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7 August 2007 - Scientists think they have found a way of measuring the elasticity and thickness of polymer sheets using a drop of water. Placing a drop of water onto a floating polymer sheet produces wrinkles around the drop that appear to be a straight measure of elasticity and ...
Invensys Process Systems has successfully completed an automation project in a major expansion of the Samsung Total petrochemical complex in Daesan, Korea. The process revamp included an overhaul of the ethyl benzene (EB) and styrene monomer (SM) units at the complex. The ...
Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex has produced more than two million tons of petrochemicals during the first four months of the current Iranian year, marking a 5% increase in production as against last year's production during the same period. BIPC is Iran's largest petrochemical ...
BEIJING, Aug. 6 -- The world's largest plastics recycling processing plant, capable of recycling 60,000 tons of waste plastics annually, has begun operating in Beijing. Operated by Beijing Incom Resources Recovery Co. Ltd., the plant has an investment of 300 million yuan (37.5 ...
Dubai's gold imports are expected to rise in the second half of 2007 despite higher prices as buyers grow accustomed to them, the head of the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange said.
Copper prices rose on Tuesday alongside equities as markets speculated that the US Federal Reserve could act to reassure investors with an interest rate cut sooner rather than later.
BEIJING, Aug. 6 -- China National Offshore Oil Company Limited (CNOOC Ltd.) announced Monday that its parent China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed a production sharing contract with Singapore Petroleum Company Ltd. (SPC) for a block in the South China Sea. ...
08 Aug 2007 - The Phosphate Chemicals Export Association Inc. (PhosChem) announced the conclusion of additional diammonium phosphate (DAP) supply contracts with India for 2007/2008. Under the terms of these agreements, PhosChem will supply India with 550,000 to 600,000 metric ...
High performance cast PET film extrusion lines, a further strategic development of Br ckner Formtec, have secured a huge success on international markets. Three such Formtec lines are currently in assembly - two of which shall be delivered by the end of this year. Given Br ckner ...
the week of 30th July 2007 SUMMARY Growing demand has caused oil prices to surge above US$75. Naphtha did not move in tandem with strong crude prices, and in fact dipped. Ethylene and propylene increased on account of limited supply coupled with robust markets. Styrene Monomer ...
Abu Dhabi will invest Dh11 bln (US$3 bln) to expand the capacity of the Borouge petrochemicals facility to 2 million tpa. Abu Dhabi, which has 98 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves, has targeted an increase in its production capacity to 4 million bpd of oil, as well as ...
OTTAWA -- Spiraling costs will cause profits in Canada's oil industry to "plummet" almost 25% this year before recovering in 2008, a new report from the Conference Board of Canada shows. "Lower oil prices earlier in the year and rapidly rising industry costs will cut into ...
Nippon Oil Corp. profit surged 84% in the first-quarter, prompting Japan's biggest refiner to raise its full-year forecast as higher crude oil prices boost the value of the company's inventories. Nippon Oil is benefiting from rising Chinese demand for petrochemicals, increasing ...
India's state-run and private companies produced 303,400 metric tons of aluminium in the first quarter of the financial year that started in April, up 11% from a year earlier, a government statement said Tuesday.
Sydney --31Jul2007 Ticona, the engineering plastics subsidiary of Dallas-based Celanese Corp., plans to relocate its production site in Germany from Kelsterbach to the Frankfurt-Hoechst Industrial Park in Frankfurt by mid-2011, Celanese said in a statement. Ticona agreed in ...
DALIAN, July 31 -- Plastic futures (linear low-density polyethylene, or LLDPE) premiered Tuesday at Dalian Commodity Exchange in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province. The move would help boost development of China's petrochemical industry, Li Yongwu, head ...
FRANKFURT, Germany - Industrial gas and chemical company Linde AG said Monday that its net profit in the first six months of the year rose nearly 15 percent, lifted by its acquisition of rival BOC Group PLC and strong growth in its gas and engineering units. The Munich-based ...
US-BASED Lubrizol Corporation, the world s leading specialty chemicals company, has opened its new facility in Senawang, Seremban, to serve its growing global market. The injection moulding compounds plant under Lubrizol Advanced Materials Malaysia Sdn Bhd, formerly known as ...
31 July 2007 - BASF is to file for voluntary delisting of its American Depositary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange. The delisting is expected to become effective on 6 September when the company s American Depositary Receipts will no longer be traded. The ADR program will ...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ, NORTHFIELD, IL, August 2, 2007 BASF Corporation and CogniTek Management Systems, Inc., announced today that they have signed a cooperation agreement to examine whether the combined use of supercritical carbon dioxide and ionic liquids gives rise to particularly ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Policies of China's new leadership in the ...
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the world's second-largest drug producer by ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
The Number One Document also proposed a new pricing plan for China's ...
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's top manufacturer and ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Employees demonstrate Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Xperia Play ...
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
A formation of nine Royal Air Force Red Arrows Hawk aircraft fly ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Two models stand beside golf equipment and bags at a recent golf ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...