Infrastructure will remain the watchword as US refiners look to further cement their role as world class product exporters in 2014, improving export capacity and rejigging refineries to increase their output of export-friendly diesel, ...
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Every business establishment, irrespective of its location tries to save money in every possible manner. Poor tracking coupled with money being lost in the management of pallet, should not be treated as an accepted norm. In case, the ...
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Overcapacity and low prices are eating into steel companies' profits, an industry specialist said. Zhang Changfu, secretary-general of the China Iron and Steel Association, said on Sunday that the profits of China's steel companies in the ...
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Four out of five doctors who treat cancer were unable to prescribe their medication of choice at least once during a six-month period because of a drug shortage, according to a new survey. The survey also found that more than 75 percent ...
For nearly a decade, cotton growers have been battling to save crops from the ravages of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). Though in many ways they are finally gaining the upper hand, experts with the Weed Science ...
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By Kurt Knebusch More and more growers are using greenhouses and high tunnels, says the organizer of a workshop that will show how to boost the structures' crop quality, profitability and sustainability, especially by managing water ...
Tags: OARDC, Greenhouse Management Workshop, growing food crops, greenhouses
In October this year, Turkey's slab imports amounted to 140,068 mt, decreasing by 29.50 percent month on month and down 8.87 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The total value ...
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Chinese consumers can expect higher dairy prices in December because of a shrinking supply of raw milk from the country's fragmented milk farms. Most domestic dairy companies put up prices last week, ranging from five to 20 percent. This ...
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Following the call made by the European Commission (EC) for a meeting on December 4 convening the 14 largest steel producing EU member states, the CEOs of the major European steelmakers, representatives of the European Parliament, and the ...
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The UK's consumption of thermal coal rose 8.5% on the month to 3.76 million mt in September, the highest for three months, according to data released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change Thursday. However the UK's rate of ...
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Hewlett-Packard reported results for the last quarter of its fiscal year on Tuesday, and although sales were down from a year earlier there were some much-needed signs of improvement. HP's enterprise division, which sells servers, storage ...
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After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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Massive oversupply and downward price pressure have created the misconception that the solar industry suffered from industry-wide commoditization. But not all solar modules are created equal, and profit margins can rise to double-digits for ...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been accused of “horrendous treatment” of some small firms, after it allegedly wrongly classified sound businesses in a high risk category in order to boost revenue. RBS has been accused of ...
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McAllen, Texas-based FibeRio Technology Corp. recently introduced MERV 15 and HEPA grade nanofiber filtration media made using the company's Forcespinning technology. According to the company, these media are highly efficient at very low ...
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