PTTMCC Biochem (PTTMCC), a joint venture between PTT PLC and Mitsubishi Chemical, has selected BioAmber Inc. as its partner for a polybutylene succinate (PBS) plant that will begin construction in Thailand in 2012. BioAmber will build a biobased succinic acid plant in Thailand and supply PTTMCC with biobased succinic acid on an exclusive basis. Succinic […]
Continue ReadingChina can take great pride in the robust growth of its economy, its successful path towards peace and prosperity, along with garnering more global attention from tourists, scholars and the world at large. Beijing, the capital city, represents the heart of China. Beijing stands at the forefront of a new Asia that is emerging, which […]
Continue ReadingLaos wants to start construction this year on the $3.8 billion (Bt115 billion) Thai-financed Xayaburi hydropower plant on the Mekong River after changing the design of the dam to placate neighbouring countries opposed to the project. Laos completed a review of the dam recently to ease concerns in three neighbouring countries that it would harm […]
Continue ReadingNew property developments in Viet Nam and the latest interior and exterior products will be on display in the second phase of the VIETBUILD 2011 international exhibition in HCM City next week. This phase – the first phase was held in July – will focus on construction materials and equipment using advanced technologies. Organisers told […]
Continue ReadingLaos wants to start construction this year on the $3.8 billion Thai-financed Xayaburi hydropower plant on the Mekong River after changing the design to placate neighboring countries opposed to the project. Laos completed a review of the dam initiated in April to ease concerns that it would harm rice production and fish catches downstream, said […]
Continue Reading“The project will further strengthen the already good relations between Thailand and Sweden” Sweco has been chosen to plan and design a new wastewater treatment plant in Om Noi, a satellite city of Bangkok. In the future, the new plant will treat wastewater for 350,000 residents. “There is an urgent need to improve the systems […]
Continue ReadingOver an average British person’s lifetime, 5,800 pints of beer are consumed, plus 8,700 glasses of wine, 2,900 bottles of cider, 5,808 shots of spirits, 1,452 cocktails, 1,452 glasses of liquor, and 1,452 glasses of champagne – the equivalent of 456 drinks annually. The typical Brit also experiences 726 hangovers over a lifetime. £962 are […]
Continue ReadingA high speed rail system has been announced by the Russian Government, a rail system that will traverse the Bering Strait. If the project goes as planned, it will contain the world’s longest tunnel, and will cost near $65 billion dollars. This project will be a key infrastructure and communication alternative between continents and could […]
Continue ReadingCambridge is among the universities planning to charge £9,000 a year tuition fees Cambridge University has held its top place in an international university league table, after ending Harvard’s six-year lead in last year’s rankings. But QS, the firm behind the tables, warned tighter finances could hit UK universities’ in the future. The Department for […]
Continue ReadingFirst Twinings changed its much-loved Earl Grey recipe – now, thanks to a health drive, Heinz is changing its HP Sauce formula. I knew something was up when my wife started stockpiling tea. You only had to open a cupboard in our kitchen and a box of tea bags or loose-leaf would tumble out. Whenever […]
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