It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,18 commodities increased in prices, 24 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 21/05/2013.The largest rises were Silver (2.43%),Copper (1.26%),Nickel (1.14%),while the largest ...
Tags: Spot Commodities, Chemicals
To get an idea of how American coastal waters might look just before they succumb to all the degradations they have suffered these past five centuries, it would be worth taking a July trip to Mobile Bay, an Alabama inlet that feeds into the ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province occupies a central position on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, the important waterway that connects Guangzhou with Hong Kong and Macau. At present, there are 24 townships controlled by the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,17 commodities increased in prices, 34 fell and 49 remained unchanged on 20/05/2013.The largest rises were Soybean meal (1.12%),PC (1.03%),Natural rubber (0.89%),while the ...
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China’s government officials began the year with assurances to the world that 2013 would mark a new era of food safety. The bureaucrats were still patting each other on the back, when in March, a flotilla of 16,000 dead hogs bobbed ...
Tags: Food Safety, China
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,12 commodities increased in prices, 34 fell and 54 remained unchanged on 17/05/2013.The largest rises were Dried cocoons (1.69%),Copper (0.87%),HDPE (0.64%),while the ...
Tags: Spot Commodities Price, Chemicals
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,12 commodities increased in prices, 34 fell and 54 remained unchanged on 17/05/2013.The largest rises were Dried cocoons (1.69%),Copper (0.87%),HDPE (0.64%),while the ...
Tags: Chemicals
Westlake Chemical Corporation announced that Mr. Michael J. Graff (57) and Mr. R. Bruce Northcutt (53) have been elected to the company's board of directors. Mr. Graff is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Air Liquide ...
Tags: Westlake Chemical, BoD, Metallurgy, Mineral&Energy
Spring Festival (The Chinese New Year) (1st of the 1st month) The biggest and most celebrated festival in China and part of east and Southeast Asia. This usually runs over 3 days not including the weekend and is at the end of January or ...
Tags: festivals in China, Chinese traditional festivals, Chinese traditions
Buyi people are very kind with the travelers and foreigners. Among them it is customary to offer food and drink to any person that arrives to their homes. Their basic food is rice, and their main economic activity, rice agriculture. They ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,7 commodities increased in prices, 37 fell and 56 remained unchanged on 16/05/2013.The largest rises were HDPE (0.97%),LPG (0.31%),Acetic acid (0.21%),while the largest ...
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Morningstar Farms, a division of US-based Kellogg, has introduced a new Mediterranean Chickpea Veggie Burger. According to the company, the new burger features chickpeas and flavorful vegetables and has been launched just in time for ...
Tags: Morningstar Farms, Food, Mediterranean Chickpea Veggie Burger
The Qingming Festival Pure Brightness Festival or Clear Bright Festival, Ancestors Day or Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice, usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian ...
Qingming is one of the 24 Solar Terms in traditional Chinese culture, which refers to the warming of weather and blooming of plants. During the Qingming time, the climate in the South of China is getting warm and Spring is coming. However ...
Tags: Climate Feature, Qingming Festival
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,19 commodities increased in prices, 34 fell and 47 remained unchanged on 15/05/2013.The largest rises were Dried cocoons (1.51%),PET (0.98%),Acetone (0.79%),while the ...