Plastics and rubber major Styron plans to raise polycarbonate prices in Europe from March 7 by Eur270/mt ($356/mt) due to unsustainably thin margins and feedstock cost increases, it said Thursday. "For the polycarbonate industry, 2012 ...
The performance diesel variant of the new Volkswagen Golf range will travel quicker but also use less fuel than its predecessor. The Volkswagen Golf GTD, a kind of diesel-powered twin to the ‘GTI’, uses the German car ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 2.5 Quality & Design 1 Value & Features 3.5 Green 3.5 It would be easy to take cheap pot shots at the Chery J3, one of the most recent Chinese-made vehicles to enter the Australian ...
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The Tolix Cafe Chair Story: This famous cafe chair was designed by Xavier Pauchard for Tolix. Tolix manufactures and distributes its own furniture line to this day, and the cafe chair or Chaise A as it is known, is still in production. ...
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Asian butadiene prices hit a more than six month high Monday on tight availability amid the startup of new synthetic rubber plants in China and higher naphtha feedstock costs. Butadiene prices surged 44% from a 2012 low of $1,455/mt FOB ...
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Tosoh Corporation is pleased to announce its consolidated results for the first nine months of its 2013 fiscal year. The company’s consolidated net sales for the period ended December 31, 2012, amounted to ¥474.4 billion (US$5.9 ...
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SCHOTT AG has experienced a strong demand for laboratory services related to so-called “extractables and leachables” (“E&L”) and therefore continued to expand this range of analyses offered to its customers. On the ...
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A recall of 1600 Australian-delivered BMW X5 SUVs has been issued as part of a 60,000-unit worldwide recall prompted by a potential fault affecting the cars’ brake boosters. Covering BMW X5 models built between January 1, 2007 and ...
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Fresh Kimmidoll Junior doll ranges have been revealed in the US. The half-inch plush beanbag dolls ($12 each) are targeting children aged 0+, while the standard Kimmidoll Junior dolls ($13 each) are aimed at those aged over three years ...
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Global plastic packaging materials manufacturer and marketer, Berry Plastics has unveiled the new stretchable 3546A single-coated woven tape. The latest product joins the company's offering of woven, flexible film and transfer adhesives ...
Berry Plastics Group, a provider of value-added plastic consumer packaging and engineered materials, has launched 3546A single-coated woven tape, designed for use in the manufacture of pulse oximeters and other medical devices. 3546A ...
Larson Electronics has announced today the release of an intrinsically safe rated LED headlight that provides high output and hands free operation coupled with intrinsically safe rated operation. The EXP-LED-HL-DFX Explosion Proof Dual ...
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For the fourteenth consecutive season, Estethica, founded by the British Fashion Council (BFC), will be promoting sustainable fashion at The Exhibition at London Fashion Week. Housed in the West Wing of Somerset House it will showcase 14 ...
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The Opel Astra OPC has landed in Australia, with the German performance car becoming the latest model to join the ultra-competitive hot-hatch scene. The Opel Astra OPC is the quickest and most powerful vehicle ever to wear the Astra ...
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The Mazda 3 has been Australia’s number one selling car for the past two years. Sometimes, mere popularity doesn’t guarantee an excellent product but thankfully that isn’t the case with the Mazda 3. Despite being four ...