WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturing output declined in August for the first time in seven months, reflecting a sharp fall in production at auto plants that was due mainly to seasonal adjustment problems. Output at manufacturing ...
Timberland is ahead of schedule on its corporate social responsibility targets by exceeding two critical 2015 goals in 2013. Timberland reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 53% by the end of CY13, ahead of its CY15 target of 50%. Also, ...
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You won't think there are some special for the surface of the door handle, but if it can control the your gas & power supply switch, you will be completely Surprised. Through the door knob, you can see switch state about your room ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to CCI Corpus Christi, LLC. The company plans to construct petroleum process facilities ...
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French pipe producer Vallourec has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Technip Umbilicals Systems (TUS) for the Edradour gas project operated by global oil giant TOTAL in the West of Shetland area in northern UK. Under the ...
The China National Energy Administration announced a new policy on September 4 aimed at bolstering the distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) market. “This new policy will loosen current regulations, which will give the market a needed ...
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Mercedes Benz has unveiled a revamped version of the second-generation B-class which has received a range of mild exterior styling changes and high quality interior. The B-class Electric Drive is developed and engineered by Mercedes-Benz ...
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BASF Group company Wintershall is further expanding its oil and gas production and reserves in the North Sea. Wintershall will acquire shares in the two producing fields Gjøa (5%) and Vega (24.5%), the development project Aasta ...
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Specialty chemicals group LANXESS is strengthening its production network in China to meet the high level of demand for iron oxide pigments and is adding a mixing and milling plant to the pigment plant already under construction in Ningbo. ...
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Brazilian mining and iron ore producer Vale is selling its oil and gas assets to focus solely on iron ore, local Brazilian reports said. According to media reports, one the remaining upstream oil and gas licenses Vale had was now sold to ...
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Packaging company KM Packaging Services has launched the Unisold produce bagging systems which will be made available exclusively for the UK market. Unisold has been developed to fullfill the retailer's requirement for bagging systems ...
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The global automotive plastics industry is in boom mode today. Improvements in vehicle design and the ongoing trend toward lighter weight for improved fuel efficiency have led to greater demand for engineering plastic components. A recent ...
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New orders to U.S. production plants soared a record 10.5 percent in July on a 74 percent bookings spike in the volatile transportation sector. The somewhat misleading double-digit gain was propelled by an eye-popping 317.3 percent surge in ...
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Truckers have another option under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Oberon Fuel's biogas-based dimethyl ether (DME). The EPA approved Oberon Fuel's biogas-based DME as meeting its RFS and ...
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Baker Hughes has reported that for the week ending September 5 the US rig count increased by 11 to 1,925, following an increase of 18 rigs the week before. The gas rig count increased by two to 340, whereas the oil rig count increased by ...
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