China : Sino-US textile talks in final phase

  China and the US had scheduled to start the fourth round of two-day textile consultation on September 28. An official from Commerce Department in Beijing said recently that the two sides did hope to reach an agreement in the talks, but differences still existed over textile quotas, so it was too soon to predict the outcome. Meanwhile, round of Sino-EU textile trade talks has also entered the final phase. The official said that in the third round of talks, China and the US each revealed their cards in hand, but there w...

LANXESS steps up research and development

  Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is stepping up its research and development activities. Around 200 experts from the company will present their latest projects at the company’s second Innovation Day. “Innovation is an essential prerequisite if the company is to achieve sustainable long-term success, especially in these difficult economic times. That’s why we’ve increased this year’s investment budget to around EUR 110 million, up 10 percent on 2008,” states LANXESS AG Board of Manage...

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