Industry & Materials

Chemicals

German chemical industry H1 revenue up 5.5 pct on higher prices - VCI

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - The German chemicals industry posted a 5.5...

Waste PVC and Reclaimed Materials -China Market Price(2008-07-03)

Metalworking

SHFE Aurum Future Prices(2008-07-03)

SHFE Zinc- Futures Price(2008-07-03)

Textiles

China may raise tax rebate on textile exports - report

BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China plans to increase tax rebates on textile exports in...

UPDATE 1-Chinese sportswear maker Xdlong pulls HK IPO

(Adds details and stock market performance) (For an expanded IPO diary, please...

Energy

Iraq no-bid oil deals could be in doubt -lawmakers

By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD, July 3 (Reuters) - Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain...

FACTBOX-The energy world's comments on $150 oil

July 3 (Reuters) - Oil surged through $145 a barrel on Thursday, heightening...

Agriculture

San Miguel, Kuok group in agriculture venture

MANILA, July 3 (Reuters) - San Miguel Corp <SMCB.PS>, Southeast Asia's...

Brazil raises farm budget amid soaring food prices

(Recasts, adds comments by Lula, other details) By Inae Riveras SAO PAULO, July...

Machinery & Equipment

Guangdong Midea, Carrier Asia To Build CNY200 Million Plant

SHANGHAI -(Dow Jones)- Guangdong Midea Electric Appliances Co. (000527.SZ) said...

Merrill says GM bankruptcy 'not impossible'

DETROIT, July 2 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp will need to raise as much as...

Electronics

Sanyo to spend $190 mln on battery plant - Nikkei

TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Sanyo Electric plans to spend about 20...

Chinese electronic exports expand 24 pct in Jan.-May 2008

BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China's trade in electronic and information...

Packaging

APN says half year operating earnings to be lower

(Adds details, company comment) WELLINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Publishing firm...

Delta 3 embedded robot solution for packaging machines

The new ELAU Robot P3+ is a complete embedded delta 3 robotic solution that...

Pharmaceuticals

UPDATE-Abbott's drug-coated heart stent wins US approval

(Adds details, background, FDA comment, byline) By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON,...

New approach offers chance to finally kill herpes

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - U.S....

IT

US tech firms in Malaysia see slower sales growth in 08

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Reuters) - Sales by U.S. tech firms from factories in...

Mozilla claims Guinness Record for downloads

July 3 (Reuters) - Mozilla, developer of open-source Web browser Firefox, said...

Real Estate & Construction Materials

Pace of housing rescue slows

Reuters Summit-Dalton to raise $950 mln

TOKYO, July 2 (Reuters) - Activist fund Dalton Investments KK said it could...