China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has slashed its ex-works butadiene prices in East and South China by Yuan 1,000/mt ($163/mt) to Yuan 8,500/mt Friday, a Sinopec company source confirmed Tuesday. "I think the main reason [for ...
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China's CNOOC International Ltd has started preparation work for oil and gas exploration in Iceland's offshore Dreki Area, an official with CNOOC's Investor Relations Department said Friday. This makes CNOOC the first Chinese upstream ...
The winning bid in the monthly auction held Tuesday for Japanese H2 grade ferrous scrap for export through Tokyo Bay was Yen 30,910/mt ($299.50/mt) FAS or free alongside ship, the organizer of the tender said. The bid was Yen 2,100/mt ...
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Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has expanded its presence to South America with its first own subsidiary company, L&S (Brazil) Holding. The company has entered into a joint venture (JV) with CRM Group, which operates retail ...
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Chinese steelmaker Chongqing Iron and Steel (Group) Co. announced on March 10 that it renewed its strategic cooperation agreement with China's state-owned Sinosteel Corporation on March 5. Sinosteel Corp.'s main activities include mining, ...
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March 1 marked the start of a year-long 60th anniversary celebration for Florida Tile which has risen from a one-product specialty ceramic tile maker to become one of America’s top innovative brands. “What began as an ...
Tags: innovation and customer service, tile landscape, decorating tile
Tech titan Microsoft—which has struggled to keep pace with Sony and its PlayStation 4—is pinning its hopes on a new action video game, ironically named "Titanfall." The highly anticipated game for the new generation Xbox One ...
This year’s theme for SURE Tire Co. is “Reach for the Summit.” It is especially appropriate because the company is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Summit brand. A group of five independent distributors with a ...
In 2013, JAC sold 495,373 various types of vehicles and chassis, with an increase of 6.59 percent. Due to the optimization of product structure, the increase gross margin and other reasons, the company's profit growth is significantly ...
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Taiwan's largest steelmaker China Steel Corporation (CSC) has announced that in February this year its carbon steel sales volume amounted to 746,713 metric tons, down 5.6 percent compared to January, accounting for 66 percent of domestic ...
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Automotive technology supplier Robert Bosch has launched a new generation of inertial sensor platform, SMI7xy, for use in active and passive safety systems and driver assistance systems. The new inertial sensor platform features four ...
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Hawkes Brewing, a London-based brewery, has expanded the distribution of its alcoholic ginger beer to Mitchells & Butlers businesses across the UK starting 10 March 2014. Under the deal, the brewery's alcoholic ginger beer will be ...
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New Zealand government is set to introduce a proposal to make electronic stability control (ESC) mandatory in new and used light vehicles entering the New Zealand fleet Currently under public consultation, ESC is a vehicle safety ...
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Dutch private taxi company Taxi Electric has partnered with Japanese automaker Nissan Motor to enhance its green-energy zero-emission fleet by adding the new 100% electric Nissan e-NV200 taxi. Introduced in 2011, Taxi Electric currently ...
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Wild Flavors is reportedly geared up for sale in a deal that could value the ingredients firm at €1.5bn. Information packages to pre-selected bidders are expected to be sent later this month by Citigroup, which is managing the sale ...
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