Adequate levels of rhizobia organisms can help to increase nitrogen fixation; satellite imagery and mapping capabilities help growers identify yield-limiting factors; and developments in drought stress tolerance. Adequate Rhizobia ...
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On April 22, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced that during last week (Apr. 14-20) the overall average finished steel price in China declined by 0.1 percent compared to the previous week. In the given week, the average prices of ...
Tags: Finished Steel, hot rolled strip, round bar
China will appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against its ruling that China's regulation of its rare earth exports had violated WTO rules, an official said on Thursday. The appeal will be lodged Thursday, Chinese Ministry of ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today ordered Molycorp Minerals, LLC, to pay a $27,300 penalty for improper management of hazardous waste at its San Bernardino County mine and mineral processing facility. The violations were ...
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On April 15, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced that during last week (Apr. 7-13) the overall average finished steel price in China rose by 0.6 percent compared to the previous week. In the given week, the average prices of ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Finished Steel, Steel
Just weeks remain before companies registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must disclose whether they are receiving tantalum, tungsten, tin and gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and, if so, ...
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Association Connecting Electronics Industries, recently published IPC-1755, Conflict Minerals Data Exchange Standard, to help suppliers and their customers effectively facilitate conflict minerals data exchange along the entire global ...
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Conflict minerals reporting may be a significant challenge for executives this spring as many companies are just in the early stages of compliance exercises as the May 31 SEC filing deadline approaches, according to a report released ...
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FDA Bid Forms 1,A food category (FOOD) : refers to the ordinary foodstuffs, with the exception of health examination also need to produce nutrition labeling.Beverages and canned food needed for FCE (Factories registered), SID ...
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Although 84 percent of Americans believe that eating breakfast is an essential part of their morning routine, 56 percent skip it several times a week or more. To address this gap for time-starved consumers, Hormel Foods has introduced ...
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Indian steel producer Essar has announced that its Projects Minerals & Metals Asset has won a second contract from Indian state-owned steelmaker Steel Authority of India (SAIL) for a project at the SAIL Bhilai steel plant in Chhattisgarh. ...
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Vitro Minerals announces the commercialization of a synthetic light weight mineral filler for plastics and sealants that is 10-17% lower specific gravity than traditional fillers commonly used. At 40% filler loading in nylon or ...
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Global copper supply is expected to remain in surplus in 2014 and continue to exert downward pressure on prices, Australia's Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics forecast in its March quarter report. "Although consumption is forecast ...
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Freight rates for grain runs from South America to the Far East declined on Friday amid low Chinese soybeans demand, oversupply of tonnage and generally bearish sentiment in the Atlantic market. Grain runs basis 60,000 mt on the ...
Tags: grain, soybeans, Chinese demand
Democratic Republic of Congo aims to double tax revenues from minerals but investors warned that an overhaul of the mining code could remove incentives to invest there. Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo told a mining conference in the ...
Tags: DRC Mining, Mining Tax