After trading to a low of 82.11 cents last week, downside momentum faded and the market was able to move slightly higher this week, with December closing today about 300 points above important long-term support at 81.72 cents. The lack of ...
Tags: NY Futures, Textile
The performance of Associated British Foods' (ABF's) sugar division has disappointed City analysts, while its Primark business continues to shine. The UK bread market remained 'intensely competitive' with 'some pressure on margins', said ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, bread market
Traders expect limited market impact from the Chinese government ending its licensing system for imported copper scrap, although the move might result in shorter customs clearance times, industry sources said Thursday. China's Ministry of ...
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ICE Cotton closed almost unchanged on the week at just over 83 c/lbs, as specs continued reducing their long position while the trade bought back hedges against physical sales. Demand woke up from a range of markets with futures under ...
Tags: Cotton Trends, ICE Cotton
The Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP) is seeking financial help from the Government to fund three projects aimed at revival of the domestic garment industry. According to FOBAP President Robert M. Young, through ...
Tags: Garment Sector, Apparel
The WTO lawsuit is expected to reach a verdict at the end of this year. Members of the Chinese Society of Rare Earths (CSRE) and Association of Rare Earth Industry (ACREI) have expressed that China has a high chance of losing the lawsuit ...
Tags: Rare Earth, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Closed loop recycler Duo UK has invested in customized co-extruder in a bid to meet the increasing customer demand for environmentally-sound packaging. According to the company, co-extrusion produces polythene film in multilayers, ...
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The new agreement between China and Europe on EU imports of Chinese solar panels has officially been launched. The result of the minimum price and volume limit, which the industry is most concerned about, has also been released. The minimum ...
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As of July 31, importers of steel pipes to Ukraine used 97.4 percent of their annual quota (up to the end of September 2013) for imports of steel seamless casing and tubing with diameters up to 406.4 mm. For the period from October 1, 2012 ...
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As of August 1, importers of coking and bituminous coal to Ukraine used 39.1 percent of their annual quota. For the current year, the quota in question is 10.2 million mt. Of this figure, the unused quota volume is 6.212 million mt. As of ...
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The European Union (EU) has reached a consensus with the China government to set an annual quota of 7GWp on PV modules imported from China, but the quota will reportedly also include solar cells, according to industry sources in Taiwan. ...
Tags: Soar Cells, PV modules
Several trade incentives available to the African countries including, African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Cotonou Agreement with the European Union, and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) agreement, help in the revival of ...
The European Union (EU) has not yet decided on whether to impose anti-dumping tariff rates on solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers and cells imported from China, and if the EU does not impose the tariff, Taiwan-based solar cell makers ...
Tags: Solar Wafers, Solar Cells, PV Modules
The European Union (EU) and the China government have reached a consensus about minimum prices and an annual quota to be set on PV modules imported from China to resolve anti-dumping disputes, and this is expected to benefit Taiwan-based ...
Tags: Solar Cell, PV Settlement
From July 19, 2013, Myanmar, previously Burma, would benefit once again from a special, advantageous trade arrangement with the EU, according to a statement from the European Commission in Brussels. Myanmar would be brought back under ...
Tags: European market, Apparel