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Sulfate DemandSeen FlatOverall demand for aluminum sulfate has been flat and is expe

As hundreds cheered and applauded, former Governor and U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff told federal en

One of the most respected bastions of modern agriculture, the specialized farm operation, is being q

PPG Industries announced that it purchased Chemfil Corp. of Troy, Mich., the leading supplier of met

Chemed Corp. and Merck & Co. announced that they have entered into an agreement in principle for Mer

Adm. Thomas B. Hayward, USN (Ret.), will be main speaker at the 94th annual banquet of the Society o

Issues involving financing and load centers entangled a meeting of the Advisory Group on Strategic P

British Ships Advised To Avoid Syrian PortsThe U.K. government has advised British ships to

Grain storage problems are not as bad as merchandisers and market analysts predicted they would be a

One of the U.S. maritime industry's staunchest supporters on Capitol Hill is battling America's most

Negotiations on local work rules continued Wednesday between shipping associations in the North Atla

The head of the Maritime Employers Association in eastern Canada accused the International Longshore

The Federal Maritime Commission believes it has the authority to prescribe attorneys' fees in procee

USS Great Lakes Fleet Inc. asked the Maritime Administration for permission to sell two cargo vessel

Shipments of iron ore, coal and grain on the Great Lakes in August totaled 11.7 million tons, a decr

The Port of Houston Authority is trying to get a $100 million port improvement bond issue on electio

More than 3,400 ships called at Hong Kong in the second quarter with total capacity of 20 million ne

Gearbulk Christens New Ship in VancouverVANCOUVER, British Columbia - The largest ship ever

A new package of proposals for Australian shipping has been described by Peter Morris, the country's

Japan is aggressively shopping for high-technology companies in the United States. Fujitsu L

Suzuki Eyes Expansion Of Auto Sales in USSuzuki, maker of the tiny four-wheel-drive Samurai,

Efforts are being made to determine if U.S. companies are complying with anti-apartheid demands in t

The General Motors' plant in Port Elizabeth was shut downwhen most of the 3,000 employees refused to

W. Germans Hold Off BONN, West Germany - West Germany's government said it is delaying a dec

The European Community Commission approved a grant for Daimler-Benz AG, from a joint federal-state r

The most viable way to get action within the next two years on free trade talks between the United S

Monsanto Co. and Bayer AG plan to stay in Brazil despite a tide of retreating foreign investments, t

Economic growth stalled in August, Statistics Canada reports. But economists said that's not

Japan is aggressively shopping for high-technology companies in the United States. Fujitsu L

S. Koreans to Display Merchandise in NYCNEW YORK The Korean General Merchandise Show will b

A prominent Singapore stockbroker was jailed for eight years for his part in the fraud that wrecked

Export and import contracts concluded by Japan's 13 major trading firms registered record declines i

Indonesia announced a new package of economic reforms, including tariff reductions, the removal of i

Suzuki Eyes Expansion Of Auto Sales in USSuzuki, maker of the tiny four-wheel-drive Samurai,

Multilateral trade negotiations beginning next January in Geneva will be difficult but should produc

Taiwan imposed controls on some sensitive exports to the United States, but threatened its own count

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is considering loans totaling just under $1 billion to support U.S. sale

U.S. policy on tin stockpiles is a matter of grave concern" to major world producers, who are urging

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Two major oil companies, Chevron USA Inc. and BHP Petroleum Inc., filed to relinquish undeveloped We