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Union Carbide Corp. announced plans for a 50 percent increase in latex production capacity at its UC

BASF officially opened its new $20 million Agricultural Research Center in Research Triangle Park, N

Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao purchased cargoes of low-grade coking coal fro

The growing ability of large industrial companies to shop around for low-cost electric power could c

A UTILITY FUEL BUYER has a suggestion on contract coal pricing that makes some producers cringe.

Hargreaves Rejects Coalite Takeover BidHargreaves Group PLC, an oil and coal trading company

About 70 percent of the construction workers still on the job at the almost- completed Nine Mile Poi

The company that provides security guards at Philadelphia Electric Co.'s Limerick nuclear power plan

Indonesia is optimistic that world oil prices will rise following the Sept. 1 production cuts by mem

A computerized system capable of monitoring radioactive fallout caused by accidents at nuclear power

Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, the Italian state energy group, and Algeria have renewed their agreement

BP Australia Sales Fell in First Half '86SYDNEY, Australia - British Petroleum Australia Ltd

The United States' top energy official said that the West cannot afford to do without nuclear power

Senior energy officials from 83 nations, ending a post-Chernobyl meeting, have agreed on the wording

Picture a world in which the United States imports nearly half its oil, largely from the Middle Eas

Deregulation and the trend toward longer truck trailer lengths has not killed the popularity of the

Collision Avoidance Top Priority for FAAAirline pilots say development of a collision avoida

Conrail Busy Upgrading Niagara Junction TrackConsolidated Rail Corp. is installing 9.5 miles

With traffic at the West Coast's largest airport expected to rise by 50 percent to 125 percent in th

Canadian trucking companies operating in the United States must pay higher taxes if provisions conta

A bid by a New York investors' group to buy Gelco Corp. could sidetrack the leasing company's corpor

Potential buyers for Leaseway Transportation Corp. have yet to make bids for the giant trucking and

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. will keep renovating its tracks and fleet while waiting for acti

Xerox Corp. has introduced a new telecopier that prints on plain paper and is the fastest telecopier

A dispute over the future of the 55 mph speed limit continues to block congressional consideration o

A nuclear graveyard in space is filling with debris from worn-out Soviet satellites, and poses the t

The number of U.S. foreign trade zones is increasing, but the duty-free area concept has not yet rea

Rover Group PLC, Britain's biggest carmaker, reported an operating loss for the first half of the ye

The Colon Free Zone, an enclosed maze of streets filled with consumer goodsfrom all over the

Mobil Oil Promotes2 ExecutivesJoe B. Hinton, vice president and general manager of M

Jaruzelski in China WARSAW, Poland - Polish leader Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski has begun a prec

New York state's unemployment rate in August fell to 5.9 percent - down from 6.3 percent in July - w

Argentina may have to draw on official reserves to cover some debt payments during the next year, l

Dana Corp. an Ohio-based firm that produces and distributes motor vehicle and industrial power trans

Knight-Ridder Graphics Network, a Macintosh-based timely news graphic service, will be available to

A U.N. expert panel announced agreement on a global computer language for the processing of trade tr

The Mexican government plans to decree this year's third minimum wage hike next month, a move busine

Congress is about to slash contributions to the major international economic aid agencies. T

The congressional fire for protectionist legislation is not likely to burn out despite the recent U.

The chances of a dock strike, especially at North Atlantic ports, appear to be growing. No a