Printing inks and pigments producer Sun Chemical is all set to open its new flexographic printing plate manufacturing facility in Concord, California, US with an investment of $5m. The new plant will cater to the needs of the printers and ...
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Buying interest from the petrochemicals sector in Northwest Europe has enlivened the North Sea butane market over the last week, according to industry sources. Over the summer period, North Sea mixed butane is used by the gasoline-related ...
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ExxonMobil Chemical and Total Petrochemicals are joining other polypropylene producers seeking 2-cent/lb ($44/mt) increases effective August 1, sources said Wednesday. "Everyone is going for two (cents/lb) on the (margin) expansion," a ...
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US oil services company Schlumberger on Wednesday announced the opening of a reservoir laboratory in China's central Sichuan province to help support expanding activity in unconventional shale development. The company's new facility in ...
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Alaska has extended an agreement with TransCanada that sees the state offer subsidies for the firm's work on a natural gas pipeline and LNG export project in the state, a state official said Wednesday. The previous agreement expired June ...
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Physical gasoil cracks across barge and cargo markets in the Mediterranean and Northwest European regions have pared recent gains, as strength in the dated Brent benchmark on risk premiums -- related to Libyan protests and Egyptian turmoil ...
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The Gulf Coast heating oil differential fell 75 points Wednesday as US production and stocks increased and traders cited trouble finding ships to move any export barrels. Platts assessed the Gulf Coast heating oil differential at NYMEX ...
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The Audi A1 Sportback S line Competition Limited Edition has been released locally, priced at $35,500. Based on the $32,250 Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Attraction, the Limited Edition marks the first time Audi’s S line exterior ...
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Local pricing for the facelifted Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe and Cabriolet has been released just in time for the models’ July on-sale. At $79,900 (including GST, any LCT but excluding on-road costs) the new entry level ...
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The Toyota HiLux ute has beaten perennial best-sellers the Toyota Corolla and Mazda 3 to claim top spot in the latest car sales figures. Official industry figures released today show nearly 5000 units of the always-popular utility vehicle ...
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Transformers 4 director Michael Bay has officially revealed the new Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee, set to star in the upcoming film. Although the new Bumblebee Autobot sports a familiar black and yellow paintjob, it features a slightly ...
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The all-new Volvo XC90 will feature three innovative new safety systems – including two claimed world firsts – when launches at the end of 2014. All three utilise Volvo's latest camera and radar technology to pre-empt ...
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General Motors and Honda have announced an agreement to co-develop fuel cell and hydrogen storage technologies, targeting commercially viable systems by 2020. The agreement will see GM and Honda work together, with additional ...
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Mazda has revealed plans to increase production of its SkyActiv transmission units from July 2014, in response to growing global sales of models equipped with the technology. The units include Mazda’s SkyActiv-Drive six-speed ...
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Nissan appears to have lost its exclusive rights to power New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow, after the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission decided that operators may use alternative vehicles. The New York Daily News reports ...