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Volvo's chairman vowed to help Volvo surpass high-end cars like Mercedes-Benz during talks with Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf in east China's Zhejiang Province Wednesday. Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, met visiting Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Swedish ...
Qingdao Port, China's second largest foreign trade port, saw its foreign trade cargo throughput up 21 percent year-on-year in the first two months this year, the port's chairman said Thursday. Revenues of the state-owned port in January and February grew by 10 percent, a trend ...
Auto sales in China grew 34.76 percent from a year earlier to 14.68 million units in the first 10 months of the year, exceeding the total number of vehicles sold last year, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said Tuesday.
Researchers have located chemical remains of the oldest known bird, Archaeopteryx, in a landmark development for paleontology while studying fossils recovered 150 years ago, a new study released Monday found. The discovery about the half-bird, half-dinosaur detailed in the May 10...
p> PUWORLD(2010-05-11) Asia played an important role in world ethylene market. By the end of 2009, annual production capacity in Asia had reached 43.8 million tons and was predicted to increase by 16 million tons before 2015. For the second half of 2009, there was another newly...
p> Effective immediately or as existing contracts allow, BASF is raising prices for its Polyetheramines portfolio globally by 100 Euros per metric ton or the equivalent amount in local currency. Polyetheramines are intermediate chemicals used in the production of plastics, ...
p> Bridgestone Corp. has set up a company to oversee its diversified products activities in China, including its polyurethane foam activities for automotive applications, a May 6 company statement said. Based in Suzhou City, Jiangsu province, the new company, Bridgestone ...
LONDON ,May 13-Polypropylene (PP) buyers could face more price hikes for a sixth consecutive month in June as production and feedstock issues continue to curb supply, market sources said on Thursday. In the meantime, May is still under discussion for many accounts, they added. My ...
WASHINGTON, May 13-Domestic refineries, major chemical plants and other factories will have to begin reporting their emissions of greenhouse gases in January 2011, US environmental authorities said on Thursday, marking the first federal regulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a ...
LONDON, May 13-Platts -- The price uptrend in the $2.8 trillion global petrochemicals business continued into early April establishing fresh six-month highs, before giving way to an overall price decline for the month, according to the Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI) ...
May 13-Two UK plastics recyclers have come out and endorsed the UK's new coalition government, claiming the move is both good for business and the environment. Chris Dow, managing director of Closed Loop Recycling, said: I think the coalition is a good thing for green businesses ...
May 13-Evonik says sales and profits both increased during the first quarter of the year, thanks to a gradual recovery of the economy. For the period ending 31 March, sales grew 18% to ?.8bn and Ebitda went up 126% to ?44m. The Germany-based company s net income was ?90m, ...
May 13-Protests planned in several US cities over spill PORT FOURCHON, La. / WASHINGTON - Top oil executives faced a second day of grilling by US lawmakers on Wednesday over a deadly well rupture that unleashed a huge oil slick and the specter of environmental disaster in the ...
Chinese scientists say they have found a way for the countless cigarette butts that are tossed every day on streets, beaches and other public places to be reused in protecting steel pipes from rusting. The remnants of used cigarettes, among the world's most common form of trash, ...
UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The heads of the three committees set up by the UN Security Council to support the efforts of member states to combat terrorism on Tuesday reported increased cooperation within the past six months among their respective bodies and their expert ...
May 14-German scientists have studied the nano-structure of moth eyes to develop a new anti-reflecting polymer-based windscreen coating that lets the light through, and does not reflect it back. Happy motorists get no glare from lights and illuminated signs outside, making their ...
May 14-High Wycombe-based mould maker AF Gaskin is in administration. The UK business, which is being offered for sale by Amco on behalf of administrator Anthony Hyams of Marriotts, was established in 1970. Michael Charles of Amco said: "This is a well established enclave of ...
May 14-Oldbury-based Teknor Apex UK has appointed Whitchem to distribute the company s range of engineering thermoplastic (ETP) compounds in the United Kingdom, it was announced on 13 May by Neil Croucher, UK sales director for the ETP division of Teknor Apex. Whitchem will ...
May 14-The liquidator of Gibraltar-based Melea which owned the gas-assisted moulding patents marketed by Gain Technologies of the US has appointed UK-based Amco Agency to sell the company s IP portfolio. Grant Thornton (Gibraltar) was appointed liquidator and receiver for Melea ...
Research and development by the Tongji Joint Lab has produced an all-electric concept car named Urban Morning Light that can run 130 kilometers on a single charge. Founded to develop an electric Audi A6L, the lab is a cooperative effort between FAW-Volkswagen, Audi and Tongji ...
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 ...