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Beijing Expected to End Oil Product Export Quotas
Dec 7, 2016China's independent refineries likely have to rely on state-owned trading companies to export oil products in 2017 as Beijing is likely to stop awarding them quotas to export directly, informed sources said Friday. "It [stopping awarding ...
Tags: Oil Product, Refiners
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China Calls for Peaceful Development amid Japan's Increase of Defense Budget
Dec 25, 2015Japan's Cabinet has approved a record-high military budget for fiscal 2016. The 5 trillion yen, or 42 billion U.S. dollar plan marks the fourth consecutive year that Japan has increased its defense budget. This is the first defense ...
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China Central Bank Sees 2016 Growth at 6.8 Pct
Dec 17, 2015China's central bank projected its baseline forecast for 2016 growth at 6.8 percent on Wednesday, expecting the number of positive factors to gradually increase despite downward pressure on the economy. The rate is slightly lower than the ...
Tags: Central Bank, economy
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USDA Funds New Pilot Project to Give Almond Growers Access to Greenhouse Gas Markets
Oct 10, 2015The Almond Board of California (ABC) will join with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and other partners in carrying out a new USDA-funded pilot project designed to give both almond and corn growers greater access to greenhouse gas ...
Tags: almond, corn, Gas Markets
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Government Has Sought to Downplay The Continuation of The Policy Permitting 51per Cent FDI
May 22, 2015Facing criticism on retail FDI issue, the government has sought to downplay the continuation of the policy permitting 51per cent FDI in the multi-brand retail sector saying the BJP's stand remains the same on the matter, according to media ...
Tags: retail FDI issue, UPA policy
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PV Market Price Is Expected to Remain Constant Until The End of The Lunar New Year
Jan 12, 2015The overall PV market price in the first quarter of 2015 is expected to remain constant until the end of the Lunar New Year. Afterwards, shipment demand will decrease and pricing will drop. The beginning of the holiday season in China meets ...
Tags: solar energy, Lights
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The Overall PV Market Price to Remain Flat
Jan 10, 2015The overall PV market price in the first quarter of 2015 will remain constant until the end of the Chinese New Year; afterwards, shipment demand will decrease and the price will drop, expected EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce. ...
Tags: PV Market, Solar Energy
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Global Cotton Output in 2014/15 Is Estimated at 119.4 Million Bales
Oct 27, 2014“Global cotton output in 2014/15 is estimated at 119.4 million bales, which is similar from the previous season, as higher area is offset by a lower global yield,” the USDA informs in its latest October report. The agency ...
Tags: Cotton Output, cotton mill
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Asia-Pacific Markets Have 60% of Global Solar PV Demand
Sep 18, 2014Total solar photovoltaic (PV) demand from the five leading Asia Pacific (APAC) markets – China, Japan, India, Australia and Thailand – is forecast to reach 17.2GW during the second half of 2014, almost 60% of global solar PV ...
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Relentless Spec and Trade Selling Pushed The December Contract Nearly 1700 Points Lower
Aug 13, 2014Over the last ten-and-a-half weeks relentless spec and trade selling has pushed the December contract nearly 1700 points lower and it still remains to be seen where this decline ultimately leads to. From a technical perspective we are now ...
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Chinese Iron Ore Importers See If India Policy Changes Can Lead to a Hike in Their Imports
Jun 11, 2014With 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 ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Iron Ore
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The Proposed Changes From The UK's DECC Include Restricting ROCs
May 26, 2014The outcome of proposals for 215 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farms in the UK, with capacities in excess of 5MW, are now being re-evaluated, according to Solarbuzz. This re-evaluation follows new, and unexpected, proposals from ...
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Indonesian Thermal Coal Prices Were Steady Amid Reduced Production and Weak Demand
May 21, 2014Indonesian thermal coal prices were steady Friday amid reduced production and weak demand from China and India, sources said. "Demand has been flat. There has been no real movement," an Indonesia-based trader said. A Singapore-based ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Flat Demand
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UK's Upper House of Parliament Said Shale Gas Regulations Should Be Streamlined
May 12, 2014Shale gas regulations should be streamlined and the government should lend its weight to industry attempts at producing gas through hydraulic fracturing, the Economic Affairs Committee of the UK's upper house of parliament said. Launching ...
Tags: Shale gas, Energy security
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The EC Is Proposing Stricter Laws for Organic Foods
Apr 1, 2014The EC is proposing stricter laws for organic foods The European Commission (EC) has proposed a new Regulation or organic products and labelling of organic products, saying that consumer and producer concerns are at the heart of the new ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, organic foods