BASF increased spending on research and development to €1.8 billion (2012: €1.7 billion) in 2013. "In absolute terms, we lead the field in the chemical industry with our research and development expenditures," said Dr. Andreas ...
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UK-listed independent producer Afren Tuesday said it planned to begin further development drilling at its Nigerian offshore Ebok, Okwok and Okoro oil fields in the third quarter in a bid to bolster oil reserves and production. ...
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MEGlobal has rolled over its June North American benchmark for monoethylene glycol at 51 cents/lb, multiple market sources said Friday. The company said earlier this week that its June Asia contract price would decline $20 to $1,080/mt ...
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South Korea's state-owned Korea Gas Corp imported 12.61 million mt of LNG in the first quarter, up 0.5% from 12.55 million mt a year earlier, the company said in a statement Wednesday. All of the volumes were imported under long-term ...
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South Korea's state-owned Korea Gas Corp said Friday it had sold 5% of its stake in LNG Canada to Shell as part of efforts to reduce its debts. "Kogas' subsidiary Kogas Canada LNG Ltd. has transferred 5% of its stake in LNG Canada to ...
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Following Transport and Logistics News' recent report on the TWU's concerns about road tankers (Defuse mobile bombs [dangerous tanker trucks]: TWU), our expert reader Nelson Mansfield has offered the following counter argument. Nelson ...
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Photovoltaics specialist BELECTRIC OPV and construction paint and insulation system manufacturer DAW SE (Deutsche Amphibolin-Werke) have joined forces to work on the integration of cutting-edge organic photovoltaics (OPV) into different ...
A national tribunal is to consider minimum safety standards for Australian petrol tankers, after nationwide research revealed 1 in 4 tanker drivers were pressured to speed and 1 in 2 drivers reported inadequate brake inspections. ...
Researchers in Switzerland and Norway have used strain to alter the light-emitting properties of gallium arsenide (GaAs) nanowires [G. Signorello et al, Nature Communications, vol5, p3655, published online 10 Apr 2014]. The researchers from ...
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German automaker BMW Group has reportedly increased the production of its electric car, i3 to address the growing demand for the model. The company has increased the capacity of the Leipzig facility, where i3 is assembled, from 70 units ...
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Shell Canada is introducing a commercial fleet card program in partnership with Electronic Funds Source LLC (EFS), which will allow Canadian fleets to define their own fuel networks from any fuel station where MasterCard is accepted. "Our ...
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Nigeria is set to load 4.95 million barrels of Bonny Light in June, compared to 4.9 million barrels in May, according to a copy of the grade's loading schedule seen by Platts on Tuesday. There are currently five cargoes scheduled to load ...
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Tokyo-based Showa Shell Sekiyu subsidiary Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – and the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Nanoscale ...
According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), 3 billion square feet of green construction space has earned LEED certification around the globe. "This milestone is the result of leaders across our industry making the business and ...
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ATP Inc. announced its ATP Automotive division is the first to offer cabin air filter coverage for popular 2015 Volkswagen and Audi models. ATP cabin air filters are now available for 2015 Audi A4, A5, Q5, Allroad, S4 and RS5 vehicles as ...
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