French tire maker Michelin and Indonesia’s Chandra Asri Petrochemical’s (CAP) subsidiary Petrokimia Butadiene Indonesia (PBI) have inked a deal to build a new $435m synthetic rubber plant. The move follows establishment of a ...
The ISPO AWARD has established itself as the quality seal for extraordinary sporting goods. With its selection of winners the award provides a competent summary of the best innovations on the sports market. The wide-ranging exposure and ...
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Pacific Light Technologies (PLT), the maker in quantum dot downconverters for solid state lighting and displays, announces that Robert Walker, Ph.D. has joined their Board of Directors to aid the transition of the company from a development ...
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Australian shares have fallen as investors nervously wait for an update on economic stimulus measures in the US. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 11.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4814.4. The broader All Ordinaries index was down ...
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Gasoil volumes from Northwest Europe have been heading to the Red Sea, rather than from the traditional supply region of Asia, to meet rising demand for power generation in the Middle East, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, driven ...
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US spot styrene rose 0.55 cent/lb ($12.12/mt) to 74.25 cents/lb ($1,636.91/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast on Monday for its highest assessment in three months as it tracked gains elsewhere in the world. The assessment was the highest since March ...
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The first fair of Asian-The 15th China(Guangzhou) International Building Decoration Fair will be held in Guangzhou from July 8th to July 11th. The stall size will be 360000 qsm and exhibitors of 2500. Visitors will be 180000. China Glass ...
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The shift toward smaller tablets will accelerate in the second half of the year when a slew of tablet makers, including Apple, introduce new models with screens 8-in. or smaller, said Richard Shim, an analyst with DisplaySearch. Although ...
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Representatives of more than 260 textile enterprises attended the “2013 China International Cotton Conference” held in Nanjing recently to discuss the current dilemma faced by the Chinese cotton textile industry. ...
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DOMOTEX Russia has been moved to a new time slot in first half of the year. The second season of Russia’s leading tradeshow for carpets and floor coverings will therefore now be held from 1 to 3 April 2014 instead of 25 to 27 ...
The dollar's coming of age as a global reserve currency has resulted in a $200 billion buying spree by central banks and sovereign wealth funds since the global financial crisis, adding an estimated US6c-US8c to the dollar's value, ...
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A decade ago, few leaders in the apparel industry would have predicted the high level of technical expertise, quality, and design sophistication we are seeing in China’s knitwear business. While opinion once held that Italian and ...
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Over the years, political relations and economic ties between the United Arab Emirates and Singapore have been strengthened dramatically, particularly across sectors including trade, politics, tourism and arts and culture. For the past ...
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Panasonic Eco Solutions will make all efforts to develop its residential lighting business in Asia. Panasonic starts the sales of residential LED lamps in the Vietnamese market from June 2013 at first, and then it will expand its sales in ...
Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) is planning to increase the production capacity and construct a new manufacturing facility in Indonesia. Both the moves are expected to support the company to address the increasing demands for ...
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