China imported 7,558 tons of solar-grade polysilicon in February 2015, decreasing on month by 18.8%. 4,746 tons or 62.8% was imported through export processing zones (EPZs), according to China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association. South ...
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China imported 7,558 tons of solar-grade polysilicon in February 2015, decreasing on month by 18.8%. 4,746 tons or 62.8% was imported through export processing zones (EPZs), according to China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association. South ...
Tags: Nonferrous Metals, Polysilicon
A commercial poultry flock in Minnesota was tested positive for a strain of H5N2 avian influenza, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). This comes after two other farms in Pope and Lac qui Parle counties of western ...
Taiwan has recalled food products illegally imported from five Japanese regions affected by the earthquake in 2011 and consequent nuclear disaster. According to Food and Drug Administration director General Chiang Yu-mei, country's health ...
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The UK lawmakers are urging the National Health Service (NHS) to ban fast-food outlets from hospitals in an effort to curb obesity in British citizens. In a report titled 'The Impact of Physical Activity and Diet on Health,' the Health ...
Toyota is planning to construct its first passenger car assembly plant in Mexico, which will produce Corolla compact sedan. Reuters cited sources familiar with the matter as saying that the company is waiting for the approval of its board ...
Tags: Passenger Car, Corolla, compact sedan
Chemicals giant Ineos has started a community consultation process in a bid to gain support for fracking. The firm's consultation process will start in mid-April with a series of "town hall" meetings, beginning in areas where it already ...
Global seed technology major Monsanto’s Indian subsidiary said it would submit final trial results for its genetically modified (GM) corn to lawmakers within a year. As cited in Reuters, Monsanto India CEO Shilpa Divekar Nirula said ...
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Health campaign group Action on Sugar (AoS) has called for the ban on the sale of energy and sports drinks to youngsters after its research found that some of these products had up to 20 teaspoons of sugar. The research found the ...
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Cigarette giant Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has threatened to take legal action against the Irish government if it doesn't stop work over plain packaging legislation for cigarettes. JTI Ireland, one of the biggest producers of ...
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The UK government is planning to introduce compulsory country of origin labeling for dairy products in order to support struggling dairy farmers. Dairy products including cheese, milk and yoghurt will feature the country of origin ...
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Peru, Belarus and Taiwan have imposed a temporary ban on beef product imports from Canada, over the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak. Earlier this month, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of ...
Tags: Beef Products, beef exports
A legislation in the Ohio senate proposed by senator Shannon Jones calls on making childproof packaging necessary for containers of liquid nicotine used to refill electronic cigarettes. The goal of the law is to ensure that children do ...
Ireland has become the first country from the EU to supply beef to the US after a span of 17 years, with the country's produce to be served as part of a trade mission to promote the lifting of the EU-wide beef ban. Minister for ...
Tags: Irish Beef, US Market
The Northern Ireland government has confirmed it will implement the UK-wide proposed regulations on standardised packaging for cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco. The decision comes after the Welsh government gave its consent last week ...