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CAN EDI TRULY BE GLOBAL? Proponents of electronic data interchange envision a world without

Failure by Congress to ratify the U.S.-Canadian trade liberalization accord would cripple U.S. aspir

Japanese firms spent 3.945 trillion yen (US$30.34 billion) on advertising in 1987, the highest year-

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a record 89,385 patents in 1987, the agency said.

The United States, Japan and the European Community could do much more to improve worldwide patent,

EC Agriculture Official Will Visit US in MarchBRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community Agricul

Japan's biggest ocean carrier, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, expects losses in its world shipping sector to b

Yasuko Yoshimi may not have enough money to buy a new Subaru four-wheel-drive car. But ask her if sh

The Federal Reserve's desire to prove its independence from Reagan administration pressure could inf

The second of two wayward satellites rescued by space shuttle astronauts three years ago is space-bo

At a time of rising prices from European suppliers, U.S. wine and spirits wholesalers say lower ocea

President Reagan on Wednesday launched Export Now - a joint business- government effort to further b

Electric utilities will spend $600 million more on construction in 1988 than the year before, sugges

Board Refuses to Block Pacific Palisades PlanOccidental Petroleum Corp's long-delayed plan t

Financial Firm Backs Emery Takeover TryNEW YORK - Towers Financial Corp. is backing what app

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

NC System Tracks State Trade FiguresRALEIGH, N.C. - Economists at North Carolina State Unive

Union Carbide confirmed that the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of companies has signed a license to use th

Effective March 1, 1988, Dow Chemical U.S.A. will increase the price of styrene monomer to direct cu

A federal judge Tuesday found Occidental Chemical Corp. responsible for the multimillion-dollar cost

The Lucidol division of Pennwalt Corp. has announced the following peroxide price increases effectiv

Billions of plastic beverage bottles may soon bear a simple stamp to allow easier recycling as a res

International Genetic Engineering Inc. and Eastman Pharmaceuticals have entered into a collaborative

Witco Announces Price IncreaseThe Argus division of Witco Corp. has announced an increase of

Columbian Chemicals Co. has boosted carbon blacks production capacity by 30 percent at its North Ben

ICI Advanced Materials announced it is combining its Fluon polytetrafluoroethyl ene, or PTFE, and LN

A proposed merger between two of the nation's largest manufacturers of glass containers remains on h

Photo-Marker to Buy Chemical ManufacturerSPARTANBURG, S.C. - Photo-Marker Corp. announced th

The Maritime Administration says a ship operator cannot get a government reimbursement for fuel cost

Northern Indiana Public Service Co., Hammond, Ind., said that increased activity at five major steel

Problems at the huge new Antaibao coal mine in China may force Japanese steelmills to increa

Members of the International Longshoremen's Association have planned a rally Thursday at the port he

Cold Weather Boosts Sales at Baltimore GasBaltimore Gas & Electric Co. said that during Janu

A union ban on loading coal onto vessels that fly flags of convenience in New South Wales ports has

Feb. 23, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

DOE Sets Entry Date On Clean Coal ProjectsThe Energy Department said proposals are due May 2

As gasoline prices head downward for the fourth straight month, motorists arefinding unleade

Fuel tanks buried in residential lots across the state pose a potential threat to the environment, p

23 Companies Seek Norwegian ConcessionsOSLO, Norway - Twenty-three oil companies had filed a

The British government cleared the way for the British Petroleum Co. PLC, or BP, to complete its 2.