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The Suriname Aluminum Co., a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America,closed its alumi

An exemption in the nation's new water cleanup act permits Orange County to seek approval for the wo

The problem of the less-developed countries' indebtedness to U.S. commercial banks will be defused o

T Cell Sciences Inc. announced that it signed a $3.7 million, three-year product development agreeme

Leaders of five industrialized nations may meet late next week in Paris to coordinate policies on fo

Gov. Thomas H. Kean announced the formation of a business and labor coalition that will seek a 5 cen

Wheat Terminal Strikes Continue in AustraliaSYDNEY, Australia - Strikes continued at Austral

The port of New Orleans this week tackled its largest-ever direct steel- loading operation from a sh

American Association of Port Authorities. Seminar on container terminal design standards. Feb. 9-11

Oil production on the Norwegian continental shelf increased by 10 percent to 41.3 million tons last

Women's Traffic Club of New York. Monthly meeting, Feb. 10, at Downtown Athletic Club. 19 West St.,

The Chemical Manufacturers' Association asked the Federal Maritime Commission for more time to prepa

The Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has unanimously approved and sent to the flo

A New York federal court granted class-action status for at least 75 reinsurance companies to join i

Injunction Bars Women From Some Tuna ShipsThe federal government was barred indefinitely fro

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Thursday, Feb. 5, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Liquidation of Mission Insurance Co. by the state could result in consumers paying higher premiums t

In an effort to correct what it admits is a backward industrial sector, China is planning major chan

Polycarbonate (PC) is one of the workhorses of the engineering plastics business, where new applicat

U.S. drug companies, after increasing their research spending by 12 percent last year and winning fi

Reytrace Fault Locators Monitor Electric CablesNow available from Britain are transmitting u

The Maritime Administration's Maritime Subsidy Board rejected a complaint against its decision to al

COMMUTER MEETS CONTAINER: One of the first moves after United States Lines Inc. filed for protection

The sale of an associated membership at the Chicago Board of Trade matches the previous record sale

Brooklyn Union Gas Sells Propane InterestBROOKLYN, N.Y. - Brooklyn Union Gas Co. sold a subs

In an effort to correct what it admits is a backward industrial sector, China is planning major chan

Pressed by incentives granted other multinational competitors, IBM do Brasil is farming out producti

In the latest development of a controversial proposal to import natural gasfrom neighboring

Consolidated Freight To Upgrade Ohio UnitAKRON, Ohio - Consolidated Freightways Inc. announc

Boeing Commercial Airplane Co.'s decision last week to proceed with development of its 7J7 airliner

A new attempt by U.S. textile interests to restrict imports was predicted by Hamish Macleod, Hong Ko

IF THERE WILL BE NO BUDGET SUMMIT SOON, when will a real blueprint for fiscal 1988 emerge? N

A.T. Massey Coal Co. and Island Creek Corp. became the latest two U.S. companies to strike new cokin

GENERAL NEWS What's good for General Motors is good for the country. Page 2AGeneral Motors

GENERAL NEWS What's good for General Motors is good for the country. Page 2AGeneral Motors

The U.S.S.R. will import 26 million metric tons of grain in 1986-87, compared with the previous esti

The U.S. dollar moved up 1.2 percent against the deutsche mark Thursday and somewhat less against ot

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney accused the senior U.S. trade envoy of insensitivity for questioning

THE TOOTHLESS BITE NOW WEARS DENTURES: U.S. Customs officials can assess penalties up to $30,000 for