A combination of low inventories and refinery maintenance could be spurring some Chinese state-owned companies to seek gasoil imports for the fourth quarter, sources said this week. Though market sources said that state-owned trader ...
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Fonterra has officially opened its NZ$126 million UHT greenfield plant in Waitoa, New Zealand. The plant features state-of-the-art Tetra Pak processing and packaging equipment which will produce a range of products including UHT white milk ...
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Air freight rates from Asia are expected to rise through to the end of the year following four months of stable pricing, according to a report published by shipping consultancy Drewry. Drewry’s East-West Air Freight Price Index, a ...
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The LED packaging industry’s value is anticipated to only rise an estimated 3.2% on-year in 2015, from this year's US$14.6 billion to US$15 billion, according to the latest “Global LED package Industry Report” released by ...
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Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis generally remained steady but displayed signs of slipping amid persistent weakness in the physical buying interest, market sources said ...
South Korean steel maker POSCO has started construction on an automotive steel sheet plant in Thailand which is expected to be completed by 2016. The plant will be producing galvanized steel sheet for automotive applications and the plant ...
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Netherlands based – Tanatex Chemicals, a producer of innovative textile processing solutions, has started production at its new plant in Thailand. Tanatex says with the opening of this new Thai plant, it will be able to better focus ...
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Samsung has confirmed that it is exiting the global LED lamps business to focus on LED components. The company has issued a statement in which it said: “We have decided to discontinue our LED lamp business in all markets, except ...
Brazil, which competes with Australia in iron ore exports, seems to be losing its ranking as China’s top source, according to a media report. While Brazil exports of the product to China increased 13 percent from January to ...
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Japan's government and central bank are counting on export growth to help the economy overcome April’s domestic-demand-dampening consumption tax hike. The latest figures show that despite a weak yen, overall shipments remain sluggish, ...
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Both imported and domestically produced LPG prices drifted lower in South and East China this week, mainly weighed down by the bearish market outlook, trade sources said Friday. Asian LPG prices slid to near 28-month lows Thursday, ...
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Asian Paints has announced its financial results for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2014. “Double digit volume growth was witnessed across regions in the decorative paint segment. The Automotive coatings JV (PPG-AP), ...
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Mega Show Part 2 is a leading exhibtion in Gifts and Premium, Home & Decor, Office and Stationery industry. The show is the ideal launching pad for new ideas and products for for garden, outdoors, house improvement and home ...
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Aluminum rolling and recycling company Novelis has opened its first plant in Changzhou National Hi-Tech District in China. The Chinese plant will produce heat-treated aluminum automotive sheet and is expected to have production capacity ...
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LED bulb prices over the past quarter, with price declines most markedly in the German market for both 40W and 60W equiv. LED bulbs last month.Prices for 60W equiv. LED bulb have dropped more than 40W equiv. LED bulbs in September. Bulb ...
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