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Japan's Maruzen Restarts Quake-Shut Naphtha Cracker

04.04.2011 - Japan's Maruzen Petrochemical said on Monday it began restarting its 480,000 tons per year naphtha cracker in Chiba, east of Tokyo, earlier in the day, nearly a month after it was...

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GE Unlikely To Face Liability in Japanese Nuclear Crisis

04.04.2011 - The Japanese nuclear crisis has created a public-relations headache for General Electric, but the company so far has escaped any legal fallout, and many experts expect it will...

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Fukushima Daiichi: What is Going on at Japan's Damaged Nuclear Reactor?

31.03.2011 - Japanese engineers are struggling to gain control of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, which was seriously damaged by a March 11...

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Update on Japan's Nuclear Crisis: March 31

31.03.2011 - Following are main developments after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeast Japan and crippled a nuclear power station, raising the risk of an uncontrolled...

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Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Cracks Fall Despite Demand

30.03.2011 - Asia's naphtha price was around its lowest in two weeks on Tuesday, with cracks falling to a three-session low despite demand from Taiwan and a cracker in Japan resuming operations...

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Japan Nuclear Crisis Update

30.03.2011 - Following are main developments after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeast Japan and crippled a nuclear power station, raising the risk of an uncontrolled...

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Japan Nuclear Crisis Update

28.03.2011 - Following are main developments after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeast Japan and crippled a nuclear power station, raising the risk of uncontrolled radiation....

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Automakers Face Paint Shortage After Japan Quake

28.03.2011 - The shortage of a specialty pigment that gives cars a glittering shine has prompted automakers to temporarily restrict orders on vehicles in certain shades of black, red and other...