McDonald’s, which will be running the world's largest fast-food outlet at the Olympic park in Stratford, east London, will be using Novamont’s Mater-Bi bioplastic for its cups, cutlery, straws, lids and containers. “Many ...
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It's been a good summer for sawmills in northeastern Ontario — and that has some thinking optimistically about the forest industry for the first time in years. More Americans are building houses this summer, bumping up lumber prices. ...
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Polish plastic packaging market was worth an estimated 2.3bn in 2011, up some 9.5% over 2.1bn a year earlier, according to a recent report released by Management Consulting Partners, an Austrian consultancy. Moreover, these figures ...
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L/LDPE The L/LDPE price bubble has truly burst with notations tumbling in June. Producers initially hoped to limit the downward price adjustment in line with the ?20/tonne drop in the June ethylene contract price but were swiftly forced to ...
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Japan has decided to extend, for another year, punitive tariffs on tapered roller bearings imported from the U. S. In retaliation against a U. S. Anti-dumping trade law known as the Byrd amendment. The decision to extend the retaliatory ...
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Now that the holiday period has begun in a number of northern and eastern German states, business activity has also continued to decrease on the regional sales markets for flat wooden pallets in the last three to four weeks. Manufacturers ...
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A solution has meanwhile been found for the survival of the parquet manufacturer Huot Parquets, insolvent since September 2011, according to reports in the French media. The commercial court in Troyes has apparently approved the acquisition ...
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At the beginning of the third quarter, the majority of central European shippers have been unable to get importers on the softwood lumber markets of North Africa and the Middle East to accept higher selling prices. From what shippers say, ...
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Dubai FDI, the foreign investment promotion office of the Department of Economic Development (DED), has announced that Dubai will host the "XVII Annual World Investment Conference" of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies ...
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The Abu Dhabi market gauge ADXGI advanced 0.62% to reach 2, 485.51 points. Real estate bellwether Aldar Properties was the most acive share by volume and gained 0.90% to close at Dhs1.11. Ras al-Khaima (RAK) Cement Company ended flat at ...
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KSB presentes its new generation of multi-functional valve control units and positioners for pneumatic quarter-turn and linear actuators. The new Amtronic and Smartronic incorporate functions ranging from simple open/close control of a ...
Robbins & Myers Energy Services Group introduces the latest high performance rod guide for progressing cavity downhole pumping applications. The New Era CrossOver High Performance Rod Guides can effectively increase production and decrease ...
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The extension of KraussMaffei Group’s production plant in Slovakia is proceeding faster than planned, and production in the second assembly hall will therefore commence at the end of 2012. The company, which is rumored to be for sale, ...
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Fluid Dynamics presents its dynaBlend Liquid Polymer Dilution/Feed System. The patented dynaBlend technology eases the task of blending liquid polymers for wastewater processes because it has been designed to effectively activate all types ...
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Engel Austria GmbH recently launched a new line of injection molding machine, the e-mac all-electric machine, for precise production of technical parts. Machines with clamping forces of 50, 75 and 100 are already available in the market, ...