South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd says that it has improved the light quality of its LED packages and modules based on a 90 CRI (color rendering index) for use in advanced lighting applications. The firm is showcasing the LED ...
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The Indian government is considering urging Indian state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to halt exports in response to demand from local steel mills facing a shortage of raw materials, a senior government ...
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The US imported the most jet fuel for the month of March in five years, pulling more barrels than usual from the other side of the world, US Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday. The US imported 2.81 million barrels of ...
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We don’t regard Chrysler, Ford and General Motors as the Big 3 anymore, and for good reason. Detroit’s near-total dominance of the American car market and the U.S. policies that shape it is a fading memory. They operate in a ...
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Asian paraxylene buyers placed their counterbids for June at $1,150-1,170/mt CFR, more than $100/mt lower than nominations for the Asian contract price, sources close to the negotiations said Thursday. There are four PX ACP sellers in ...
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Australia is due for a second wave of LNG project development, despite spiraling costs that have hindered further progress in recent years, Santos Vice President of LNG Markets and Eastern Australia Commercial Peter Cleary said. Speaking ...
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Hyundai Motor Company, a South Korean automotive manufacturer, has launched the new front-wheel drive premium sedan codenamed AG at the Busan International Motor Show. With this launch, the manufacturer intends to address heavy ...
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The price spread in Asia between styrene monomer and its main feedstock benzene fell to a three-month low of $284/mt on Tuesday, as benzene supply has tightened while SM supply has increased, Platts data showed. The FOB Korea benzene ...
In April this year, China exported 339,407 mt of stainless flat steel products, up 38.67 percent over 244,780 mt in March, and up 72.39 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Chinese customs ...
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Iran is loading eight LPG cargoes totaling 317,000 mt in May for export to Asia, the biggest monthly volume since resuming shipments in May 2013 following an eight-month halt on concerns over an EU ban on shipping insurance, shipping and ...
Iranian petrochemical traders currently sell all their products on a CFR basis in Asia instead of FOB to avoid payment issues, trade sources in Iran and Dubai said Tuesday. "We sell products on a CFR basis in countries like China so as to ...
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In April this year, South Korea's total automotive (cars and commercial vehicles) output amounted to 433,799 units, up 1.95 percent month on month and rising by 12.34 percent year on year, constituting the third consecutive year-on-year ...
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Global demand for imported thermal coal is expected to continue to grow but at a slower rate of 2% per year until 2018, as China faces an oversupply of domestic coal and shifts to a more diverse mix of renewable energy sources to address ...
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The market for ultra-high-definition (UHD) TV panels reached a significant new benchmark in March when global shipments exceeded 1 million units for the first time, driven by vastly increased deliveries from the industry’s three ...
Adidas re-organizes its basketball division by shifting the former VP global basketball,Lawrence Norman, to South Europe where he will serve as managing director. Chris Grancio, head of global basketball sports marketing, is managing the ...
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