* New U.S. home construction up, but below forecasts * Single-family home groundbreaking rebounds in September * Producer prices drop unexpectedly in September WASHINGTON, Oct 20 - New construction of U.S. homes rose less than...
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 - New construction of U.S. homes rose by less than expected in September, held back by a plunge in ground-breaking activity for multi-family homes even as single family dwellings rebounded, according to...
China National Petroleum Corp, the parent of PetroChina Co Ltd<601857><0857><PTR>, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chad's government to put the country's first refinery into operation in 2011, according to a statement from CNPC's official website on Aug. 24.CNPC Services & Engineering...
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BEIJING, May 18 - China on Monday started operation of its largest hydropower station on the Yellow River after eight years under construction, the official Xinhua news agency said. Laxiwa Hydropower Station, located in northwestern...
BEIJING, Feb 17 - China's top offshore oil firm CNOOC will start running its first major refinery in late March after delaying for half a year, a company source said on Tuesday. The operation of...
Dow Technology Licensing, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated affiliates (Dow), and Saudi European Petrochemical Co., a Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) Joint Venture, announced ...
SHANGHAI, Oct 15 - Western Mining Co <601168.SS>, China's seventh-largest copper miner, said on Wednesday it will launch trial production on Friday at a smelter at its Yulong copper mine, the country's largest copper deposit...
Nov. 3 MetalBiz--Traders said that currently Japan's scrap steel export price started to rise, Japan's small steel mills had to adjust up their purchasing price to secure the goods' delivery...
* Dollar up vs yen after US housing starts jump * Yen weakens as risk sentiment improves tentatively * Improvement in German sentiment index lifts euro * BoJ to buy up to $10.2 bln subordinate...