China may raise retail oil prices for a second time this month as a new window for adjusting gasoline and diesel prices opens on Friday, Gasoline and diesel retail prices are likely to be raised by more than 300 yuan (49 U.S. dollars) per ...
Tags: oil prices, gasoline
China raises the consumption tax on oil products beginning Tuesday. This will be the third increase in as many months, following one on Nov 29 and another on Dec 13. The sharp drop in the price of crude oil since late June has been ...
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The government of Egypt has decided to buy wheat from France and Russia at an average price of $273.94 per tonne, country’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) stated. The country has signed contracts to import 240,000t ...
Tags: Wheat, Agriculture
The likelihood of tighter European Union regulations on air emissions being imposed on the European coatings and other industries has been receding as the EU gives top priority to economic growth at a time when many of the region’s ...
Tags: IAQ labelling system, volatile organic compounds, Construction
Price slumps in the global commodity market continued to allow China to spend less while importing more, helping China save on enormous import bills, latest customs data showed. In the first ten months of this year, China imported 252.6 ...
Tags: commodity market, crude oil
H&A Recycling will install a new industrial scale Bio-Thermic Digester (BTD) from a major Advetec reseller Biozolve to reduce organic waste disposal costs by 400,000 every year. This investment is expected to help the company reduce its ...
Tags: H&A Recycling, scale BTD, Packaging
Sustainability initiatives in the European coatings sector have reached a new phase with a much stronger focus on issues like low carbon footprints of products and waste reductions. Previously the industry has been concentrating on ...
Tags: Coatings, Construction, Decoration
Finland-based paper and pulp company Metsa Board has introduced a new lightweight and sustainable board, Carta Dedica, for food service industry. Said to be safe for food contact, the board is available in a clay coating version for ...
Tags: Food Service Industry, paper, pulp
China's top economic planner announced on Friday a rise in the retail price of gasoline and diesel, both by 70 yuan (11.35 U.S. dollars) per tonne as of Saturday. The move means that the benchmark retail prices of gasoline and diesel will ...
Tags: Oil Products, Crude Oil
Faerch Plast's CSR report provides an annual review of the Group's responsible business performance during 2013. It shows how the company is adapting its business model and pursuing a strategy that delivers sustainable performance, driven ...
This year's Budget is a good one for manufacturers. Together with other leading trade associations, we argued the case for reducing the rising cost of energy and the Chancellor has responded with a £7bn support package. We have also ...
Tags: Office Supplies
Suez Cement and Italcementi s first waste treatment plant in Egypt was inaugurated this week. The project uses 45,000t of household waste to produce 35,000t of alternative fuel annually. Given Egypt s on-going fuel concerns the project will ...
Tags: Cement, Fuel, Suez Cement, Italcementi
Metsä says Carta Allura has 'exceptional' smoothness making it ideal for foil lamination, high-gloss varnish and other special effects. With high brightness and an attractive visual appearance it creates the right impression when ...
Tags: environmental legislation, cost of energy, EU packaging, packaging waste
Muscat:Oman s cement companies are likely to benefit from a reduction in dumping by the neighbouring UAE producers and better demand for cement from within the country this year,said a top-level analyst. The Sultanate s two cement ...
Tags: Construction, Omani Cement, Cement
Caledonia Mining Corporation (TSX:CAL) (OTCQX:CALVF) (AIM:CMCL) ("Caledonia") announces gold production from its 49 per cent owned subsidiary, the Blanket Mine ("Blanket") in Zimbabwe, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. All ...
Tags: Caledonia, gold production, Blanket, mine production data