The European Commission has cleared commodities trading group Trafigura's minority holding in Belgium-based zinc and lead producer Nyrstar. In November, Trafigura told the EC its minority 20.02% stake in Nyrstar -- held through its ...
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The just-concluded 14th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prime ministers' meeting has once again drawn global attention to China's endeavor to export its surplus industry capacity to meet demand in other countries. A statement ...
The European passenger car market recorded almost 14% more registrations in November than in the same month of 2014, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association reported Tuesday, which should help boost demand for platinum and ...
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The 8th Round of China-EU Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations were held in Brussels on November 30-December 4, 2015. The Chinese delegation is consisted by ten ministries and departments including the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry ...
Russian-origin styrene butadiene rubber 1502 grade was seen being offered at prices similar to offers from mainland Europe this week eroding the Eur50-200 spread between product from the two sources through 2015, trade sources said. ...
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Poland is planning to sell its hard coal stockpiles to Ukraine in order to raise cash to inject liquidity into the country's struggling state-owned coal miners, development minister Mateusz Morawiecki, said Monday. "There is a coal ...
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The EU will stick to its goal to cut emissions by at least 40% by 2030 for the moment, and any decision to change that will not be taken till after 2020, the EU's climate action and energy commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said Monday. The ...
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Bulgaria and the European Commission have agreed to establish a joint working group to support the development of a gas hub in Bulgaria designed to serve the whole Balkan region. Gas infrastructure in southeast Europe is poorly ...
In an exclusive interview with LEDinside, MLS General Manager Lawrence Lin discussed in-depth the company’s ongoing talks with German LED company Osram to acquire its lighting business at Taipei Building Show organized by Dollar ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has unveiled new Quantum Colors conversion technology – developed in part in the SSL4EU and Hi-Q-LED projects funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Ministry of Education ...
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Intertek has expanded testing and consulting services in a bid to help food packaging companies in meeting non-intentionally added substance (NIAS) regulatory requirements. The company's food contact specialists have added new, highly ...
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The new Quantum Colors conversion technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors will set new standards in LED backlighting for TV displays as it offers much better coverage of the color space, significant cost savings compared with conventional ...
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Food ingredients company Frutarom Health BU is introducing a natural ingredients range with EFLA HyperPure, in response to the new EU regulations to prevent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other contaminants in food supplements. ...
The French parliament has passed a law which will see the implementation of plain packaging for cigarettes, in a move to reduce the number of smoking related deaths in the country. Starting May 2016, the new packaging will come into ...
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Tetra Pak and DeLaval, sister companies in the Tetra Laval Group, today signed a five year agreement with the Dairy Association of China to provide training to Chinese dairy farm managers. The signing ceremony was attended by both the ...
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