It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,14 commodities increased in prices, 30 fell and 56 remained unchanged on 07/06/2013.The largest rises were Silver (0.63%),PC (0.51%),Cold rolled sheet (0.42%),while the ...
Tags: Spot Commodities, Chemicals
Auto parts manufacturer Johnson Controls has secured a contract to supply Lithium-ion batteries to power plug-in hybrid trucks from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The deal is part of DOE's electrification initiative, under which 120 ...
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Beijing plans to increase the number of taxis that run on natural gas from the current 99 to 2,000 by the end of July in a trial project to promote the use of clean energy in public transportation. Beijing now has 2,000 vehicles powered ...
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Earlier this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requested that Chrysler initiate a safety recall of the 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty to address a performance and design defect. NHTSA ...
Crude futures diverged late in the US trading day Wednesday, as the front-month ICE Brent contract slid from a session high of $104.07/b to a low of $102.85/b in a little over 40 minutes. ICE July Brent settled 20 cents lower at ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,19 commodities increased in prices, 30 fell and 51 remained unchanged on 05/06/2013.The largest rises were Iron ore (1.52%),Dried cocoons (0.82%),Raw silk (0.80%),while the ...
Tags: China, Chemicals, Commodities Price
European naphtha crack futures reached a three-month high Tuesday amid talk of short covering and a potential uptick in demand from petrochemicals end-users, market participants said. The June CIF Northwest Europe naphtha crack spread -- ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,14 commodities increased in prices, 25 fell and 61 remained unchanged on 31/05/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.44%),Zinc (0.74%),Copper (0.64%),while the largest ...
Tags: China, Chemicals, Commodities Price
For a long time, if you wanted an affordable diesel sedan, your only choice was a trip to the Volkswagen dealer to shop the Jetta TDI or Passat TDI. Now, the Chevrolet Cruze diesel gives buyers a new choice. And we just added one to our ...
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Cadillac, the luxury automotive division of General Motors has rolled out its first ELR from its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant in the US. The company had unveiled the plug-in electric luxury coupe in 2013 Detroit Motor Show. Powered ...
The Tesla Model S fell short of a perfect score in our testing for one simple reason: You can't jump in it any time you want, and drive to absolutely any point on the map at a moment's notice. But, Tesla has just announced a big step in ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,13 commodities increased in prices, 31 fell and 56 remained unchanged on 30/05/2013.The largest rises were Palm Oil (1.33%),Soybean meal (0.93%),DAP (0.55%),while the ...
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A three-year-old Pennsylvania brand is offering custom U.S.-made cargo bikes and electric bikes, bringing utilitarian options to consumers with specific needs. Lance Portnoff launched Design Logic Bikes in 2010. An early prototype ...
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Thailand's undenatured ethanol exports in April fell 42.4% month on month to 14,787 cubic meters, according to Thai customs data released Wednesday. April exports were also down 54.8% year on year, the data showed. The month-on-month ...
Crude futures fell to fresh lows immediately ahead of the 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) market settle Wednesday, as the oil complex extended an overnight selloff in US trading after equity markets slid throughout the the session. NYMEX July ...
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