Styron plans to increase polycarbonate prices in Europe by Eur230/mt ($294/mt) in December due to squeezed margins, it said in a statement Wednesday. "Following the elevation in costs of the key raw materials associated with the ...
Allianz and Western Union have struck a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop, design and distribute insurance products in several countries around the world. As per the terms of the agreement, both firms will concentrate on ...
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London-based business process and technology service provider Xchanging is planning to establish new delivery centers at two different locations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. To be opened in the Philippines and China, the centers ...
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Swiss conglomerate Syngenta is planning to set up a corn and sunflower seed processing facility in Cordoba province, Argentina, with an investment of $50m. The facility, located in the central region of Argentina, will supply processed ...
MOS Lanka Holdings’ subsidiary F&S Flavor Tea is all set to invest Rs700m ($5.29) to build a warehouse and to expand its global tea packing product portfolio. F&S Flavor Tea will shift its packing plant from Peliyagoda to the new ...
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The European automotive sensor market is expected to rise to $17.4bn in 2012 from $15.6bn in 2011, according to a new report. A new report from Strategy Analytics, "Automotive Sensor Demand Forecast 2010 to 2019: Strong Growth Despite ...
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London copper rose near a one month high early after lenders secured an aid deal for Greece boosting the euro and building on confidence about global demand for the metal sparked by signs of an economic revival in top consumer China. ...
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Bridgestone has begun the construction on a new car tyre plant in the Dinh Vu Industrial Zone in northern Hai Phong City, Vietnam, company’s first facility in the country. The company is investing $575m in the new plant, which ...
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Spreadshirt has announced that the UK market continues to grow successfully, with the company seeing positive growth across all UK channels throughout the first two quarters of the year. Spreadshirt’s year-on-year order growth is ...
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Global oil markets are sufficiently supplied, with increased production from North Dakota and Saudi Arabia making up for depressed Iranian exports, Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. ...
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The Chinese apparel sector is expected to post a 23 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during 2012-15, according to a report released by RNCOS, a leading industry research and consultancy firm. In its report titled "China Apparel ...
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Mitsubishi Electric has developed a prototype electric vehicle (EV) motor system with an incorporated silicon carbide inverter. The company claims that the EV motor system is the smallest of its kind, measuring half the dimensions of the ...
Taipei, Nov. 7, 2012 (CENS)--Outsourcing to Asia for auto parts by international automakers have been rising, and many original equipment (OE) parts suppliers in Taiwan have kicked off capacity-expansion plans to meet flooding demand. ...
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NATRIUM-By early 2013,the$2.1 billion merger of the PPG Industries Natrium plant-along with other portions of the Pittsburgh-based company's chemical business-and Atlanta-based Georgia Gulf will be complete. "Going forward,we believe ...
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BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As building owners and managers seek ways to make their facilities more energy efficient, thereby lowering the costs of heating and cooling, the use of smart glass - which has properties that can be varied ...
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