Lexus is introducing its latest feature for RC F and GS F performance vehicles, Variable Load Coupling Rear Orientation (V-LCRO), a technology that enhances performance that allows the driver to take turns more aggressively while reducing ...
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The global supply of zinc concentrates is shrinking fast, but it might take some time for the resulting tightness in zinc refined metal and, in turn higher premiums, to take hold in the market, zinc sources said. "The game changer was the ...
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China's independent refiners nearly doubled their gasoil and gasoline production in January and output is expected to remain at high levels going forward as they maintain strong run rates, set up reformers, and continue to process light ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in gluten-free ingredients provider Harvest Innovations. ADM's WILD Flavors and Specialty Ingredients business unit president Vince ...
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Verso Corporation announced a new printed promotion for its premium coated paper, Sterling Premium, titled Sterling Premium. Paper, Elevated. This new printed brochure showcases the exceptional print quality of Sterling Premium through ...
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Four more Chinese independent teapot refineries, with a total capacity of 15.6 million mt/year, have joined others in applying to the National Development and Reform Commission to process around 14.47 million mt/year of imported crudes, the ...
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Craig Hadley, Victoria Plum’s former head of buying, has joined online-only home furniture brand MatalanDirect.com as buying director. Having being instrumental in leading Victoria Plum to unprecedented growth, Hadley has been ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) will purchase 50% stake in Egypt-based Medsofts Group. Together, the companies will own and manage supply chain and merchandising operations of grains, oilseeds, and soft commodities. The new joint ...
The Chinese government Tuesday refrained from adjusting retail oil product prices in line with global crude oil fluctuations for the first time in nearly three years, sending a strong signal to the market that it believes prices may have ...
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Oman is close to awarding construction contracts and reaching financial close for its planned Liwa Plastics petrochemicals complex and Salalah LPG plant, sources close to the projects said Monday. Approximately $5.2 billion of funding is ...
East Timor's Kitan condensate will no longer be available in the spot market as the ultra-light oil field reached the end of its normal life, market sources said Monday. "After January, there will be no more [Kitan cargoes]," a trade ...
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Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has appointed Arjang J. (AJ) Roshan as president & CEO, effective 15 February. He replaces Jacques L’Ecuyer, who co-founded the firm in 2000 and ...
LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the polypropylene (PP) compounding assets of Zylog Plastalloys (Zylog) of ...
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Alcoa has entered into a three-and-a-half-year agreement with New York state to increase the competitiveness of its Massena West smelter, previously been earmarked for shutdown, the US lightweight metals producer said Tuesday. Earlier ...
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With colder temperatures finally hitting much of the northern US last week, many in the oil market will have their eyes on US distillate stocks when the US Energy Information Administration releases its weekly inventory data Wednesday. ...