The addressable market for chip-level optical interconnects could eventually run into billions of units, as revenues rise to almost $520m by 2019 then $1.02bn by 2021, according to the report 'Revenue Opportunities for Optical ...
Alcoa kicked off the much-watched third quarter earnings season with much better-than-expected results. Analysts were calling for the No. 1 aluminum maker to report an adjusted five cents a share profit. Alcoa ended up reporting an ...
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Ethylene glycol manufacturer MEGlobal has kept its Asian Contract Price (ACP) for monoethylene glycol (MEG) for November 2013 unchanged at October contract prices. The company has announced its Asian contract price for MEG at US$ ...
KODA Distribution Group (KDG) has named Joel W. Jones as its new chief commercial officer. Jone's position will cover many critical duties at KODA Distribution Group, including managing and enhancing KDG’s key supplier relationships ...
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AkzoNobel has rlaunched a new concept which captures the essence of the company’s strategy to deliver more value from fewer resources. Known as Planet Possible, it's not only designed to drive innovation and promote radical ...
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Dow Chemical Companywill increase its polyol and copolymer capacity at its Freeport, Texas facilities as a result of debottlenecking. "Dow is constantly evolving our technologies to help our customers grow," said Mark Bassett, global ...
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The price spread between CIF naphtha and cheaper CIF propane has narrowed on less bearish propane sentiment as well as weakening naphtha, according to industry sources. The CIF propane swap reached a $171/mt discount to the CIF Northwest ...
The Dow Chemical Company's Performance Packaging business has launched new innovation center, Pack Studios, which provides packaging solutions through a global network of labs, experts and testing equipment. According to the company, Pack ...
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Signaling the end of a patent battle lasting for almost three years, Korea’s Intellectual Property Tribunal (IPT) rejected an attempt to invalidate Dow Corning patent 10-976075. The patent is among Dow Corning’s rich ...
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Zambeef Products, a Zambia-based meat products company, is set to invest $250m to boost locally-sourced produce, as the country suspended beef and poultry imports from Europe over contamination concerns. The company plans to establish a ...
Linde AG has been listed again in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. The analysts at RobecoSAM have thereby acknowledged the continuous improvement in the sustainability performance of the technology group. RobecoSAM is an ...
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The U.S. Chemical Processing Industry sees ups and downs in maintenance turnarounds from year to year. Recently, there has been an ebb and flow, with spending and activity peaking every other year. Nevertheless, maintenance activity has ...
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Solvay recently has been listed as a member of the European Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI Europe). DJSI is the front-ranking, non-financial global index of the most efficient companies in the area of social and environmental ...
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H&M has been included to the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index World in 2013 for the second consecutive year. The index lists the most sustainable companies per sector based on an extensive annual assessment conducted by the ...
BASF was again included in the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World). The company has been recognized for its engagement in risk and crisis management, human capital management and plant biotechnology. The DJSI World is one of ...
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