According to a new report published by Transparency Market Research "Glass Packaging Market for Food and Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Beer and Other Alcoholic Beverages - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, ...
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Chinese steelmakers should reduce the amount of iron ore they buy through long-term contracts in favor of purchasing from the spot market, through trading platforms, the China Iron & Steel Association said Wednesday. "Mills should ...
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The price spread between CIF naphtha and cheaper CIF propane has narrowed on less bearish propane sentiment as well as weakening naphtha, according to industry sources. The CIF propane swap reached a $171/mt discount to the CIF Northwest ...
The government is expected to raise import duty on refined edible oil to 10%, from 7.5% at present, to protect the domestic oil refining industry. A Cabinet note regarding this has already been circulated by the Food Ministry, sources ...
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Hopping onto the shale gas bandwagon is high on the agenda for just about everyone. The U.S., which has led the way in developing hydraulic fracturing technology, and in sheer scale of shale exploration, has transformed itself from one of ...
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August trade data from China suggests that low platinum prices prompted stronger demand from the country's jewelry sector, analysts with UK banking gain Barclays said Monday. The jewelry sector in Asia is a major end-user of platinum. ...
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Verdezyne, Inc., a privately-held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable chemicals, has been awarded “BioNexus” status by Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp), it was announced at the ...
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At its meeting, the Supervisory Board of Evonik Industries AG unanimously passed resolutions relating to the successful focusing of the Group on specialty chemicals and its future growth targets. Over the past five years Evonik has been ...
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Mitsui Chemicals had shut a naphtha cracker located in Osaka, Japan for maintenance turnaround on September 19, 2013, and the plant is likely to restart operations in the beginning of October 2013. “The naphtha cracker has ...
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GC Chemicals Americas Inc. will be featuring its new peroxide-curable specialty FKM, AFLAS® 200P, in booth 451 at this year’s Chem Show. The event takes place December 10 to 12 at New York’s Javits Center. AFLAS 200P ...
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You might have installed fire extinguisher at your place to deal with the fire in emergency. They have a certain lifespan during which they deliver best of services and help users ensure safety of their property and life. When the intended ...
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Analyst: existing solar tech to miss 'SunShot' goal 25 Sep 2013 Lux Research says that large corporations must partner with academia to innovate. PV adoption roadmap through 2030 The US Department of Energy's ambitious "SunShot" ...
GIANT PANDAS are well known for being rather different from other bears. Having a diet composed almost entirely of bamboo is one of the things that sets them apart. It is also what attracted the interest of Ashli Brown of Mississippi State ...
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LANXESS is progressing according to plan with the construction of its world-scale EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) plant in Changzhou (Jiangsu Province), China. The German specialty chemicals company is investing EUR 235 million in ...
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Avery Dennison Corporation, a global leader in labeling and packaging materials and solutions published its new sustainability report. Avery Dennison's sustainability report for 2011-2012 charts the company's progress and new opportunities. ...
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