Japan is set to to resume the purchase of US western white wheat, a development which will lift a two-month ban on the grain that was imposed after an unapproved genetically modified (GM) trait was discovered in a single field in Oregon, ...
Tags: Western White Wheat, Food
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims has expressed significant and further concern about the escalating shopper docket petrol discounts, now reaching 45 cents per litre in some cases. “The ACCC has ...
Tags: Dockets, Petrol Prices
The “No Thank EU” campaign gives retailers and consumers the opportunity to register their opposition to the proposed regulations that include a ban on menthol cigarettes and 10-packs. The revised Tobacco Products Directive ...
Tags: EU Tobacco Directive, Smokers
A new study conducted by the City of Edmonton is looking to evaluate and potentially improve trucking in the city limits. A draft city goods movement strategy released last week provided 34 suggestions to aid the city’s trucking ...
Tags: City Trucking, Truck
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has voiced its concern over the escalating state of shopper docket petrol discounting by the country’s major supermarket chains and its long-term impact on prices and ...
As the leading pack type globally in alcoholic drinks, retail sales of glass reached almost 200 billion units in 2012. The beer category largely determines the fortunes of glass packaging within this industry, accounting for a 74% unit ...
Tags: Glass Bottle Markets, Wine
China's thermal coal imports in June fell 24% on the month to 9.75 million mt, the country's lowest monthly intake since February when imports were severely impacted by the Lunar New Year holiday, according to China customs data released ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Chemicals
India is mulling a ban on the export of onion in order to ensure domestic supply and prevent steep rise in prices that could lead to a further stoke inflation. Over the past few weeks, the prices of onion have increased sharply. The ...
Tags: Onion Exports, Food
In order to adapt EU payments market to the opportunities of the single market and to support the growth of the EU economy, the European Commission adopted today a package including: • A new Payment Services Directive ("PSD2") and ...
More European Union nations may join France in banning the sale of certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles containing a prohibited refrigerant after the 28 member governments agreed to take action against the defiant German car maker. Reuters ...
Tags: EU Nations, Mercedes-Benz Vehicles
A court's decision not to prevent multiple Samsung handsets from being sold in the U.S. despite their being found to infringe Apple patents will go before an appeal's court in early August. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal ...
Tags: Computer Products, Phone, smartphone
French President Francois Hollande will not allow shale gas exploration during his presidency, he said on national television Sunday. France currently has a ban on shale gas exploration using hydraulic fracturing, the only current ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Gas Drilling
The UK government is likely to scrap the plan to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in England and Wales, and instead target loss-leader deals. According to reports, Home Secretary Theresa May will address Members of Parliament this ...
The production and imports of incandescent lighting will be banned in South Korea from next year, the government said Tuesday. Starting from Jan. 1, 2014, imports of incandescent light bulbs, which have been labeled low-efficient, will be ...
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Friday (12 July) that a decision on plain packaging had been postponed in order to assess how a similar scheme was operating in Australia. 'Protect jobs' Former managing director of Weidenhammer UK ...