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The M.W. Kellogg Co. said Wednesday that its proprietary ammonia optimizer is to be used at Agrico C

Ausimont Inc. began the third stage of an expansion of production of Halar fluoropolymer its plant i

Faced with trouble finding enough technical employees for its ambitious computer systems buildup ove

Ecuador's new Social Democratic government has announced a package of sweeping measures aimed at end

The number of new Japanese houses started in July fell for the first time in two years, but economis

SINGAPORE REFERENDUM LIKELY ON POLITICAL PLANSingapore's ruling party, under pressure from t

SHOWSCAN SIGNS PACT WITH IMAGINE JAPANCULVER CITY, Calif. - Showscan Film Corp. announced it

A new Washington-based group, the Eastern Caribbean Investment Promotion Service, is trying to raise

The West German government probably will reduce its controlling stake in Lufthansa, the nation's fla

CARGO GROWTH UP 15 PERCENT, PASSENGERS UP 2.5 PERCENTCargo tonnage continues to edge upward,

America West Airlines has Begun Seatfone Service, the seat-back version of the Airfone Inflight Tele

The U.S. military's use of high-performance composites is forecast to help triple the U.S. composite

Guardian Royal Exchange, a major British insurer, Wednesday unveiled record profits in the first hal

Maybe old dogs don't learn new tricks, but the M.A. Hanna Co. has quickly transformed itself from a

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The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. has contracted with Price Waterhouse in Washington to comp

In the early 1980s, when Conrail officials operated special passenger trains for inspectionsof their

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A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former Continental Illinois Corp. Vice president John Lytle to

The steel piping stock made in South Africa in the railings at the People Mover stations will be rep

6,000 STATE FIRMS IN CHINA IN DEBTMore than 6,000 of China's state-run companies are losing

Pehr Gyllenhammar, AB Volvo chief executive, said he expects world demand for cars to level off or e

Thortec International Gets EPA ContractsSAN MATEO, Calif. - Thortec International Inc. was a

On a sailing sloop in the South Pacific, 10 years ago this month, computer designer Gordon Bell tho

SHAREHOLDING BANK SET UP IN FUJIAN, CHINAFUZHOU, China - A new commercial bank has opened in

Global investors search feverishly for the best money-making deals. Similarly, investors generally s

TRAVELERS TO SELL UNIT TO LIBERTY MUTUALHARTFORD, Conn. - Travelers Corp. said it has signed

Last year North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota produced 42 percent of the 527-million-bushel U.S

In its heyday as a business conglomerate, GenCorp was perhaps best known for tires, rocketry and bro

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that Americans' real median family income rose 1.0 percent in

Freight consolidators are jumping at the chance to use shipping containers supplied by steamship com

August 31, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

Any development in intermodalism is going to be a success here, insists Dominique Delamare de Boutte

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South Korea plans to make the won an internationally traded currency in several months by lifting fo

A group of fiscal experts from the International Monetary Fund is due to arrive here this week to ga

This is the kind of story export promotion officials dream about. A commercial bank turns do

A senior Chinese leader says he hopes Japanese business will lead the way in new foreign investment.

EGYPT REDUCES PRICE OF EXPORT OIL 50 CENTSCAIRO, Egypt - Egypt said it will lower its export

The $100 million North American talc industry is undergoing a period of restructuring as several maj