Shin-Etsu Raising PVC Output in Holland, U.S.
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By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 7--TOKYO -- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. said Thursday it has raised the  polyvinyl chloride output capacity of its wholly owned Dutch unit by 100,000  tons to 450,000 tons a year at a cost of 50 million euros (about 7.5 billion  yen).
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New raw materials are proving a technological leap in packaging. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed new products from potatoes and grain for the packaging, paper, construction and medical ...
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- There are high hopes here for an electric transmission cable that can carry three to five times the power of traditional cable.
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By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Feb. 14-- -- The 1,150 workers at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant may be getting at least one more year on the job now that USEC Inc. has stretched its schedule to have a replacement factory operating in Piketon, Ohio.
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Growing demand for resources in Asia is being served by a group of big Western companies.
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By Allen Pierleoni, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--Two more products arrived in the marketplace recently, more of the gear that attends outdoor recreation to the point that the gear becomes an industry in itself.
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Foxconn (Taiwan), computer manufacturer, will build a new plant for the LCD monitor and computer component manufacturing in Kutna Hory, Czech Republic. Investments should exceed CEK 3 bil. The plant should employ up to 5,000 people. It should be already opened in 2008.
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By Angie Herrington, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 9--From nurseries and golf courses to carpet mills and farmers, the list of those affected by the severe drought gripping the tri-state region is growing longer.
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By Seth Freedland, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jun.
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Salt Lake-based Nevada Chemicals Inc. on Friday announced a 30 million pounds-per-year capacity expansion over the next year at Cyanco.  Nevada Chemicals has a 50 percent stake in Cyanco, which produces chemicals for the U.S. gold mining industry.
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By Advocate staff report  Pioneer Companies Inc. said Tuesday it will expand production capacity at its St. Gabriel chlor-alkali plant by 25 percent to meet customer demand and reduce costs with newer technology.
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By The Philadelphia Inquirer  Dec. 7--Air Products & Chemicals of Allentown said today it will double manufacturing capacity at a membrane-production plant in St. Louis by mid-2007.
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Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.  said Wednesday it will build a new plant in Chocolate Bayou, Texas, to make vinyl chloride monomer, a raw material for vinyl chloride resin.
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[Business India]: Tokyo, Dec 7 : Victor Co of Japan (JVC) has said it has succeeded in manufacturing an environmentally friendly DVD with a special plastic synthesised from corn starch.
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By Busrin Treerapongpichit, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Sep. 7--The prices of ethylene and its downstream products are expected  to continue rising next year due to tight supply, according to Narongchai  Phisutpanya, the senior managing director of PTT Polymer Marketing Co.
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By Steve Cahalan, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 10--The second phase of a two-part expansion is under way at Chart Industries Inc.'s La Crosse plant and is expected to be completed this summer.
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By Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb. 16--Polyplex (Thailand) Plc sees clear signs of an upturn in the  global polyethylene terephthalate (PET) business cycle, based on three  quarters of steadily improving results, said general manager Manish Gupta.