation, expand demand for ...
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"China's rare earth ore exports have been rebounding monthly since February,"said Ma Rongzhang, secretary-general of the China Rare Earth Industry Association. But Ma and the association did not provide export figures for the first half. ...
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