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Uniflex Inc. has joined the growing ranks of companies that have developed a biodegradable film that

Rohm & Haas Co. announced a 50 percent expansion of its plasticsmodifiers production capacity in Gra

UTI Chemicals Inc. developed an airless polyurethane spare tire for the automobile industry, accordi

The Office of Technology Assessment recently estimated that the projected costs of all planned gene

Merck & Co. and Asahi Breweries Ltd., of Tokyo, announced that Merck will sell to Asahi its 50.54 pe

Occidental Petroleum Corp. announced that it has signed a joint venture contract to construct a coal

China Has New Service To Australia and NZSYDNEY, Australia - China has strengthened its ship

India Releases Data On Bhopal Relief PlanBHOPAL, India - Indian authorities released limited

Du Pont Net Income Up 51 percent in 1st QuarterWILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours &

Exporting for 15 years and with agents on five continents, Industrias de Papel Simao SA has provided

Containerized delivery of Brazilian writing and printing paper to East Coast U.S. customers has beco

April 28, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

1368.5 (April 28, 1988) Previous day - 1377.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Excha

Like its sister waterway in Panama, the Suez Canal is facing worrisome times. Its problems are not h

Apex Resources Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., is seeking approval from the Maritime Administration to sel

Two years ago, many heavy-truck makers and analysts were saying that the market would go ga-ga over

Industry Group Pushes Rail Regulation ReformThe National Industrial Transportation League sa

Railroad freight carloadings were up in March over the same month of 1987 for the 14th consecutive m

Canadian National Railway has introduced weekly non-stop container servicefrom Vancouver tha

Consolidated Freightways Inc. elected Lary R. Scott president and chief executive of the company. Mr

With sales at a record $2.4 billion and profits double those of a year earlier, the nation's second-

The Interstate Commerce Commission this week reaffirmed the legitimacy of negotiated but unpublished

Top executives of Japan's major shipping companies Thursday welcomed plans by two of the industry's

Philippine monetary authorities have effectively killed the country's debt- for-equity swap program

AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK FSB (New York) - Joseph L. Damato was named vice president and regional office

Chase Reportedly Near Brazil Debt Swap DealSAO PAULO, Brazil - A proposed $200 million debt

Despite slow growth and record inflation Mexico's economy did surprisingly well in 1987, the central

The new Brazilian constitution will have a nationalist tilt, although restraints on foreign capital

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

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The largest trade delegation Hong Kong ever sent to the European watch, clock and jewelry fair notch

A local manufacturer of computer systems for the machine tool industry has charged that its Japanese

Eugene H. Mach was named assistant commissioner for commercial operations of the U.S. Customs Servic

Walter Wagner, an importer of fine wood products like mahogany doors, left the Tenth Annual Southeas

The long-awaited first draft of Hong Kong's future mini-constitution, as a part of China, thumped on

President Ronald Reagan will give a speech Monday on economics and trade to the U.S. Chamber of Comm

Island officials will welcome two groups soon for visits that mark a new level in Puerto Rico's driv

THE PROBLEM WITH INFLATION these days may be how we describe it. Are we experiencing only a little i

Peru has shipped part of the nation's gold reserves to European banks to free up $98 million current