Taiwan-based polysilicon maker Powertec Energy has obtained equity investment of NT$700 million (US$23.2 million) from Taiwan's National Development Fund through private placement, according to the company. The investment will help ...
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China-based maker GCL-Poly Energy Holdings produced 16,022 tonnes of polysilicon in the first quarter of 2014, increasing 7.5% on quarter and 85.2% on year, according to the company. With a large portion of polysilicon used in-house use ...
SunJet, a division of Sun Chemical, has joined forces with inkjet technology specialist Xaar to develop a new mineral oil-free (MOF) ink IK822, Black MOF, to minimize the food contamination in secondary packaging applications. The ...
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The cotton marketing season, which usually begins on July 30, is likely to begin earlier by a month on June 30, according to the Mozambique Cotton Institute (IAM), Noticias reported. It is generally observed that international cotton ...
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US spot refinery-grade propylene declined 0.75 cents/lb Thursday to reach a five-month low as propylene markets weaken, according to sources. Spot RGP was assessed at 58-58.5 cents/lb delivered, after May and June buying bids were heard ...
While Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have been generally shifting to, or increasing production of, monocrystalline solar cells to meet growing demand, Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers are ...
Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu has announced that it is delivering about 4,000 mt of duplex stainless steel for the Husab uranium mine project in Namibia, Africa. Outokumpu's stainless steel will be used in tanks, pressure ...
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Japan Petroleum Exploration plans to start drilling Japan's first horizontal shale exploration well at its onshore Fukumezawa oil field in Akita prefecture in the northwest for about one month from May 22, a company official said Tuesday. ...
Indonesian thermal coal prices were stable to higher on Monday with very few deals reported as the market awaits direction from India after the end of its month-long elections later this week, sources said. "Prices have been more or less ...
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Diversified iron ore developer London Mining said Monday it produced 900,000 mt of iron ore from the Marampa operation in Sierra Leone in the first quarter, up 17% from Q4 2013, while it looked for a minority investor to help it cope with ...
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US May propylene contract price settlements fully settled at a 0.5 cent/lb ($11/mt) decrease compared with April's contract price, sources said Monday. The decrease puts prices for chemical-grade propylene at 69 cents/lb and polymer-grade ...
European fuel-grade ethanol prices have become less vulnerable to near-term declines as future prices are now high enough to encourage sellers to hold on to stock rather than selling it promptly, according to trading sources. Wholesale ...
Russian steel producer Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has stated that it has mastered reinforcing bar production from At800 steel grade. According to the company's statement, such bars are characterized by high strength, ...
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Dow Corning Corp of Midland, MI, USA, which provides silicon and wide-bandgap semiconductor technology, has introduced a product grading structure for silicon carbide (SiC) crystal quality that specifies new tolerances on killer device ...
PET resins producer DAK Americas Argentina has acquired a PET bottle recycling operation CabelmaPET, in Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cabelma, a manufacturer of plastic-crates, is not part of the acquisition, while 100 employees ...
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