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Alloys, IPNs, Polymers Find Growing MarketJournal of Commerce StaffNORWALK, Conn. -

Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA has sold its Vancou ver Wharves Ltd. terminal subsidiary t

Eastman Kodak, already under pressure in its home market, is embroiled in a row over price-cutting i

A consumer advocate has denounced the state Public Utilities Commission for agreeing to skip the nor

A member of a state panel that monitors a nuclear power plant is challenging a colleague's findings

Tosco Assessed Fine On Alleged ViolationEL DORADO, Ark. - A fine of $4,800 has been assessed

An image makeover is under way at BMW - from Bust My Wallet to Burn My Wheels. Good investme

A British company has developed a fire-resistant glaze for use in doors. The glaze can be installed

The International Association of Machinists won the right to represent about 14,000 non-flight North

PORT OFFICIALS AT NEW ORLEANS were in a dither recently about media reports that major rubber import

Canada is considering buying 10 or 12 nuclear-powered submarines to patrol an Arctic passage that th

The Propeller Club of the United States, Port of New York. Luncheon meeting. May 18 at the Down town

The U.S. trade deficit is slowly, but surely declining, the latest Commerce Department data show.

American Cruise Lines Inc. said Thursday it had a pretax loss of $759,600 and a net loss of $855,800

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 339,000 persons during the week en

The future of Dome Petroleum Ltd., Canada's debt-ridden oil and natural gas giant, appeared in jeopa

The Philippines will host a four-day conference, May 24-27, on agro-industry and biomass energy reso

The European Community may impose punitive tariffs on selected Japanese electronics products if it i

The European Community may impose punitive tariffs on selected Japanese electronics products if it i

France's Largest Union Calls Major StrikeThousands of demonstrators took to the streets in P

Guardian to Build Luxembourg FacilityGuardian Industries Corp., a leading maker of glass for

A locally registered freight airline has won its year-long battle to operate. Transcorp Airw

The loss of a proposed Zim Lines service in March has Boston shipping officials saying that a labor-

Will the U.S. Navy finally give the anchors-aweigh signal for Airship Industries with a major multim

The Senate appears to be moving toward reprisals against Japan for its refusal to open the Kansai ai

U.S. Truck Lines Inc. lost $849,230 in the first quarter of this year, nearly twice the $489,637 a y

MCI Communications Corp. and US Sprint Communications Co. say they willannounce long-distanc

Pennsylvania Approves Waste-to-Energy PlantYORK, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Enviro

The U.S. dollar turned lower at midday Wednesday on market anxiety that today's merchandise trade fi

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Rohm & Haas Co. announced the formation of a venture with Toyo Soda Manufacturing Co. of Japan, to m

Reichhold Division Hikes Latex PricesDOVER, Del. - The emulsion polymers division of Reichho

Ship Hits Scaffolding On Brooklyn BridgeThe Brooklyn Bridge was briefly closed to Manhattan-

Record revenue from full service truck leasing is spearheading a generally strong business surge for

Toshiba America Seeks To Expand Role in USIRVINE, Calif. - John Rehfeld, vice president and

Nearly one out of every four state enterprises in China lost money in the first quarter of the year,

The government of Jamaica is touting the Caribbean island as a potentially important supply base for

GENERAL NEWS Expanded patent protection for U.S. companies won approval from a Senate Judici

The Banker's Association for Foreign Trade, elected Anthony L. Furr of First Wachovia Corporate Serv

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. announced plans to cut its long-distance rates by about 4.8 perce