Dow Enters into a Joint Venture
Chemical giant, The Dow Chemical Company entered into a joint venture with Befar Group Co. Ltd. to make a key refrigerant chemical in China.

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Dow and Binhua Sign Memorandum of Understanding for New Joint Venture in China
The Dow Chemical Company and Befar Group Co., Ltd. , today announced a memorandum of understanding for a new 50-50 joint venture to produce perchloroethylene , a key building block material for non-ozone depleting refrigerants used in industrial, automotive, consumer, commercial, building and construction, and other applications.

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Wilbur Ross:Japan Car Market Was Weak Even Before the Tragedy
Since the deadly earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the auto industry is facing supply chain shortages which are impacting their manufacturing decisions. But paint isn’t the only challenge facing automakers. Some auto parts are manufactured in Japan.

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China Automotive Systems Provides Update on Electric Power Steering Outlook for 2011
HUBEI PROVINCE , China — March 22, 2011 : China Automotive Systems, Inc. (“CAAS” or the “Company”), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China , today announced that its subsidiary, Wuhan Jielong Power Steering Co. Ltd., is receiving growing interest in its electric power steering (“EPS”) systems in the large Chinese automotive market.

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Bosch and its innovative automotive technology at the 32nd Bangkok International Motor Show
Which engine will be powering the cars of the future? What will be the future of the automobile? Bosch as a leading global automotive supplier continues its long term strategy to develop innovative te

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IHS Experts See Little Likelihood of Long-Term Economic Impact from Japan, Middle East/North Africa Crises
March 25, 2011: Economists and industry experts in automotive, energy, risk, security, shipping, and supply chain at IHS , a leading global source of information and analysis, said today the triple disaster in Japan and the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa likely would have only a limited impact on the global economy, provided the twin shocks of higher oil prices and the …

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Neil Winton: Auto jobs to go to China by 2025, study says
As the global economy fights off the stinging impact of Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power crisis, and another flare-up in the Middle East reawakens worries about spiking oil prices and even interruptions to supply, some automotive experts are looking above the short-term turmoil and trying to see what lies ahead.

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