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The chairman of the National Governors Association, Virginia Governor Gerald L. Baliles, told Congre

The first plant to make high-impact polystyrene in Malaysia will be a Japanese-built facility in the

Key trade and economic policy advisers of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates outl

Ways to moderate the foreign debt burden of developing nations and a review of economic policy coord

People who experience allergic reactions to pesticides even when properlyapplied according t

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in West Berlin will have a more European fla

Occidental Chemical Corp. and Marubeni Corp. of Tokyo have set a joint venture agreement to construc

Market sources say the spot price for the octane booster in gasoline, MTBE or methyl-tert-butyl ethe

KabiVitrum AB, a health-products subsidiary of Procordia Group Tuesday announced that is has acquire

Japan will ban from export to Iran and Iraq three more chemicals that can be made into weapons, the

Genzyme Corp. has announced the dedication of its $6.7 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility

SYNTEX FORMS VENTURE WITH PROCTER & GAMBLEThe Procter & Gamble Co. and Syntex Corp. have sig

The growing urgency of environmental issues will help the waste industry in coming years as the coun

Nedlloyd Lines will begin installing in October self-contained modules to power its expanding refrig

Todd Shipyards Corp., a company operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reported a net los

The Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense scheduled a public hearing for New York City Oct. 17.<

Marchen Maersk, one of the world's largest containerships, calls at Charleston's Wando Terminal.

The shipping conference governing rates from the United States to Asia lowered its currency adjustme

CHEMICAL CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION INC. (Paramus, N.J.) - William R. Ludt of Hvide Shipping Inc., Fort L

Tue., Sept. 20, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

STOTLER ECONOMICS (Chicago) - Robert J. Genetski was named president of this newly formed subsidiary

Permission is sought from the Maritime Administration to transfer one drilling unit and a cargo barg

US, JAPAN CALL TRUCE ON DEVELOPMENT BANKTOKYO - Japan and the United States have called a tr

The European Community's vision of a unified internal market by 1992 has suffered a setback with the

The lower house of Japan's parliament Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolutionagainst further openin

After antifreeze in wine and radiation in salads, health-obsessed West Germany is in the grip of its

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Last week's U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. corn crop estimate was 4.462 billion bushels. The

SOVIETS RUMORED TO BE BIG BUYER OF US CORNCHICAGO - The Soviet Union is rumored to have boug

The United States is seeking an increase in the amount of mild coffee contained in the International

The Motion Picture Export Association of America has filed a formal complaint against South Korea, c

EC SEEN BLOCKING GATT REVIEW PROGRESSThe European Community's apparent reluctance to submit

After shedding Friendly Ice Cream Corp. this summer, Hershey Foods Corp. is looking for new ventures

MOLEX INC. SETS CHINESE JOINT VENTUREMolex Inc. announced a joint venture in China and other

The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that Denmark can retain environmental protection laws

In a move akin to shipping sand to the Sahara, a small Canadian company called Glas-Aire Industries

SOUTH KOREA MAY MISS TEXTILE EXPORT QUOTASEOUL, South Korea - The appreciating won has made

Pilot Air Freight Corp. is an unconventionally conventional, medium-size air freight forwarder.<

McDONNELL DOUGLAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO. (St. Louis) - Nissen A. Davis has been named vice presiden

Scores of government dignitaries and workers turned out Tuesday for the dedication of the Blue Eagle