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Chemicals are the premier export industry for the United States, topping $50 billion for 1994, and t

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As in so much of East Asia, China remains the 500-pound gorilla of the chemical sector. And it's get

COSCO RESUMES PARTIAL SERVICE AT KOBETOKYO - China Ocean Shipping Co. said it resume

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

REGIONAL BLOCS How to Select and Evaluate the Export-Import Potential of Overseas Markets. F

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months. The Journal of Commerce assumes

It looked like it could contain a bomb. A small, isolated metal filing case wrapped with a f

Finland posted a 1994 trade balance surplus of 33.660 billion markka ($7.29 billion), compared with

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SOUTH AFRICA REFINERY HAS BEEN UPGRADEDJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa's 8

Friday, Feb. 17, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

California's insurance commissioner received a vote of confidence last week when an appeals court su

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One month after a killer earthquake struck central Japan, the government released its first comprehe

Miles Inc. soon will enter the growing U.S. biotechnology market for recombinant DNA products, with

The Indian government will allow sugar mills to sell 615,000 metric tons (678,000 short tons) of whi

Things are starting to look up for shippers of hazardous chemicals as the federal government attempt

Senior officials from more than 30 natural rubber importing and exporting nations accounting for mos

What's being termed a milestone accord will be signed early next month between Laos and neighboring

Slovakia will complete the construction of the Mochovce nuclear power station in the west of the cou

The Senate's second-ranking Republican has pledged to back the Clinton administration's program to e

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

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AGENCY TO GIVE FUNDS FOR ZIMBABWE HOUSINGHARARE, Zimbabwe - The U.S. Agency for Inte

As North Korea struggles to keep economically afloat, its oldest ally is forging ever tighter ties w

Finland posted a 5.6 million markka (US$25.85 million) current account surplus in 1994, compared wit

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Feb. 17, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Ocean carriers that set rates together on the Pacific said they will raise rates by $225 per 40-foot

Thursday Feb. 16, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

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EU CONTACTS GERMANY ON SALE OF UK BEEFBONN, Germany - The European Commission has co

In an abrupt turnaround, transportation interests now say they can support the Environmental Protect

Shrunken stock prices and bloated research costs have spurred European pharmaceutical companies to r

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

The U.S. dollar, weakened by the ongoing Mexican crisis, dropped sharply in choppy trading Thursday.

American footwear retailers and consumers who would like Latin America's Mercosur common market to p

As waterfront labor and management leaders here start to wrestle over a contract, they find themselv

Shippers are joining the opposition to a proposal that would limit barge operations on the Missouri