The 116th Canton Fair, China's largest trade fair, concluded Tuesday in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou with a trade slowdown, the event organizer said. Total turnover at the fair reached about 179.2 billion yuan (29.2 billion U.S. ...
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Fonterra has officially opened its NZ$126 million UHT greenfield plant in Waitoa, New Zealand. The plant features state-of-the-art Tetra Pak processing and packaging equipment which will produce a range of products including UHT white milk ...
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China stands to gain much more than oil from deepening Western sanctions on Russia. Already in May, Moscow's tenuous international position prompted it to make concessions in order to sign a landmark gas supply agreement – the "Power ...
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In August this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 257,000 metric tons, decreasing by 4.22 percent from 268,321 metric tons in July and up 183.98 percent compared to the same month of 2013, according to the ...
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Coal exports from the Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) terminals based at Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, totaled 9.16 million mt in August this year, decreasing by 9.11 percent compared to July, according to the company's ...
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The “Xiami Effect” of China is strongly blowing the sails of the Korean smartphone component industry. Component supplies to local smartphone manufacturers in China are surging, especially from Samsung Electro-Mechanics and LG ...
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China's price support program, introduced in 2011/12, raised internal market prices for cotton substantially above world prices. Consequently, yarn, fabric, textiles, and apparel made from domestic cotton became less competitive compared ...
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In May this year, Japan's iron and steel product exports amounted to 3.53 million metric tons, increasing by 8.9 percent month on month, but down four percent year on year, while Japan's iron and steel product imports totaled 738,996 metric ...
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Coal exports from the Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) terminals based at Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, totaled 10.08 million mt in July this year, increasing by 22.77 percent compared to June, according to the company's ...
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OUtlook for Taiwan's machine tool forecast to be bright. While cautious industry executives feel Taiwan's machine-tool exports are likely to rise 8% year on year this year, optimistic insiders project?exports to rise 10% to US$4 billion ...
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The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Chinese authorities have entered into a new agreement to begin negotiations on opening export routes for British beef and lamb suppliers to China. The ...
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Two countries—Mexico and Canada—consume bulk of the textile and apparel exports made by the US, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. From January to April 2014, the US exported textiles and apparel worth ...
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With a new government in power in India following last month's elections, Chinese iron ore importers are waiting to see if any policy changes will be forthcoming that could lead to a hike in their imports. India was China's third-largest ...
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According to the data released by the Export and Import Division of South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MOTIE), the country's trade balance indicated a $5.35 billion surplus in May this year. Meanwhile, in the first five months ...
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Coal exports from the Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) terminals based at Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, totaled 8.71 million mt in May this year, decreasing by 3.87 percent compared to April, according to the company's ...
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