A tricycle, often abbreviated to trike, is a three-wheeled vehicle. Tricycles are used by children and adults. In Asia and Africa, tricycles called pedicabs are used to transport passengers; tricycles are also used to ...
It is learned that some Japanese blast furnace mills are thinking of skipping hot rolled coils (HRC) shipment in July. Their strategy is to put turbulence in contract prices for Korea in order by deferring shipment by one month, to rebuild ...
Non-OECD Asia, especially China and India, will slowly but surely join the club of countries with underground gas storage facilities as gas demand grows and security of supply becomes imperative, a senior executive with Storengy, GDF Suez's ...
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The price spread between styrene monomer and its main feedstock benzene was pegged at $391.50/mt Thursday morning, its widest point in more than four years, as SM remains firm after an unexpected shutdown by South Korean producer Lotte ...
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Northwest European acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene and polystyrene producers are raising their competitiveness in order to retain market share in the fast growing Turkish market, market sources said this week. European producers are ...
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Oil futures accelerated a bullish climb shortly ahead of the 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) NYMEX market settle to close Thursday sharply higher amid rising equities and a weaker dollar. ICE July Brent expired up 76 cents at $104.25/b, after ...
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To meet the growing demand for gallium in LED manufacturing in North-East Asia, specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Quebec, Canada is to invest in a new gallium chemicals facility to be located in South ...
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Madeira USA is pleased to announce that it is now distributing reflectra brand Stitchfoil, a trend-setting reflective appliqué material that offers embroiderers limitless possibilities. With exclusive distribution in the embroidery ...
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Fears of a possible global slowdown as US money printing tapers off sent Asian markets into a tailspin yesterday, pulling the Australian equities market back towards a level that has all but wiped off the gains it has made this year. ...
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Flexible packaging group Constantia Flexibles has completed the previously announced acquisition of 60% stake in India-based Parikh Packaging. The remaining shares, according to Constantia, remain with the Parikh family. Parikh ...
Analyst concerns that Galaxy S4 smartphone sales are lagging sent Samsung's shares down 6% early Friday. Samsung's Galaxy S4 The decline in Samsung's stock follows analyst worries that a more affordable Galaxy S4 Mini or the rugged ...
Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world's largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel. The vessel has been specifically designed to meet the demands associated ...
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Over the years, there has been a sharp decline in imports of cotton made by Russia and Japan, which were the world's leading cotton importers in 1990. In 2012, China and Bangladesh were the world's top importers of cotton, while Russia ...
Tags: Textile, Cotton Imports, Cotton
According to data from Cambodia Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia's export of apparel and cotton increased by 17.5% Y-O-Y, reaching the amount of $1.34 billion in the first three month. During the first three month in 2013, Cambodia's ...
DuPont announced that it will increase prices on all of its titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Asia Pacific regions effective July 1, 2013, or as contracts allow as ...
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