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China Becomes The Key Production Base of Relays
Sep 22, 2015China is the key production base of relays in the world, with its output holding more than 50% of global total. Driven by the expanding demand from downstream markets, China’s relay sales and output reported RMB18.5 billion and about ...
Tags: Relays, Electronic Components
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General Lighting Claims 39% of LED Package Market
Jul 24, 2015The scale of the Chinese LED package market grew 19% year on year to US$8.6 billion in 2014, according to the 2015 Chinese LED Industry Market Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. The growth of the Chinese LED package market will ...
Tags: LED package, LED lighting
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Snack Foods Show Slow Growth in Australia
Apr 27, 2015Health trends, volatile input prices and strong competition have slowed growth in Australia’s snack food sector, according to market research organisation IBISWorld. However, the ‘healthy’ snack foods sector has benefitted ...
Tags: Snack Foods, Health Snack Foods
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Rare Earth Production Increases in Q4 at Molycorp's Mountain Pass Facility
Feb 3, 2015Molycorp, Inc. has reported that rare earth production in the fourth quarter of 2014 at its Mountain Pass, California facility increased year-on-year and nearly doubled that of the preceding quarter. Mountain Pass completed Q4 of 2014 ...
Tags: Molycorp, Rare Earth Production
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Independent Players Push for Access to LNG Supply
Jan 30, 2015Falling LNG costs and rising domestic gas prices in China have made opportunistic purchases increasingly attractive for non-traditional LNG buyers, which are now putting pressure on state-owned terminal operators to gain access to their ...
Tags: LNG prices, LNG market
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Green Biologics Announces The Successful Closing of Its Acquisition of The Assets of CMEC
Dec 24, 2014Green Biologics Inc. has announced the successful closing of its acquisition of the assets of Central MN Ethanol Cooperative LLC (CMEC). Green Biologics intends to repurpose the operation, which includes a 21 million gallon per year ethanol ...
Tags: paints, coatings, adhesives, inks, cosmetics, Construction
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In Terms of Value Creation, MEG Prices Are a Bargain Today
Sep 17, 2014"Pricing is always determined by market forces. In terms of value creation, MEG prices are a bargain today. However, MEG has been one of the most attractive ethylene derivatives in the last five years,” says a senior official of a ...
Tags: MEG Prices, Bargain, Textile
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Sinopec Has Raised Its Ex-Works Butadiene Price by Yuan 100/Mt to Yuan 8,800/Mt
Jun 4, 2014China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has raised its ex-works butadiene price in East China by Yuan 100/mt to Yuan 8,800/mt Friday, traders said. The latest price is equivalent to $1,182/mt on an import parity basis. But the ...
Tags: Sinopec, downstream markets
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Market Sources Said Strong Domestic Mill Pricing Appears to Be Filtering
May 16, 2014Strong domestic mill pricing appears to be filtering, slowly but surely, through the supply chain, market sources said Tuesday. Service centers have no choice but to increase their pricing for end-users, though realized prices are still ...
Tags: Steel Sheet, Downstream Markets
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The May US Mixed Xylene Contract Price Settled Down 4 Cents to $3.50/Gal
May 8, 2014The May US mixed xylene contract price settled down 4 cents to $3.50/gal ($1,060.50/mt), industry sources said Tuesday. A lower settlement was anticipated by market participants due to quiet demand in downstream markets and from the Asian ...
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US Spot Mixed Xylene Prices Fell to a 20-Month Low at $3.54/Gallon FOB US Gulf Coast
Mar 27, 2014US spot mixed xylene prices fell to a 20-month low Monday at $3.54/gallon ($1,072.62/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast. Spot prices were last seen lower on June 28, 2012, when assessed at $3.50/gal FOB USG, Platts data showed. Mixed xylene prices ...
Tags: Mixed Xylene, xylene imports
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Acrylic Resins Find Use in Several Applications Ranging From Paints and Coatings
Feb 13, 2014Acrylic resins, manufactured by the polymerization of acrylates or methacrylates, find use in several applications ranging from paints and coatings to automotive and construction. Demand for acrylic resins is dependent on the health of the ...
Tags: Acrylic Resins, coating, Paints, Plastics, Adhesives
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Innovations Is Displayed by Arkema in Specialty Polymers
Oct 16, 2013Arkema places innovation at the heart of its development strategy. The consecration of its intense R&D policy, for the third consecutive year Arkema ranks among the "Top 100 innovative organizations and companies” in the world, as ...
Tags: Specialty Polymers, Arkema
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Obtain a Benefit From Investing in Forepi
Oct 12, 2013Chinese LED manufacturer San’an Optoelectronic Co. (San’an) has been picking up its pace in internationalization and deployment of business strategies this year. In the LED chip field, the company has become a top international ...
Tags: LED manufacturer, LED Lighting
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Increased Lighting Demands Will Lower Potential Steep LED Order Declines in 4Q13
Sep 9, 2013Affected by the end of China’s Home Appliance Subsidies, demands for large size LED-backlit products waned in 3Q13. Citibank’s report forecasted large size backlight LED revenues for Epistar Corp. and Everlight Electronics, ...
