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U.S. demand for converted flexible packaging is expected to grow 2.7 percent a year to 5.5 billion p

Epitope Inc. signed a joint research and development agreement with International Genetic Engineerin

The Environmental Protection Agency announced that a $10.96 million de minimis settlement, the first

Aracruz Celulose SA, Brazil's largest exporter of bleached short-fiber cellulose pulp, secured a loa

Mikhail Gorbachev's full-page newspaper ads last August inviting U.S. businesses to the Soviet Union

Top Stories Coal prices will be affected by weaker oil prices although coal's share of the e

The U.S. dollar was mixed Tuesday in narrow, technical trading. Analysts said the dollar was

Agency May Exempt 600 Rail CommoditiesThe Interstate Commerce Commission has proposed to exe

U.S. housing completions rose 4.7 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.635

Commodity Research Bureau's CRB Futures Price Index has tumbled from its mid- January peak, reflecti

The oil distribution industry will be one of the hardest hit should a barge and tugboat strike be ca

The central bank, announcing that it would start issuing its inflation figures twice monthly, said c

United Mine Workers Ratify Contract 2-1CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United Mine Workers members voted

Seagull Energy Corp. and Amoco Gas Co., a unit of Amoco Corp., announced that initial natural gas de

Schlumberger Posts Profit for QuarterSchlumberger Ltd. reported net income in the fourth qua

DHL Worldwide Express, a large international air express company, is consolidating its three geograp

The genesis of the air cargo industry in the United States is in the small package; and anyone old e

Hamburg surpassed Antwerp, Belgium, in 1987 to become Europe's second-largest containerport, accordi

Federal Maritime Commissioner Edward J. Philbin may be only an interim FMC chairman. Preside

Former Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo denied his government covered up evidence linking adulte

Eli Lilly Reports Rise in Net IncomeEli Lilly & Co.'s fourth quarter net income rose to $138

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is increasing off-schedule prices $7.50 a ton for all grades of sulfur

Evergood Products Corp., a manufacturer and distributor of vitamins and over- the-counter drugs, ann

Premier Jacques Chirac said Tuesday that France would make no more concessions on agriculture during

US Companies Plan Ties With NigeriaSeveral U.S. companies are studying closer business ties

The Iowa presidential caucus victory of Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., may bring some added momentum

General Motors Corp. Tuesday reported a big jump in its profit for the fourth quarter and for 1987,

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

Albert C. Martin and Associates, a Los Angeles architectural and engineering firm, was one of the fi

Mexico, trying to persuade banks to convert its foreign debts into U.S.-backed bonds, says its Feb.

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Eastman Kodak Co. introduced a unique photofinishing aid Tuesday that willallow consumers to

Two trans-Atlantic airlines have started negotiations about non-stop direct traffic between Scandina

US Firm, Daewoo Agree On Railcar VentureSan Francisco-based Transcisco Industries Inc. has c

Trans Freight Lines' top executive in the United States is bullish about the carrier's new charterin

Iveco B.V. Truck Sales Topped Goals in 1987BLUE BELL, Pa. - Iveco Trucks of North America In

Bristol-Myers Gets Rights to AIDS DrugsBristol-Myers Co. has received exclusive worldwide li

NASA's Langley Research Center awarded a $959,000 National Aerospace Plane (NASP)-related contract t

Polish Trade Minister Wladyslaw Gwiazda wants to revive U.S. economic relations crippled by Poland's

A coalition of four Japanese companies and their Canadian branches announced that they will build a