Diodes Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today introduced the AL1791/2/3/4 LED drivers. These ...
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US ethanol imports in September jumped to 168.31 million liters (44.4 million gallons), up 41% from August and double the volumes in the year-ago month, US Census Bureau data showed. The data includes all ethanol types except for beverage ...
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Sugarcane crush volumes in the key Center-South region of Brazil in the second half of October are expected to total 37.91 million mt, according to a Platts survey of analysts. The consensus estimate accounts for an average of three days ...
Brazil exported 46.9 million liters of ethanol to Europe in October, the most it had exported to the region on a monthly basis since October 2010, data from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) showed Monday. Of that total, 33.6 ...
Spot gold was trading at three-month lows Monday morning, below $1,100/oz on COMEX for the first time since August on a strong US dollar, boosted Friday by strong US jobs data. Data showed Friday 271,000 new jobs were created in the US in ...
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China's crude oil imports rose 9.4% on year to 26.35 million mt in October, or 6.23 million b/d, preliminary data released by the General Administration of Customs Sunday showed. The October imports were 8.8% lower from September's 6.829 ...
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Chile's CAP Mineria's net profits in the first nine months of the year fell 83% to $17.3 million as lower iron ore prices cut income despite higher shipments and record production, according to results late Friday. The company, the mining ...
Brazilian iron ore miner Samarco may be out of iron ore pellets within three weeks following a fatal tailings dam collapse last week, a source familiar with the company said Monday. An indefinite stoppage could affect global pellet ...
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released the full text of the Trans Pacific Partnership on Thursday, providing the sporting goods industry its first opportunity to vet the details of the potentially historic trade agreement. ...
For third-quarter 2015, specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has reported revenue of $68.7m, down on $114.4m a year ago, negatively impacted by continuing erosion in relevant underlying ...
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Jijun Feng and Ryoichi Akimoto based in China and Japan have developed low-threshold green and green-yellow laser diodes (LDs) based on a beryllium zinc cadmium selenide (BeZnCdSe) quantum well [Appl. Phys. Lett., vol107, p161101, 2015]. ...
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Coffee is a wonderful thing! For those who prefer a single cup of coffee or other warm beverage, single-serve brewers are ideal. When purchasing a coffee maker, a variety of factors are important to consider. As you reach for the ...
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MGP Ingredients, a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches, reported results for the third quarter period ended 30 September 2015. Third quarter 2015 highlights (vs. third quarter 2014) ...
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Demand for imported crude, petroleum bitumen blend and straight-run fuel oil by independent teapot refineries in China's eastern Shandong province was relatively weak over this week, given narrowing refining margins on lower oil prices in ...
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The low density polyethylene unit at Dow Chemical's Bahia Blanca, Argentina, petrochemical complex remains shut two days after an explosion and fire at the unit, a Dow spokeswoman said Thursday. "Dow is actively conducting an inquiry into ...