BASF inaugurated its world-scale production complex for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. These are the first plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers in South America. ...
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Power management company Eaton announced the introduction of the Streetworks Verdeon™ light-emitting diode (LED) Roadway Luminaire, adding another energy-efficient product to its street lighting line. Providing all the critical ...
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Some experts predict that the sales of natural gas heavy trucks will rise largely this year, and some even say that the sales may amount to 60,000 units per month in 2015. However, the truth is sales of natural gas heavy trucks decreased ...
Following the launch of the new Signature collection in September last year, Dunlopillo has been awarded a Which? Best Buy for its Royal Sovereign mattress. The magazine said the mattress was "luxuriously soft and offers good support, ...
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Though the Chinese government promulgated the "Great Wall of Protection Ordinance" in 2006, the world famous ancient stone fortification is still disappearing at a tremendous speed, especially the parts in forsaken mountain areas. ...
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The National Australia Bank’s price and production forecast report expects wool and cotton prices to generally rise in Australian dollar terms. The NAB report provides production and price forecasts for 2015-16 for seven major ...
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The National Union of Textiles Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture ( NACCIMA) have rejected the lifting of import ban on textile products ...
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China's central bank cut both the requirement reserve ratio (RRR), the amount of reserves banks required to hold, and benchmark interest rates on Saturday. The credit-easing move, to be effective on Sunday, aims to "support the real ...
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Profit growth at major Chinese industrial firms slowed to 0.6 percent year on year in May, down 2 percentage points from the pace posted in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Sunday. Profits at industrial companies ...
The Chinese government is struggling to meet its fiscal targets this year, finance minister Lou Jiwei warned on Sunday, citing slowing fiscal revenue growth. The central treasury received 2.95 trillion yuan (about 475 billion U.S. ...
At the next Intertextile Shanghai Home Textile edition, which runs from August 26-28, 2015, over 1,400 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions have confirmed their participation. “After last year’s record-breaking edition, ...
Sales of China heavy trucks decreased 33% in the first five months this year over last year, and we predict that the sales will recover in the second half year. The drastical decreasing sales of heavy trucks can be attributed to the ...
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The Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletic and Adidas announced a new contract on June 18 that extends their partnership through the 2021-22 athletic season. The seven-year contract between EMU and Adidas runs through June 30, ...
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US agencies for environment and safety regulations have laid down standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, envisaging reduction of CO2 emissions by one billion tons, fuel costs by $170bn and oil consumption by 1.8 billion by 2027. ...
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Hondo Motor has attributed the death of a woman reported in September last year in Los Angeles to the violent deployment of Takata-made airbag, raising the toll to eight. The safety regulators in the US told Reuters that the death of one ...
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