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Production of plastics resins totaled 4.1 billion pounds in March, up 10.8 percent from the same mon

Pennwalt Hikes Price Of Sodium ChloratePennwalt Corp. is increasing its off-list prices of s

When Priam Corp. completes construction of its first robotic assembly line this summer, the disk-dri

Reauthorization of the Airport and Airways Trust Fund gained ground in the House as the Department o

France's state-controlled airline, Air France, is gearing up to the rising demand for seats from its

The Transportation Department Thursday moved toward accepting a request from USAir and Piedmont Airl

So now that there are all those home computer programs to help book business travel, I guess we don'

An aerospace executive urged that the U.S. restart the engine of its space program to regain leaders

Sharply higher levels of technology transfer and indigenous research and development are essential i

Tariff Cuts Approved By Taiwanese CabinetTAIPEI, Taiwan - The executive Yuan, or cabinet, ap

NCA Levels Criticism At Trade LegislationThe National Coal Association is lodging more criti

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

Icelandair Orders Two Boeing TwinjetsIcelandair announced an order for two 737-400 twinjets

One of Australia's largest coal producers is trimming its operations in response to depressed intern

The Nakasone administration will try harder to improve access to Japan's market for semiconductors m

Senegal appears ready to take delivery of 10,500 metric tons of mixed U.S. wheat, its first shipment

Current projections point to grain supplies remaining well in excess of de mand over the coming 12 m

American Brands Inc., the Connecticut-based consumer products and financial services conglomerate, i

The European Community's plans to tax vegetable oils and fats will not affect oilseed imports, an EC

Legislation pending in Congress could put steel importers out of business by re- quiring them to tra

Current Apparel Quotas Where the Average Recent Utilization Rate Indicates Full QuotaUtiliza

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Disease Could Reduce Argentine Beef ExportsThe outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Argenti

Shipping on the Illinois Waterway between Peoria and Beardstown will be interrupted for two months t

Norway has become the first major maritime nation to adopt a ship registry system open to foreign ve

Fresh from a trip to Japan, the top executive of Navistar International Transportation Corp., denied

The new heads of the Chemical Manufacturers Association are projecting even stronger results for the

The port of Chicago, through bad management, is losing millions of tons in overseas shipping busines

Excess Coverage Bill Stops at Cuomo's DeskALBANY, N.Y. - Legislation that would retroactivel

The Iraqi pilot who attacked the USS Stark in the gulf claims he opened firebecause he was c

The Swedish Club, fast-becoming one of the world's largest hull underwriters, has warned shipowners

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich has until June 12 to produce records for the Michigan insurance department

People battling the AIDS epidemic on the front lines want next week's seven- nation economic summit

A CHANGE AT THE TOP for Corroon & Black Corp. will definitely occur someday, but exactly when remain

Rock music blares inside the college's sixth-floor student activities area, which has an array of we

Medical care for AIDS patients in the United States probably will cost more than $37 billion from mi

A Kuwaiti-owned firm apparently still owns the 11 Kuwaiti oil tankers that are being reflagged as U

Beaumont Reports 22 percent Tonnage IncreaseBEAUMONT, Texas - The port of Beaumont reported

A turnaround in container leasing has boosted rates and profits and should result in further increas

The Senate Commerce Committee moved to block Reagan administration plans to order two polar icebreak