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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Workers examine an electric power transmission line of a nuclear power plant in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 29, 2015. The 675-kilometer transmission line, a part of the 500-KV power supply project of the Haiyang Nuclear Power ...
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China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) made public the country's first software package tailored to its own nuclear power technology on Thursday, a crucial step for exporting nuclear construction. "This package covers the design, ...
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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 ...
Artlant, Europe's largest purified terephthalic acid producer, is in the process of searching for an investment partner or buyer for the business, a source close to the company said Thursday. As a result, any plans to start up production ...
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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 ...
Australia-listed Stanmore Coal has appointed mining contractor Golding to restart production at its Isaac Plains mine in the first half of 2016, the miner said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange Thursday. Stanmore ...
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The 20-year cost of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator's compliance with the US Clean Power Plan could be as little as $5.8 billion to as much as $104 billion in today's dollars, depending on which strategies are pursued, ...
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According to a Bloomberg report, Apple’s secret facility in Taiwan is working on display technology, most likely OLED panels. The lab in Longtan employed around 50 engineers and other workers are creating new screens for devices ...
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The construction site of Hualong One is pictured here on Dec. 9, 2015. [Photo: CRI Online] The construction of China's nuclear power plant Hualong One, in southeast China's Fujian province, has made new progress, with part of its 13-layer ...
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LG Display will initiate its OLED lighting business operations, which was acquired from LG Chem, and focus on promotion as its next growth engine, reported Business Korea. An official from LG Display said the company made an official ...
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A newly founded Chinese firm plans to invest nearly 5 billion yuan (773 million U.S. dollars) to develop and produce energy-efficient building materials in the next five years, it announced on Wednesday. China Construction Aluminum New ...
Chinese steel pipe manufacturer, Jiangsu Yulong Group, on Wednesday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a large-scale factory in Nigeria's Lagos Lekki Free Trade Zone. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by government officials, ...
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The cash price for CARBOB gasoline in Los Angeles, California, climbed 14 cents/gal Wednesday, supported by nearly 1 million b/d of refinery capacity affected by unplanned maintenance issues. Los Angeles CARBOB was assessed at NYMEX ...
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The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards program that governs utility emissions will remain in effect while the US Environmental Protection Agency, under instruction from the US Supreme Court, continues to review the rules, an appeals court ...
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