At the 6th annual conference of German Water Partnership, experts from industry, politics and science discussed demands and market opportunities in international water management. In his opening speech Chairman of the GWP Board Michael ...
Tags: Water Markets, Energy, Processing Machinery
The Italian government has recently criticised Britain for this stance. Italy planned to issue just biodegradable, cloth or paper bags in shops and use one Italian supplier that made compostable plastic. However, the approval was ...
Over the years, there has been a sharp decline in imports of cotton made by Russia and Japan, which were the world's leading cotton importers in 1990. In 2012, China and Bangladesh were the world's top importers of cotton, while Russia ...
Tags: Textile, Cotton Imports, Cotton
US-based genomics company BioNano Genomics has launched Irys System for genome mapping in the region of European Union (EU). The Irys benchtop instrument is fully automated and uses the IrysChip to uncoil and confine long DNA molecules in ...
Tags: Bionano, Irys System
A team of researchers from the Government Chemist Programme, in LGC, have developed a new control material to help labs identify false positives when monitoring imports for genetically modified (GM) rice in food products originating from ...
Tags: Control Material, GM Rice
Pressures from increasingly challenging market and economic conditions in China, which are exacerbated by a regulatory environment that continues to be demanding and at times discriminatory, have led to a clear downturn in profitability and ...
Following a sharp fall in 2009, EU27 international trade in goods with Russia has grown strongly since then to reach record levels in 2012. After falling from 105 billion euro in 2008 to 66 bn in 2009, EU27 exports to Russia have risen ...
According to data from Cambodia Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia's export of apparel and cotton increased by 17.5% Y-O-Y, reaching the amount of $1.34 billion in the first three month. During the first three month in 2013, Cambodia's ...
Turkmenistan hosted an international exhibition 'Textile Industry of Innovation Development in the Era of Power and Happiness' that was organized by the Ministry of Textile Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan ...
Tags: Textile
Sand filters have been employed on the East Anglian Broads in the United Kingdom to reduce the impact of phosphates in sewage discharge. Filtration+Separation looks at achievements in managing eutrophication, and understanding its complex ...
Yingli Green Energy (Yingli Solar), a China-based solar firm, has commented on the imposition of preliminary anti-dumping duties by the European Commission (EC) targeting solar products originating in China as well as those shipped from ...
Tags: Yingli Solar, Anti-Dumping Duties
China's pending move to slap anti-dumping tariffs on imported solar polysilicon from key countries will generate a surge in pricing for this key raw material in June and July, but the magnitude of the increase will be limited by market ...
Tags: Solar Polysilicon, tariffs
According to data released by the Turkey’s Steel Exporters’ Association (CIB), Turkey’s exports of steel products totaled 1.68 million tons in May, up by 1.2% from a month ago and increasing by 0.1% year on year. ...
Tags: Turkey, Construction&Decoration, Exports
Much of the architectural coatings market in Europe is in the doldrums at the moment because of a slump in the region's construction sector stemming from a general slowdown in its economy. During the first quarter of this year, European ...
In retaliation for Europe setting a punitive tariff (11.8%) on China-made solar panels, China announced on June 5 plans to start an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against Europe-made wine imports. According to Reuters, this is ...
Tags: Wine Industry, Solar Trade Dispute