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July 08-A Rochdale plastics manufacturer has been fined 140,000 after a cleaner was crushed to death by a pallet of bags weighing nearly one and a half tonnes, reports the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Following the incident at the Stakehill Industrial Estate in Middleton, the ...
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p>(USD/MT) CFR China CFR SE Asia PS G-P 1117-1118 1122-1123 HIPS 1229-1231 1239-1241
Orient International Logistics officially opened its logistics center on Monday at Yangshan Deepwater Port, part of Shanghai's effort to develop an international shipping center. The center witnessed smooth operations for the past four months, said Zhu Jianmin, deputy managing ...
HOUSTON ,July 09-The flooding in northern Mexico that closed rail lines and disrupted chemical traffic is causing more problems than most anticipated, market sources said on Friday. I know in my discussions with customers from Mexico, they are even in shock over the impact of all ...
HOUSTON , Jul 11-"We're pleased with our progress," BP senior vice president Kent Wells told reporters on a conference call. It will take up to a week for robots working 1 mile underwater to completely fit a new cap and seal. Oil will flow mostly unchecked until the bigger ...
MEXICO CITY ,July 08-Rain from a tropical depression compounded earlier flooding in northern Mexico caused by Hurricane Alex, closing rail lines and disrupting chemical traffic, officials said on Thursday. While the earlier storm largely bypassed petrochemical interests in ...
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Prices dipped slightly Friday amid concerns of an oversupply in naphtha in Asia. The demand-pull is not there, a market participant said, as both price and quantity are weakening. Benzene spot activity in Asia was lackluster Friday morning in spite of firmer overnight benzene and ...
p class="inletText" align="justify">Experts agree that polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) cannot, as a rule, be properly laser-welded. BASF researchers have recently disproved this with the new Ultradur LUX. Through a clever modification of the polyester s morphology, they ...
p>(US$/mt) FOB Korea On day FOB SEA On day LC at sight Change LC at sight Change Marker: 784.00-785.00 * -2.00 772.00-773.00 ** 0.00 H2 Jul: 772-774 -2.00 FOBK -12.00 H1 Aug: 782-784 * -2.00 FOBK -12.00** H2 Aug: 785-787 * -2.00 FOBK -12.00** H1 Sep: 787-789 -2.00 H2 Sep: 790-792 ...
Hualu Hengsheng s Board of Directors passed Bill on Investment in 160kt/y Acipic Aicd Project. Investment in this project amounts to Rmb 1.607 billion, with construction periods covering 24 months. After it put into operation, sales revenue may probably increase by Rmb 2.2 ...
Stifel & Nicholas Oil and Gas Analyst Amar Arif believes cheap natural gas prices shouldn't keep you from making cash in the gas space. Arif says it's all about companies with production growth in low-cost shale basins. "Find the companies that are in these low-cost basins so ...
Silver prices are expected to move between $17.60 and $18.60 this week. Any weakness in gold prices is likely to negatively influence the price of silver. Many market participants would consider it a buying opportunity if the price of silver were to decline to the lower end of ...
Malaysia's biofuels producer World Powerfuel plans to commission its biodiesel refinery next year, to coincide with the start of the country's biodiesel mandate. The company aims to produce palm methyl ester from its 350,000 t/yr (7,000 b/d) refinery in Port Klang by early next ...
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July 07-UK-based plastics companies are contributing to the sustainability effort across the sites playing host to the London 2012 Olympics. The British Plastics Federation has had feedback from several of its member companies which have secured contracts to supply Olympic venues ...
Singapore-based First Ship Lease Trust Management (FSLTM) has recovered $6mn in deposits for two of its oil product tankers, which were impounded last month amid allegations of unpaid bunker fuel bills. The 47,470t Nika 1 was detained in Qingdao, China on 8 June by bunker ...
Eindhoven University of Technology (EUT) researchers revealed that 45 percent of nitrogen oxides on the road can be removed by creating a roadway made with concrete that is blended with titanium dioxide. The study was conducted by the EUT in the Netherlands on a 1,000-square...
In about a month, Gaylord Chemical Co. will begin its physical move from Bogalusa to Tuscaloosa, Ala. Along with the business, the company will take some tax dollars and about 27 high-paying jobs, and deliver a substantial blow to the local economy, said City Administrator Jerry ...
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 ...