The Platts JKM for January was down 10 cents over the course of the week to $7.475/MMBtu on Friday, after rolling to become the new front month on Monday, November 16. Buying sentiment for the month continued to soften, with limited ...
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The Singapore cracking margin against Dubai crude rose to $7.46/b Monday, its widest in 32 months, supported by firmer light distillate cracks and weaker crude, Platts data showed. It has widened from $5/b on November 1, with much of the ...
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SunOpta ,a leading global company focused on organic, non-genetically modified and specialty foods, celebrates the grand opening of its newly expanded dual purpose consumer products facility in Allentown, Penn. The company recently ...
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LED manufacturers had an especially tough year in 2015. Despite rising LED lighting market demands, and large scale replacements of traditional luminaires, the oversupply situation in the market has caused average sales price (ASP) of LEDs ...
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Fonterra has increased its forecast earnings for the 2015 financial year. The co-operative is now expecting to pay farmers $4.95-5.00 per kg of milk solids. Chairman John Wilson said performance between the 1 August – 31 October ...
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British Polythene Industries has indicated in the Interim Statement that volumes were slightly ahead of the previous year, and that we were seeing polymer price reductions. These reductions coincided with lower demand from certain ...
GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks) has launched a highly integrated, low-power-dissipation, small-form-factor single- ...
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The LED luminaire industry started to attract market attention, after Japanese manufacturer Panasonic launched its first glass omnidirectional LED bulb. The pioneer bulb had a transparent substrate with a dual-sided light emitting surface. ...
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Different types of smart LED lighting solutions have taken the spotlight at lighting exhibitions these years. There has been a heated discussion about whether smart lighting’s entry in the market. Bestselling smart lighting products ...
Air freight volumes were up slightly in September according to the IATA, with freight tonne kilometres (FTK) 1.0% higher compared to a year ago. This was a small improvement on August, when volumes were broadly stable year to year, however, ...
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Advances at Oregon State University in manufacturing technology for “quantum dots” may soon lead to a new generation of LED lighting that produces a more user-friendly white light, while using less toxic materials and low-cost ...
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Magnified Self presents MixStik, a LED stick to help anyone make perfect drinks, no experience necessary. The LEDs indicate the specific amount of ingredients needed for each cocktail. It couldn’t be easier, everybody can mix and have ...
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US ethanol imports in September jumped to 168.31 million liters (44.4 million gallons), up 41% from August and double the volumes in the year-ago month, US Census Bureau data showed. The data includes all ethanol types except for beverage ...
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Sugarcane crush volumes in the key Center-South region of Brazil in the second half of October are expected to total 37.91 million mt, according to a Platts survey of analysts. The consensus estimate accounts for an average of three days ...
Chile's CAP Mineria's net profits in the first nine months of the year fell 83% to $17.3 million as lower iron ore prices cut income despite higher shipments and record production, according to results late Friday. The company, the mining ...