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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

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Annual methanol consumption in China, 2000-16. Beginning with its February Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA incorporated revisions to historical international liquids consumption data into the STEO’s international liquid fuels market balances. Source: EIA and Argus Media group, China Methanol to Energy Study , January 2017.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000.

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Minda Corporation, Pricol to present arguments to CCI over stake acquisition | Autocar Professional

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While Minda initially brushed off the move as putting extra money to good use, the market speculated it was a hostile takeover. Pricol management stated it would use all possible legal and financial means to prevent the deal in order to maintain control over the company. What arethe key issues in the deal that CCI may scrutinise?

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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

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Thus, in 2013 the European Union fleet already collectively met its legal target for 2015. Compared to the current levels the average emissions gap between gasoline and diesel was more than 10 times higher in 2000. The average CO 2 emissions level of a new car sold in 2013 was 127 g CO 2 /km; the target for 2015 was 130 g/km.

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Avis Budget group to acquire car-sharing company Zipcar in cash deal for approximately $500 million

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Founded in 2000, Zipcar operates the largest member-based, car sharing network in the world. Zipcar now has more than 760,000 members (“Zipsters”), with a market-leading presence in 20 major metropolitan areas in the United States, Canada and Europe, and fleet positioned at more than 300 college and university campuses.

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Volkswagen AG makes $9.2B offer for remaining shares of Scania; common toolkit strategy for commercial vehicles

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Volkswagen has been invested in Scania since 2000 and today indirectly and directly holds a total of 89.2% With its premium products, its strong market position and its technological expertise, Scania is a core element of the integrated commercial vehicles group that we intend to accomplish under the umbrella of the Volkswagen Group.

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BASF and Gazprom agree on asset swap; BASF’s Wintershall expanding production of oil and gas, exiting gas trading and storage business

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BASF and Russia’s Gazprom signed a legally binding basic agreement to swap assets of equivalent value. The partnership in the area of the construction, operation and marketing of natural gas pipelines will continue unchanged. Together the activities to be divested contributed €8.6 This is an average increase of 5% per year.

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