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30 Nov 2007 - A technique for controlling the magnetic properties of a commonly used blue dye could revolutionise computer processing power, according to research published recently in Advanced Materials. Scientists have demonstrated that they can control the properties in a dye ...
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices tumbled 4 percent Wednesday as the U.S. government reported that crude stockpiles fell less than expected last week. Crude prices have declined 7 dollars since Friday amid expectations that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting ...
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices rose Wednesday as the U.S. government said stocks of crude and heating oil fell sharply last week. The Energy Department's Energy Information Administration reported that crude stocks dropped by 7.6 million barrels last week, much more ...
ABU DHABI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Dana Gas of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the largest private-sector natural gas company in the Middle East, discovered a new gas well in its concessions in Egypt, local newspaper Khaleej Times reported Tuesday. The discovery, the second of its ...
Horgen, Switzerland - December 19, 2007 Dow Polyglycols and Surfactants has announced a 10 % increase for solid grades CARBOWAX SENTRY Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) (MW 1450, 3350, 4000 and 8000) and an increase of 5% for liquid PEG (MW 300, 400, 600, 1000) in Europe and India, ...
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices retreated Tuesday after the Turkish troops withdrew from Iraq. Crude prices jumped more than 2 dollars a barrel as the Turkish troops went into northern Iraq in an operation against Kurdish rebels Tuesday morning. However, crude futures ...
JAKARTA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A tanker ship carrying 50,000 liters of diesel oil capsized and spilled its content into the sea off East Java province Tuesday. The incident occurred when the Karisma Selatan tanker owned by local shipping firm PT Pasifik Selatan was filling in the ...
BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China announced Tuesday the setting up of a national oil reserve center, the top economic planning agency confirmed. China started a state strategic oil reserve base program in 2004 as a way to offset oil supply risks and reduce the impact of ...
MOSCOW, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Projects to build an oil pipeline across the Balkans and a natural gas pipeline under the Black Sea will increase Europe's energy security, the Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. Building the South Stream gas pipeline and the Burgas...
Moscow. BASF AG and Russia's OAO Gazprom today (December 18, 2007) officially launched production operations at the Russian natural gas field Yuzhno Russkoye. This is the first time that a German company has been directly involved in the production of natural gas in West Siberia. ...
Midland, MI - December 18, 2007 Effective January 1, 2008, or as contract terms allow, The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) will increase its price for VORANATE Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) by US$0.20/pound for all market segments and end-use applications in the United States. ...
RUQIGOU, NINGXIA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ruqigou coal field in northwest China's Ningxia was blasted with 5,400 tonnes of dynamite on Thursday as mining operators began to mine high-quality, but low-polluting, Taixi coal, known as "black gold". The blast, the largest such operation ...
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices declined Thursday on concerns that the U.S. economy may slow down in the next year. The Conference Board, an economic research group, said Thursday its index of leading indicators dropped 0.4 percent in November to the lowest level in ...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras Wednesday blamed the protectionist tariffs charged by the U.S. and EU markets for the fall in the company's ethanol exports. Petrobras Executive Manager of Energy Development Mozart Schmitt ...
19 Dec 2007 - The Dow Chemical Company announced that a new integrated Specialty Alkanolamines facility constructed by its Amines business in Plaquemine, La., has passed all design tests and is now fully operational and producing products to Dow specifications. According to Dow, ...
Global demand for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) is forecast to grow by 6.4% pa through 2011 to 3.5 mln tons as per a report by reportlinker.com. Value gains will expand an even stronger 7.8% annually to US$13.7 bln over the same period, due to the increasing number of ...
div align="justify">SUMMARY Crude oil prices have increased due to a decline in crude and heating oil supplies. Naphtha prices rose in line with rising crude oil prices. EDC prices stagnated due to lackluster market conditions. MEG prices moved up marginally in a bid by the ...
DuPont's Cooper River plant in South Carolina is to receive a planned investment to the tune of US$500 mln for expansion of capacity of Kevlar . Kevlar is a high performance para-aramid fiber that finds application in industrial and military uses. The investment will include ...
With effect from Jan 1, 2008, Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic), will raise polyethylene prices in Europe for by Euro100 per metric ton. The price hike will affect all of its high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene and linear low-density polyethylene products. This ...
Kureha Corporation plans to invest over US$100 mln in a new, wholly-owned subsidiary to build a high performance polymer plant. Kureha plans to build a plant for the production and sale of the high performance polymer - polyglycolic acid (PGA), to be located at the DuPont site in ...
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 ...