Arif Habib Limited said that the fertilizer sector would not require to lay down 1,000 kilometers pipeline to connect to a dedicated gas field under a long term plan approved by the sub committee of the Economic Coordination Committee to ...
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Reuters reported that Brent crude oil fell below USD 111 per barrel as a lack of progress in US budget talks to avert a fiscal crisis darkened the outlook for demand in the world's biggest oil consumer. Top US Republican lawmaker John ...
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Molded fiber packaging is increasingly being pursued by several firms as a means of improving sustainability initiatives. Philips Consumer Lifestyle has reportedly adopted the usage of newspaper material for better economy, according to ...
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The Chinese government's latest move to combat tax evasion by imposing a consumption tax on MTBE and aromatics is likely to raise gasoline blending costs and make imports of finished gasoline relatively more cost-effective, industry sources ...
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The market for products and services to remediate groundwater and soils will exceed $40 billion annually by 2015. While the U.S will remain the largest market, its share will shrink substantially as expenditures soar in war ravaged and ...
US-based bioscience social enterprise Green Dot has developed a bioplastic which is a better alternative to the petroleum based elastomeric packaging materials, which will be showcased on 28-31 October at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago. Green ...
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A new natural gas-powered Volkswagen Up!has been launched,with the German powerhouse claiming the Volkswagen Eco Up!?is the world's most fuel-efficient natural gas passenger car in the world. The enviro-friendly Volkswagen Eco Up!uses a ...
AFP reported that Libya's sovereign wealth fund denied it wants to invest in the troubled Petroplus oil refinery in northwestern France. The Libyan Investment Authority denies reports on certain media and circulating on the Internet that ...
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Analysis of recently completed seismic data by top multinational companies showed that Lebanon's gas wealth could exceed that of Israel. Mr Salah Khayat said CEO of Lebanon's upstream oil and gas company Petroleb said that "Analysis of ...
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Egypt Independent reported that Egypt would consider importing natural gas from Oman and Equitorial Guinea. Mr Osama Kamal petroleum minister of Egypt said that he discussed this possibility with his counterparts in both countries during ...
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North American rigid containers supplier BWAY has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ropak Packaging from the Linpac Group in a deal valued at about $265m. BWAY president and chief executive officer Kenneth Roessler said ...
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Tanzania's petroleum and edible oil firm Mount Meru Soyco plans to build $15m edible oil plant in Kayonza district in Rwanda. The plant is expected to lower the Rwanda's reliance on oil imports. Currently, the country imports 99% of ...
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China's commercial inventories of oil products in 13 grain-producing provinces held by state companies Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corp. totaled 3.78 million mt as of November 25, the National Development and Reform Commission said ...
Attock Petroleum Limited, Pakistan's third-largest oil distributor, said Wednesday it was looking into the possibility of buying Chevron's downstream fuel assets in Pakistan and Egypt. In a filing with the Karachi stock exchange, Attock ...
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Packaging systems provider in the US Packsize International has launched its interactive website, www.packsize.com/green, in a bid to address various packaging issues. With the launch of the new website, the company is inviting consumers ...