Rubber inventory at China's Qingdao down 3 pct -- trade

Tyre grade prices have tumbled to multi-year lows on worries about global economic growth and weakening demand from China, which accounts for 35% of global consumption

Chinese makers boost polysilicon output on tariff concern

Chinese tariffs are likely to buoy prices of polysilicon, which have dropped about 25% in the last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg

Nigeria reports boost in food production

Nigerian government receives additional $3.7 billion in gross benefits to the economy, following a 45% increase in food supply in 2012.

Merck and Greenpharma cooperate on active ingredient

Merck and Greenpharma cooperate on cosmetic active ingredient, skin-firming poppy seed extract which is natural and has two-fold action.

in-cosmetics Asia set to welcome a host of new exhibitors

in-cosmetics Asia set to welcome a host of new exhibitors 29 – 31 October 2013, BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand

GE Chairman on power Africa initiative

A new initiative to double access to power in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ultra/scan probe for measuring coating thickness

The Elcometer 456 coating thickness gauge enables users to automatically compare thickness values to a coating's specification, display trend graphs, store individually time and date stamped thickness readings into memory.

NUM expands CNC machine tools presence in Asia

NUM has opened a subsidiary for applications support, sales and after-sales service in Seoul, South Korea, to serve the country’s growing market for CNC machine tools.

Breakthrough in polysaccharide absorption

At the 2013 International Symposium on Chemical Glycobiology, researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica released their latest findings on the oral absorption of polysaccharides

DKSH launches Alpecin in Hong Kong

An agreement with Dr. Wolff, a German research-based consumer health company, will provide commercial and distribution services for Alpecin brand for hair regrowth in Hong Kong

Using time-lapse data to improve IVF

Unisense FertiliTech to present large scale time-lapse data analysis to improve IVF treatment

Surgery plus chemo improves gastric cancer prognosis

Study confirms adding chemotherapy to surgery improves survival in advanced gastric cancer