Mitsubishi Motors develops PET-cotton seating material
01/01/1900TOKYO (Commodity Online) : Mitsubishi Motors SEE MORE
Corporation (MMC) has announced the development of a new interior
surface material, combining PET (Polyethylene terephthalate)and cotton
fibres as a new addition to the Green Plastic lineup, MMC’s original
plant-based material technology. It will first be used for vehicle seats
and plans to be commercially produced this summer.NPRA '11: Saudi performance chems to see double-digit growth
01/01/1900SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ICIS)--Performance SEE MORE
chemicals are expected to see an annual demand growth of more than 10%
in Saudi Arabia in the next few years, Koos Van Haasteren, executive
vice president for performance chemicals at SABIC said late on Monday.Approval for BASF’s 400,000 tpa MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) project in Chongqing
01/01/1900BASF has received approval for a 400,000 tpa MDI (diphenylmethane SEE MORE
diisocyanate) project in Chongqing, China. The project was approved by
Chinese authorities, following a stringent examination of environmental,
health and safety standards, two rounds of local public consultation
and several expert reviews.EU Carbon Allowances, Power Advance as Merkel Party Loses State Election
01/01/1900German power for next year rose to SEE MORE
a 19-month high and European Union carbon permits gained after Chancellor Angela Mekel’s coalition lost in a state election,
meaning the country’s oldest reactors may never reopen.
Vietnam's Economic Growth Slows to 5.43% on Rate Increases
12:00 AM @ 01/01/1900Gross domestic product climbed 5.43 percent in the three
months through March from a year earlier, slowing from a 7.34
percent pace previously announced for the fourth quarter,
according to a preliminary estimate released by the General
Statistics Office in Hanoi today.