Novomania 2013 launched its fourth edition (17-19 July 2013); the best yet with some refreshing new labels and returning brands, coupled with the supporting NEWGEN talent from China for its fourth edition - a meeting place where business is ...
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Citrus quarantine follows ACP finds in Tulare County Asian citrus psyllid pest spreads in Arizona Researchers target Asian citrus psyllid solutions Here is yet another example of why American agriculture and the science behind it intrigue ...
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US monoethylene glycol contracts are set to move higher in September, with multiple producers planning to increase prices, sources said Thursday. MEGlobal is raising its North American Benchmark price to 60 cents/lb ($1,323/mt), a 3 ...
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The Siam Society will hold a Textile talk by Dale Carolyn Gluckman on Thursday, 29 August 2013. Ms. Dale Carolyn Gluckman, a former head of the Department of Costume and Textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is an independent ...
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Every culture has its own rules on what is acceptable and what is not. This list will detail these customs in China. There is nothing better than experiencing a culture first hand - that doesn't, however, mean that one should not take the ...
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Bridgestone Corp. posted net income of 117 billion yen on net sales of 1.7 trillion yen for the first half ended June 30, 2013. That compares to income of 75.2 billion yen on sales of nearly 1.5 trillion yen for the same period last year. ...
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The US-Asia isomer-grade mixed xylenes arbitrage has shut on paper after being open for about a month, hit by higher US prices overnight Tuesday, Platts data showed Wednesday. Asian isomer-MX CFR Taiwan was assessed at $1,297/mt Tuesday, ...
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South Korea's benzene exports to China rebounded 11,848 mt or 188.3% month on month to 18,139 mt in July, data released Thursday by the Korea Customs Service showed. The surge was due to the narrowing price gap between domestic and ...
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Japan’s blast furnace (BF) mills planned to start tinplate price negotiation for the fourth quarter with Asian buyers. It’s said that the Japanese BF mills have sought to raise the tinplate prices due to higher hot rolled coil ...
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China's biggest energy firm PetroChina (0857.HK) will join Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) in developing Iraq's giant West Qurna oilfield and is in talks with Russia's Lukoil (LKOH.MM) to buy into a second project at the field, industry sources said. ...
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Epistar has received orders from Japanese automobile manufacturers making it the first Taiwanese chip maker to enter into the automotive industry. The company plans to begin shipments at the beginning of next year. They have also received ...
Exports of Chinese photovoltaic (PV) cells and components fell 31 percent year on year in the first half of 2013, due to overcapacity and trade disputes, according to latest data. Export value stood at 6.5 billion U.S. dollars in the ...
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Possible deals said to be in the works with Exxon Mobil, Russia's Lukoil PetroChina Co, China's largest oil explorer, may join with United States-based energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp to co-develop the West Qurna oilfield in Iraq, which ...
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Strong buying interest in China over the extended weekend pushed Asian spot metallurgical coal prices substantially higher Monday, as hard coking coals traded $3-4/mt higher than Wednesday last week, market sources reported. On an FOB ...
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The 41st annual Textile Museum Fall Symposium will explore themes raised in the concurrent exhibition Out of Southeast Asia: Art That Sustains. There are over one-thousand ethnic groups in Southeast Asia, many with unique textile ...
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