In China, the qin is the most respectful of all Chinese musical instruments, and it has a history of about 5,000 years. A legend states that the legendary figures of China’s pre-history, Fuxi, Shennong and Huang Di (Yellow Emperor), ...
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Researchers based in the USA have used a double-heterostructuring based on order-disorder properties of aluminium indium phosphide (AlInP) to produce 'amber-green' light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Theresa M. Christian et al, J. Appl. Phys., ...
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In the second of a series of three articles on the treatment of waters, oil and gas industry expert David Robinson discusses the treatment and discharge of produced and other waters from onshore oil and gas production. In the first part ...
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Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies and The Dow Chemical Company have announced that PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina), China’s largest oil and gas producer and ...
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP announced it received air permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for its planned ethane cracker and polyethylene units. Additionally, Chevron Phillips Chemical received a ...
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Lisle, Illinois-based Suncoke Energy Partners, LP announced Tuesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary executed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the ownership interest in Kanawha River Terminals LLC (KRT) for $86 million. KRT ...
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Liberty Mutual Holding Company (LMHC) has reported net income of $448m for the second quarter of 2013, with an increase of $309m, compared to the same period last fiscal. For the quarter period ended on 30 June 2013, its revenues stood at ...
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ABB has acquired French software company Newron System S.A. to "expand its market reach and offering for channel partners in automation solutions for buildings". Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Newron develops software for ...
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Researchers in China have been developing nanopatterned-sapphire substrates (NPSS), achieved with nano-sphere lithography (NSL), as a basis for the production of superior aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) semiconductor material for deep ...
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The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse has been revealed ahead of its debut at September's Frankfurt motor show, potentially pushing back the unveiling of the long-running model's replacement. Said to bring the performance and ...
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Atlanta-based company OCI Resources LP, an affiliate of soda ash producer OCI Wyoming, has filed to raise US$115 million through an initial public offering (IPO), according to a Wall Street Journal report. The newly launched company ...
Planet Fashion Grande is a unit of Planet Fashion a retail initiative of Madura Fashion & Lifestyle. Since its launch in 2011 in Bangalore, Planet Fashion Grande has proven to be a successful business model and has now opened its third ...
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CableOrganizer.com, an online retailer of electrical, telecom/datacom/networking and home theatre, cable and wire management products, has announced the majority stake investment and acquisition by KT Capital Partners LP and CapitalSouth ...
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A majority shareholder is pressuring Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD) to explore a breakup rather than go ahead with a planned USD 4.7 billion takeover by Chinese meat company. Activist investor Starboard Value LP said in a letter to the ...
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The US company Louisiana-Pacific wrapped up its complete take-over of the Peace Valley OSB mill on 31 May. The mill was previously operated as a joint venture with Canfor. The transaction was originally supposed to close at the end of 2012, ...
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