South Korea, which sends around a quarter of its exports to China, is one of the few countries in the world to run a trade surplus with the Asian giant. Both countries want more of this trade to be done in yuan, which would make trade ...
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Technavio has published a new report on the powder coatings market in Romania, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 7% from 2015-2019. Powder coatings are a solvent-free product that facilitate a dry finishing process. The ...
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With the new short-chain fatty alcohol n-Nonanol, chemical company Oxea is further expanding its large portfolio of higher alcohols. Due to its almost completely linear structure, n-Nonanol is a potent and cost-effective alternative to ...
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Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which makes silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafers and devices as well as LEDs, has submitted a draft registration statement on a confidential basis to the US Securities and Exchange Commission ...
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The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has expressed disappointment in the Federal Government’s 2015-16 Budget, which announced the lion’s share of transport infrastructure funding to go toward roads, and no new money for ...
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AR Packaging will invest €3m in the newly acquired plants at Krakow in Poland and Graz in Austria. With the investment at the two facilities, the German company is expecting to strengthen its foothold in the European packaging ...
Michigan-based thermoplastics distributor Chase Plastics has broke ground for a new distribution center at South Bend, Indiana. Construction work will start tomorrow, and the plant is scheduled to become fully operational by December. ...
Indian carton packaging firm Parksons Packaging has installed a new KBA Rapida 106 printing press. The company is testing the inline cold foiling technology at its Pantnagar plant in Uttarakhand province of North India. The ...
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Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey last night handed down the government’s 2015 – 2016 budget with some surprises and minor wins for some people in the food sector. The government has stepped away from the harsher politically ...
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China's state-owned oil giants Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corp. this month started up dedicated shale gas pipelines that will facilitate deliveries from the only commercial shale gas projects in the country to date as the ...
The Australian Government has said the Federal Budget, set to be delivered next week, will include measures to support small business. Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey and Federal Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson have said the Jobs ...
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UK-based establishment McColgan's Quality Foods is planning to invest in new equipment and a packing and dispatch facility in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The £7.3m investment is expected to increase the company's export sales ...
General Motors (GM) has confirmed plans to invest $5.4bn at its manufacturing and assembly plants in the US in the next three years, to strengthen its production capabilities and enhance product quality. The proposed investment will be ...
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Delphi Automotive is reportedly looking to pursue acquisitions this year with investment of up to $3bn. The announcement comes alongside the company's results for the first quarter. Delphi Automotive CEO Kevin Clark was quoted by ...
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The number of commercial vehicles (CV) with telematics solutions is estimated to reach 37.9 million by 2020, compared to 14.7 million last year, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan. Commercial vehicle (CV) telematics market will ...