The latest Arctic blast has culminated in rare winter snows across portions of the Southeast and Gulf Coast. National snow cover is now up to 42.1% (vs. 31.2% last month), with some areas as far south as northwestern Florida now with a ...
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The U.S. wheat industry welcomes the introduction of legislation to grant the President of the United States trade promotion authority (TPA). “We are pleased to see bipartisan support for trade promotion authority and hope Congress ...
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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic modules First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has begun construction of Australia’s largest utility-scale solar project, a 250 hectare solar plant in Nyngan, New South Wales (NSW). Less ...
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TMR analyzes and forecast the global MEK market for paint and coatings and printing inks. The report covers forecast and analysis for the methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) market on a global and regional level. The demand forecast is done based on ...
Washoe one of nine winners nationwide The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is presenting the 2014 Clean Air Excellence Award to the Washoe County Health District's Air Quality Management Division for their innovative work ...
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BASF and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) broke ground today on the construction of its world-scale isononanol (INA) plant in Maoming Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Maoming, China. At start-up in 2015, the plant, which ...
Axalta Coating Systems recently unveiled the Axalta Sustainable Technology Education Program in China. The Axalta Sustainable Technology Education Program will be part of a global education program and marks Axalta’s first corporate ...
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A quick look at medium and long-range models seems to indicate a continuation of a cooler and wetter pattern for northern Argentina. Upon news of better weather and timely rainfall across Argentina yesterday, soybean futures dropped 30 ...
Jan 22, 2014 03:03 PM Mark Lampert PORTLAND, Ore. - - Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that Mark Lampert, senior vice president of sales and marketing, will retire March 31, 2014. Richard Howard will assume the ...
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A team of Chinese experts have begun feasibility study from Monday to install solar power station in Nepal's administrative center, officials said. The Nepal government has shown willingness to light Singh durbar and its peripheral area ...
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YFY Paper, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Yuen Foong Yu Paper Manufacturing, has sucessfully started operation of paper-making machine PM 3 supplied by Voith in Yangzhou, China. Built with energy-efficient technology, the equipment can ...
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Union Pacific Corp. said it had the best fourth-quarter and full-year results in company history as volume grew for the first time in six quarters. The freight railroad reported a net income of $1.2 billion, or $2.55 per share in the ...
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John Swainston, MD of Maxwell International Australia (left) and Brad Anderson, Lexar VP of worldwide sales. Digital imaging distributor Maxwell International has today announced that it has picked up the distribution for Lexar memory ...
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China's economic reform is one of the key issues that will impact sovereign ratings and growth prospects of developing Asian economies this year, according to a global credit rating agency. In its latest reports "2014 Outlook: Emerging ...
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BASF is investing around €7 million to expand and optimize the resin production at its Münster site. Resin is an important intermediate for the production of all paint materials. The capacity expansion supports the company’s ...