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Asian Naphtha Market May Firm Going Into The Last Two Months of This Year
Sep 18, 2013The Asian naphtha market may firm going into the last two months of this year on curtailed arbitrage flows which will likely tighten supply balances and year-end demand mopping up excess naphtha supply from the higher arbitrage arrivals in ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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LTL to Better Address The Complexities of The Companies' Less-Than-Truckload Customers
Sep 18, 2013PeopleNet today announced an integration with McLeod Software’s LoadMaster LTL to better address the complexities of the companies’ less-than-truckload customers. “In the dynamic LTL environment, driver’s ...
Tags: trucks, Transportation
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Michelin Retread Technologies Launched a New Tire
Sep 18, 2013Michelin Retread Technologies launched a new tire that promises year-round drive axle traction and optimized features for difficult winter driving. The Michelin XDS 2 Pre-Mold offers a 10% improvement in tread life over its predecessor, ...
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US Toluene Disproportionation Margins Have Moved Into Negative Territory
Sep 18, 2013US toluene disproportionation margins have moved into negative territory after toluene spot prices moved higher against declining benzene and mixed xylene spot pricing. Mobil selective toluene disproportionation margins were also ...
Tags: Spot Toluene, Chemicals
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Market Fundamentals Are Sufficient to Support Rhodium Prices Near The Current $1,000/oz
Sep 18, 2013Market fundamentals are sufficient to support rhodium prices near the current $1,000/oz level, despite reduced usage in automobile catalytic converters, according to analysts with A-1 Specialized, one of the largest recyclers of ...
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US Steel Mills Shipped 8.3 Million St in July,up 6% From 7.8 Million St in June and 5%
Sep 18, 2013US steel mills shipped 8.3 million st in July, up 6% from 7.8 million st in June and 5% from 7.9 million st in July 2012, according to American Iron and Steel Institute data released Monday. Shipments from January through July totaled ...
Tags: Mill Shipments, steel mills
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Thailand Has Officially Announced a Significant Rise in Its Crude Reserves as of End-2012
Sep 18, 2013Thailand has officially announced a significant rise in its crude reserves as of end-2012, with its probable and possible reserves jumping 10% and 32% year on year to 421 million barrels and 277 million barrels respectively, data released ...
Tags: Crude Reserves, Mineral
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Premium of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Barges Over Gasoil Barges Has Moved to Wides Point
Sep 18, 2013The premium of ultra low sulfur diesel barges over 50 ppm gasoil barges has moved to its widest point since May 1, with ULSD trading at a $9.75/mt premium to 50 ppm, Platts data showed Monday. Rising ULSD premiums in Northwest Europe have ...
Tags: Gasoil Barges, Mineral
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China's Investment in Exploration of Oil and Gas Resources Is Expected to Stand at 80 Bill
Sep 18, 2013China's investment in exploration of oil and gas resources is expected to stand at 80 billion yuan (13.07 billion U.S. dollars) in 2013, according to the Ministry of Land and Resources. Such investment has risen steadily in China over the ...
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SAP Is to Circumvent Any Spying by The US NSA in Brazil
Sep 18, 2013SAP is to circumvent any spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA) in Brazil by building data centres in the South American country. In documents aired by Brazil's biggest television network, Globo, the NSA had a presentation dated ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Novaled and Colnatec Hope to Control Film Thickness with Novel Sensing Technology
Sep 18, 2013Novaled and Colnatec hope to control film thickness with novel sensing technology on OLED roll-to-roll production lines, while researchers at the University of Utah have tuned a plastic polymer that could yield true white OLEDs. While ...
Tags: White OLEDs, Lighting
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BlackBerry Has Announced Its Fourth New Blackberry 10-Based Smartphone
Sep 18, 2013BlackBerry has announced its fourth new BlackBerry 10-based smartphone of the year with the Z30, a five-inch screen device that will become the company's flagship smartphone. The OLED touchscreen will offer a resolution of 1,280 by 768 - ...
Tags: Blackberry, Computer Products, smartphone
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Latest Acrich2 Modules Are on Par in Efficacy with LED Light Engines Designed for DC Drive
Sep 18, 2013The company has stated that its latest Acrich2 modules are on par in efficacy with LED light engines designed for DC drive and the new modules provide LED patterns designed for specific applications such as ceiling lighting. Seoul ...
Tags: LED Light Engine, Semiconductor
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Valve Will Unveil More Details About Its Proposed Linux-Based "Steam Box" Console
Sep 18, 2013Valve, the company behind Steam, the popular PC games platform, will unveil more details about its proposed Linux-based "Steam box" console next week. The news was revealed by founder Gabe Newell at LinuxCon 2013 this week in a keynote ...
Tags: Steam Box, Industrial Equipment, Components
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LED Lighting Demands Will Be The Driver for LED Manufacturing Capital Expenditures in 2014
Sep 18, 2013Following international lighting giants Philips, OSRAM, and GE shift towards LED lighting, local manufacturers from various countries followed suit. CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets most recent report showed a good outlook for LED lighting market ...
Tags: MOCVD Production, Lighting
