The Association of American Railroads(AAR)reported Thursday mixed 2012 rail traffic compared with 2011.Combined North American rail volume for 2012 on 13 reporting US,Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 19,440,940 carloads,down 2 percent ...
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Business Line reported that growth rate of 8 core sector industries declined to 1.8% in November, from 7.8% in the same month last year, due to drop in production of coal, natural gas and cement. The 8 core sector industries had registered ...
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For a country with one of the largest reserves of natural resources in the world,the transformational potential of India's resources sector is immense.The sector has the potential to add USD 1 trillion to the Indian economy that can ...
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US railroads in 2012 hauled less coal, by far the largest commodity to travel by rail, but made gains in other commodity groups, such as petroleum products, which saw growth of more than 46%, according to annual traffic data released ...
Tags: US Rail Traffic, Coal Woes, Oil Loads Climb, Chemicals
According to France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, in October this year, the turnover in France's manufacturing industry increased 0.9 percent month on month, following the 2.7% month on month decrease recorded in ...
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South Korea's oil refiners are likely to face tougher challenges in coming years as President-elect Park Geun-Hye vows consumer-focused policies and tighter business regulations under her economic democratization platform. Park, from ...
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Times of India reported that Visakhapatnam Port Trust is facing rough weather due to the ongoing global downturn.A significant decline in overall cargo handling at VPT is on the horizon this fiscal thanks to a steep decline in handling of ...
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The Moscow Times reported that Italian refiner Saras is to form a joint venture with Rosneft that will allow it to tap the Russian group's crude oil portfolio in return for access to the wider Mediterranean. Saras said that the two sides ...
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Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has released, "Polyols: A Global Strategic Business Report." The world market for polyols is forecast to reach 4.33 billion pounds by 2017, steered by evolving consumer needs and rising awareness about ...
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Rigaku Americas Corporation is pleased to announce the publication of a new application report on Sulphur Analysis in Petroleum Productsby Benchtop WDXRF. Application Note #5043 describes the performance of the new Rigaku Supermini200, a ...
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AFP reported that Sudan and Saudi Arabia are targeting 2014 start for deep water mining of a Red Sea basin believed rich in gold and copper. Mr Ali al Naimi Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said that Manafa ...
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The News reported that the Pakistan State Oil aims to transform from a simple marketing and distribution company to a global energy company by developing an integrated supply chain which incorporates aspects of exploration, refining, ...
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Argosy Technologies has selected Emerson Process Management's Micro Motion® ELITE Coriolis flowmeters as an integral part of its new unique loading/unloading and fuel dispensing systems. The Micro Motion flowmeters provide accurate, ...
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US rail transportation of petroleum products in the week ended Saturday increased 65.3% year on year, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. Petroleum products carloads increased to 13,275 in the most recent week, from 8,033 ...
Tags: rail transportation of petroleum products, petroleum product carloads
The Chinese government's latest move to combat tax evasion by imposing a consumption tax on MTBE and aromatics is likely to raise gasoline blending costs and make imports of finished gasoline relatively more cost-effective, industry sources ...
Tags: Tax on MTBE, Gasoline, aromatics