Google has announced that it will start testing its self-driving vehicles in the city of Kirkland, Washington. This announcement was made in the official Google Self-Driving Car Project Google Plus page. According to Google, Kirkland ...
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An arbitration award has ordered China's Aviation Industry Corporation or AVIC to pay over 70 million U.S. dollars to an U.S. wind firm for breach of contract. AVIC did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Dallas-based Tang ...
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Brent oil price hit 11-year low Monday as the market continued to be plagued by an oversupply of crude oil and weakening demand. Brent crude for February delivery decreased 53 cents to close at 36.35 U.S. dollars a barrel on the London ...
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Coatings and chemicals producer AkzoNobel has commissioned a new production facility for packaging inks in Songjiang, China. The new facility, located at the firm's biggest site used for developing packaging coatings worldwide, will ...
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The announced merger between petrochemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont will have a significant impact on the low-density polyethylene market and could be just the beginning of large-scale consolidations, an industry consultant said ...
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Shell Chemical is exploring a project to expand its olefins plant in Deer Park, Texas, and increase its ethylene production, the company said Wednesday. "Shell is evaluating a proposed expansion of ethylene production at the existing ...
The US vinyl acetate monomer market is seeing a tightening of supply that will likely push pricing higher through the first quarter of 2016 despite falling feedstock prices and a weaker energy sector, sources said. US VAM increased $20/mt ...
Double bass masters Gary Karr (left) and Lu Yuanxiong will stage a concert, titled The Bass Hero, in Shanghai. [Photo provided to China Daily] Gary Karr is fascinated with Chinese culture, especially the traditional gardens, though the ...
US methanol imports in October were nearly 50% lower than the year-ago month as expanded domestic capacity has impacted import demand, according to data released by a trade group on Thursday. October US methanol imports reached 249,000 ...
Wind generation in November blew through a 31-month-old record share of total energy in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, a new report shows, and an expert said it contributed to ERCOT's low on-peak power prices that month. Wind ...
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Switzerland-based commodity trading house Trafigura said Monday that falling oil prices, significant volatility, structural oversupply and the emergence of contango price structures have created significant opportunities in the crude and ...
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Peloton, the technology-enabled, vertically integrated, at-home fitness provider of live and on-demand instructor-led classes, has received a $75 million growth capital investment from Catterton, the leading consumer-focused private equity ...
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Tridonic GmbH & Co KG, a leading manufacturer of LED lighting components and systems and part of the Austrian lighting company Zumtobel Group, has sold its LED signage business to U.S.A.-based AgiLight.. With the acquisition of ...
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LyondellBasell subsidiary Equistar Chemicals has ended a force majeure declaration on polypropylene produced by its Bayport Polymers facility in Pasadena, Texas, the company said in a letter to its customers Tuesday. The force majeure was ...
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Calpine plans to suspend operations on February 22, 2016 at its 91-MW cogeneration facility near Houston, but a major transmission project on which state regulators are to decide Thursday was not a factor, a spokesman said. The Electric ...
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