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The Hyundai Group is on the verge of losing the deal to buy a major stake in Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C), with its creditors staying dubious on the group's financial status, the creditors said Friday. Creditors of Hyundai E&C seeking to cancel the deal with Hyundai ...
June 28-Production of polyurethane (PU) chemicals and products are set to grow 2.9% to reach 5.8m tonnes over the next four years in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region, according to a report from IAL Consultants. In the EMEA, the largest market is Western Europe, ...
p> CFR FE Asia On day (US$/mt) Change HDPE film 1074.00-1076.00 -15.00 LDPE 1324.00-1326.00 0.00 LLDPE 1104.00-1106.00 -35.00
LONDON ,June 29-European butadiene (BD) third quarter settlements have been agreed up by ?05/tonne at ?,480/tonne ($1,827/tonne), contract parties said on Tuesday. A sizeable increase over the second quarter contract of ?,275/tonne FD (free delivered) NWE (northwest Europe) was ...
Ford Motor Company announced the 2011 Ford Explorer will feature soy foam in seat cushions and seatbacks. The bio-based polyurethane foam will be one of the new features in the Ford Explorer which goes in to production later this year. The model is also expected to feature a 25 ...
p>CFR FE Asia On day (US$/mt) Change HDPE film 1074.00-1076.00 0.00 LDPE 1324.00-1326.00 0.00 LLDPE 1104.00-1106.00 0.00
China, the world s fastest-growing major economy, may have a shortfall of ethylene by 2015 as demand growth for the plastic raw material outstrips increases in capacity, according to the nation s top oil refiner. Consumption may rise 4.5 percent a year to 29 million metric tons ...
PetroChina Co, China's second-largest oil refiner, will start production at an expanded Ningxia refinery at the end of 2011, a year later than initially planned, parent China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) said Tuesday. The 5 million ton-a-year refinery in northwestern China can ...
Surging power consumption in the UAE, exacerbated by a lack of natural gas supplies, has further tightened the Mideast Gulf diesel market. The Mideast Gulf is largely facing a shortage of gas even as the rest of the world sees a supply overhang. While power generation in Abu ...
Chemical production in the US was up in the Gulf Coast and Ohio Valley regions, according to data released by the American Chemistry Council Friday. Declines were posted in the Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and West Coast regions. The Chemical Production Regional ...
Tropical storm Alex will delay the 25,000 b/d expansion of BP's Macondo well production system by up to a week, the company said today. But BP will continue to collect around 24,000 b/d from the well through two vessels at the site, and it will keep drilling two relief wells to ...
Amid more dire short-term forecasts and persistently weak real demand from end-users in North America, the price assessments for US-made hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel coil both fell Friday, according to buyers, traders and sellers surveyed by Platts. CRC was down $15 to a ...
June 30, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company announced its Changqing Oilfield has reached a daily crude oil output of 50,000 tons, a major lift from the previous production capacity. Changqing Oilfield, China's second largest oilfield after Daqing Oilfield, is expected to ...
Chinese oil companies may find it tough to convert the potential opportunities that may arise when BP Plc decides to divest some of its assets into actual deals, analysts said on Tuesday. Domestic companies will have to evaluate the deals cautiously if they want to benefit from ...
The Shanghai government will build 400 charging stations for electric vehicles this year, China Business News said, citing Liu Jianhua, an official in charge of promoting alternative-energy vehicles in the city. The city government will add SAIC Motor Corp's hybrid vehicles, ...
The natural gas industry should start backing a price on carbon emissions, the head of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study on the future of natural gas said Friday. While the two-year study found that US gas consumption will nearly double to 40% by 2050 without a carbon ...
Poland could seek to obtain a get-out clause in its new gas supply agreement with Russia to take into account the possible impact of Polish shale gas production, the favorite to become Poland's next president, Bronislaw Komorowski, said Sunday. Komorowski was speaking during a ...
June 10, 2010 - Forecasts of a never-ending rise in Chinese demand growth are not taking into account a Chinese government that is determined to rein in those increases, according to a leading analyst of the Asia-Pacific region. Fereidun Fesharaki, chairman and CEO of the FACTS ...
The US government on Friday filed a request with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to stay a lower court's injunction against a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium. "The district court committed legal error and abused its discretion in issuing its preliminary injunction order,...
The current oil market is "in good shape" and no significant price movements are expected in a stable market if there are no unexpected developments such as a hurricane in the US Gulf or other events that could impact oil prices, a Gulf source said Sunday. "Prices are not ...
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 ...