Biodiesel has faced a backlash in recent years, as critics charge the industry with razing land and pushing up food costs. But as its competitors struggle, one Hong Kong-based company is moving ahead with a US$165 million plant that turns ...
Tags: Biodiesel Plant, Energy
Agricultural product exports from Liaoning province were $3.31 billion in the first eight months of 2013, up 10 percent year-on-year, according to the local government. In the past eight months, the total export trade volume of marine ...
Tags: Agro Exports, Chemicals
The Mexican state of Veracruz would receive investments of over US$ 5 billion in the coming months for the development of the petrochemical cluster in the south of the state, announced Veracruz’s Governor Javier Duarte De Ocha, during ...
Tags: Petrochem Projects, Textile
Bedding Distribution ReportBedding specialty stores continue to gain share in the retail mattress marketplace while the furniture store channel continues to lose ground, according to Furniture Today's 2013 Bedding Distribution Channel ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Bedding
Hopping onto the shale gas bandwagon is high on the agenda for just about everyone. The U.S., which has led the way in developing hydraulic fracturing technology, and in sheer scale of shale exploration, has transformed itself from one of ...
Tags: Chemicals
Carbon component maker Enve, visibility brand Nathan and bag maker Timbuk2 were each named to Inc. magazine's list as one of the fastest growing 5,000 private companies in the U.S.? Enve was ranked 1,198th on the Inc. 500/5000 list. The ...
Tags: Transportation
DuChateau Floors achieved placement on the 2013 Inc. 5000 for the second consecutive year, earning rank number 1221 as one of the nation's fastest growing private companies. The company also placed number 36 in the top 100 construction ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Improving alfalfa yields one drip at a time Irrigation water blocked by red tape Managing food safety risks on the orchard floor The Natural Resources Defense Council claims that much of last year's record Federal Crop Insurance Program ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Bridgelux, a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, has been ranked among Inc. Magazine's 500|5000 seventh annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America for the third consecutive ...
China will speed up development of the energy-saving sector and make it a pillar of the national economy by 2015, top policymakers said on Sunday. The State Council vowed in a statement to spur technological innovation, expand demand for ...
Tags: Green Policy, Big Boost
Insurance Board of Nepal (IB) and the German Development Cooperation (GDC) have partnered to enhance micro-insurance in the country with the support of government agencies and financial service institutions. IB and GIZ RFPI Asia, a German ...
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“It’s worth noticing the unexpected declines in vehicle exports in the first half year of 2013,” Vice Chairman of CAAM Dong Yang says. The export of Chinese vehicles which grew very fast last year presents a declining ...
Tags: Overseas Market, Vehicle
GP practices could be investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if they fail to warn patients that identifiable data will be extracted from their electronic health records to be used by the National Health Service (NHS) ...
Tags: GPs, EMIS Group software
Canadian distributor Market Solutions International, which services the oil sands region of Canada, recently purchased 100% recycled STRUXURE® Construction Mats from AXION. The 16 ft long mats are to be used in Northern Alberta as a ...
Ukrainian privately owned utility DTEK has started importing natural gas from Europe into Ukraine and plans to import up to 100 million cubic meters of gas in July, the company said Thursday. DTEK Trading, the Switzerland-based trading ...
Tags: Natural Gas Imports, DTEK