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Guenther Oettinger Plays Down Japan Warning

17.03.2011 - Warnings of a further possible nuclear catastrophe in Japan by Europe's energy chief were based on media reports and his personal fears, his spokeswoman said after the comments...

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DSM Halts Some Production In Japan Due To Water Shortage

17.03.2011 - DSM has reported a temporary production stop at its Japanese optical fiber coatings joint venture due to a shortage of water.

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BASF Reports Several Sites in Japan Up and Running

16.03.2011 - BASF has reported that several of its medium or large production sites in Japan are up and running normally now, including Chiba, Yokkaichi and Rokuromi, as well as many smaller...

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Japan Crisis Day 6: Most Recent Developments

16.03.2011 - Following are main developments after a massive earthquake struck northeast Japan on Friday and set off a tsunami. • Public broadcaster NHK says flames are no longer visible at a...

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EU Should Consider Nuclear Stress Tests

16.03.2011 - European Union governments should consider the possibility of "stress tests" on European nuclear power stations to check they meet safety requirements, the EU's Executive...

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ANRPC: Japan Crisis Has Limited Impact On Rubber Demand

16.03.2011 - An earthquake which struck Japan and spurred a nuclear crisis will have limited impact on global demand because there is no damage to plants owned by major firms such as...

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Shin-Etsu Reopens Plant, 2 Wafer Factories Closed

16.03.2011 - Shin-Etsu Chemical, the world's leading maker of silicon wafers, restarted a factory near in Gunma, northwest of Tokyo, but said two other plants near the worst hit quake areas in...

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Bayer Sites Still Up and Running in Japan

15.03.2011 - Germany's Bayer employs over 3,660 people in Japan and has reported that none of their employees were injured as a consequence of the earthquake or the tsunami. Bayer's production...