Earth Day Founder Calls for End to Plastic Pollution
Denis Hayes was the principal national organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970, and he took the event to the international stage in 1990. He is board chair...
India’s Apparel Exports Slip
While India was once the largest garment exporter in the world after China. It has now fallen to the sixth position, behind Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Indian...
Road Modification-used SBS Market Outlook
On September 25, PetroChina South China Marketing Company lowered the price of oil-extended SBS, ending the 3-month’s price uptrend. With the weak prices of synthetic rubber and butadiene, will...
Four More Independent Refineries Got Crude Oil Import Quotas
Recently, four more independent refineries were issued the crude oil import quotas from the Ministry of Commerce, including Jiangsu Xinhai Petrochemical with 1,730kt, Shandong Hualian Petrochemical with 1,280kt, Shandong...
Wheat Growers Acquires Kimball Fertilizer Plant in South Dakota
South Dakota Wheat Growers has acquired the 40-thousand-tonne dry fertilizer plant in Kimball, SD, that had been owned by Gavilon Fertilizer LLC.
With this acquisition, the Kimball plant will become...
PTA Plant Operation Express
Hanbang shuts 2.2 million mt/yr PTA unit unexpectedly last weekend and may restart around Wednesday.
Yizheng CF postpones the restarting date of its 650kta PTA unit to Nov 21. The...
US will not interfere in EU trade with Iran: Tillerson
WASHINGTON: The United States does not aim to impede European trade and business transactions with Iran despite President Donald Trump`s decision last week to decertify the 2015 nuclear agreement,...
China exports, imports growth slow as economy cools
BEIJING: China’s exports and import growth eased in October in a sign the world’s second-largest economy is starting to cool after a strong first half, with momentum seen slackening...
Yara to Acquire Vale Fertiliser Complex in Brazil for $255 mn
Yara International ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire the Vale Cubatao Fertilizantes complex in Brazil from Vale SA, for $255 million. The acquisition will establish Yara as...
Medical Imaging Technology Supports Automotive Coatings Testing
Many of today's cars are coated with paint that exhibits a metallic or glittery shine. The exact sparkle and color you see is determined by the distribution and characteristics...