South Korea's Kumho Petrochemical plans to bring forward by 9 days and lengthen a turnaround at the smaller of its two butadiene rubber plants at Yeosu, a company source said Thursday. The 120,000 mt/year plant will now shut April 1 for ...
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The US exported crude oil to China for the first time since November 2005 in January, according to data the Energy Information Administration released Thursday. US crude oil exports to China averaged 9,000 b/d in January, the EIA's data ...
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Aiming to expand presence in the petrochemical space, Indonesia’s biggest polyethylene producer, PT Titan Kimia Nusantara Tbk plans to construct a naphtha cracker complex near its industrial plant in Merak, Banten. Johanes Bambang ...
US automaker General Motors’ (GM) Korean subsidiary GM Korea is planning to manufacture its next-generation electric vehicles (EV) in South Korea, as part of its attempt to restore momentum for the stalling vehicle technology. The ...
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The global LED lighting market will be worth $25.4 billion in 2013, representing 54% growth on the 2012 figure of $16.5, while the LED lighting penetration rate will also rise to 18.6%, according to a new DIGITIMES Research Special Report ...
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According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's hot rolled (HR) flat steel exports totaled 1.35 million metric tons in January this year, increasing by three percent month on month and up 41.7 percent compared to ...
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Executives from China-based solar firm Wuxi Suntech have visited Taiwan to hold talks with solar cell OEM firms. Wuxi Suntech hopes to continue cooperation with Taiwan-based solar firms while seeking alliances with South Korea-based firms ...
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Wi-Fi hotspots are spreading at a record pace. As of February 18, 2013, the Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi Finder registry contained 816,810 Wi-Fi hotspots in 145 countries, topped by South Korea, the U.K. and the U.S. As this industry matures, it ...
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Asahi Kasei owned - Acrylonitrile (ACN) plant in Thailand is expected to undergo a scheduled maintenance turnaround in June 2013. “The ACN plant located in Map Ta Phut, Thailand will be undergoing a scheduled maintenance ...
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Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, announced today the signing of a new license agreement with Pacific Ring Incorporated (PRI). The agreement includes ...
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Cleveland-based composites machinery supplier C.A. Litzler Co. Inc. has sold a Hot Melt Prepreg machine to South Korea-based composites manufacturer Hankuk Carbon, which will use the wide-width machine, designed for high-speed and ...
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, and Sidense Corp., a developer of logic non-volatile memory one-time programmable (OTP) memory IP cores today ...
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Indonesia has imposed antidumping (AD) duty on cold rolled coil and sheet imports from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam to prevent material injury to domestic producers, as reported by Indonesian newspaper Jakarta Post. The ...
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China exported 168,418 mt of stainless steel products in February this year, down 16.575 percent from the January volume, affected by the Chinese New Year holiday, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities. China's exports of ...
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The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion on Gilead Sciences' marketing authorization application (MAA) for stribild. The once-daily, single tablet regimen ...
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