PPG Industries reported record first quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.6 billion, up $528 million, or 17 percent, versus the prior year. First quarter 2014 reported net income from continuing operations was $277 ...
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South Korea is working on a mid-term plan to explore oil and gas reserves off the country's coast as part of efforts to help reduce its heavy reliance on foreign crude imports, an energy ministry official said. "The government plans to ...
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The proposed blending targets in the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard will likely be revised higher, advocates for multiple industries said Monday. Proponents of the ethanol, biodiesel, advanced biofuels, petrochemicals and biotechnology ...
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Spanish LNG throughput in the week that ended Sunday fell 27.7% from the corresponding week of last year, according to data released Monday by gas grid operator Enagas. LNG throughput from Spain's six import terminals totaled 1.39 TWh ...
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The company said that its MuCell technology for extrusion blow moulding represents a breakthrough in bottle technology, using gas-injection to create gas bubbles in the middle layer of the bottle wall. This reduces the density of the bottle ...
Honeywell announced several senior leadership changes, reflecting further advancement of strong leaders throughout the Company, effective immediately. "Honeywell is in an enviable position to capitalize on the strength and experience of a ...
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How much of Walmart's revenue comes from its shoppers' food stamps? The store isn't required to say. But a January Court of Appeals ruling could change that. If the unanimous decision by the Eighth Circuit's panel of three judges holds, the ...
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EPA builds a strong clean – energy economy in Texas $1.4 billion in economic development and over 1500 construction jobs The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of ...
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Conergy, one of the world's leading PV solution and service providers, announced today the on-time completion of a portfolio of four solar farms in the UK totaling 39MW in installed capacity. The construction projects began at the end of ...
Cowboy Charcoal, maker of top selling natural hardwood lump charcoal, chips and chunks, announced the availability of its premium products at Target and The Home Depot Stores across Canada. Effective immediately, Cowboy Charcoal's 4kg bag ...
Researchers in Taiwan have produced indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors (MOSCAPs) with low interface trap densities directly on silicon [Yueh-Chin Lin etal, Appl. Phys. Express, vol7, p041202, 2014]. InGaAs ...
Solvay has published its 2013 Sustainable Development Report, showing a variety of concrete measures that the Group has put in place to become a model in sustainable chemistry, supporting its long term growth. “Sustainable ...
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Pakistan's federal cabinet has approved the construction of an LNG import terminal to be built in Karachi that would initially handle around 200,000 Mcf/d, an official of the ministry of petroleum said Friday. Elengy Terminal Pakistan ...
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Russia's Gazprom has begun natural gas output from its fifth producing onshore well in Bangladesh, Semutang-6, at around 7,000 Mcf/d, Bapex Managing Director Md Abdul Baqi told Platts Friday. The well, which started production last week, ...
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Indian refining and petrochemical giant Reliance Industries Ltd. Friday reported a 7.9% year-on-year decline in its gross refining margin for the January-March quarter, to $9.30/barrel. However, the company showed an increase of 22.3% ...
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