NWE ethylene spot prices rose Eur15/mt on the week Thursday to Eur1,020-1,025/mt ($1,314-1,320) FD NWE, driven by better-than-expected offtake from primary derivative polyethylene in July. On Friday, a buyer and seller confirmed a 2,000 ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced a communications campaign urging its membership to enter the "Rebuild by Design" multi-stage regional design competition announced by Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The UK’s Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has collaborated with British Glass and the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) to launch a new recycling communications initiative for local authorities. Aimed ...
Leon's Furniture, its Brick Group subsidiary, the Hudson's Bay Company and Sears Canada have all launched independent fundraising initiatives to add those affected by the recent flooding disaster in Calgary and other parts of southern ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use, Furniture
Green Watt Power (GWP), a division of Calex Mfg. Co., Inc. located Concord, California, announces the availability of the GLV75 constant voltage LED power supply. The GLV-24-75 is a 24 Volt output 3.15A fully encapsulated IP67 rated power ...
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The industrial sector involves a lot of work that puts people under severe hazards. There have been many times when workers have exerted too much physical effort, leading to an accident. Perhaps the dangers are a given aspect of the ...
Tags: Handling Equipment, manual material handling, Machinery
THE Australian dollar has regained some ground after dropping below 91 US cents for the first time in almost three years. At 6.30am AEST, the local unit was trading at 90.75 US cents, up from 90.62 cents at yesterday’s local close. ...
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IN another wild swing that extended the volatile start to the financial year, the stockmarket rebounded to sit 1.1 per cent higher after fresh data pointed to a strengthening US economy. Materials and energy stocks led the recovery from ...
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According to the World Bank's latest Turkey Regular Economic Brief issued on July 3 in Ankara, Turkey's economic growth in 2013 is forecast to remain below trend at an estimated 3.6 percent. The brief links moderate growth prospects to ...
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Waste management company Eco Baltia has opened a new €5.3m recycled PET production plant in Jelgava, Latvia. The new 8,500tpa plant has been established through the company's recycling subsidiary Eko Baltija, plasticsnews.com ...
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French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen and German auto-parts maker Bosch are premiering a joint research project called Optimal Energy Consumption and Recovery solution (OpEneR), for electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing International ...
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US oil services company Schlumberger on Wednesday announced the opening of a reservoir laboratory in China's central Sichuan province to help support expanding activity in unconventional shale development. The company's new facility in ...
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Camp Hill, Pennsylvania-based diversified global industrial company Harsco Corporation announced Tuesday a new multi-year contract valued at more than $160 million over its duration with Essar Steel India Limited, one of India's largest ...
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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA has reported sales of 195,235 units in June 2013, 14% increase compared to the corresponding month previous year based on the daily selling rate (DSR). The Toyota Division sold 173,880 units in June 2013, an ...
Rare earth demand and prices are expected to grow slowly, after hitting two-year lows, according to an official at China's industry association. China, the world's biggest supplier of rare earths, set the export limit for 2013 at a ...
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