The European Union threatened to impose tariffs on steel from China to counter alleged subsidies to Chinese exporters, bolstering a new front in the EU's battle to protect its producers. The EU opened a probe into whether Chinese ...
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Chinese plastic equipment maker Welltec Machinery Ltd. And its Indian partner seem to have found a successful way around the Indian government’s 2009 decision to levy steep tariffs on Chinese injection molding machines. The company ...
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China has announced the total quota for rare earth exports in first-half 2012 is 25,000 tons. This is similar to the quota in 2011, said industry sources. However, a new regulation set for the 2012 rare earth export quota divides total ...
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China has announced the total quota for rare earth exports in first-half 2012 is 25,000 tons. This is similar to the quota in 2011, said industry sources. However, a new regulation set for the 2012 rare earth export quota divides total ...
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Four China-based polysilicon firms, LDK, Jiangsu Zhongneng, Shannxi Tianhong Silicon Material, and China Silicon Corporation, have applied to the Ministry of Commerce in China, asking the government to start an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy ...
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Chinese plastic equipment maker Welltec Machinery Ltd. And its Indian partner seem to have found a successful way around the Indian government’s 2009 decision to levy steep tariffs on Chinese injection molding machines. The company ...
Tags: anti-dumping, plastic equipment
Caterpillar Inc., (CAT) the largest construction and mining-equipment maker, plans to close a Canadian locomotive plant that employs about 800 people after failing to reach an agreement with locked-out union members. “The cost ...
The European Union renewed tariffs on stainless-steel screws and bolts from Chinese Mainland and Taiwan for another five years to curb competition for EU manufacturers including Italy's Bontempi Vibo SpA. The EU reimposed the import duties ...
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The unexpected high number of solar PV system installations in Germany in 2011 may ignite the possibility for the government to initiate incentive cuts. The latest possible version is that incentives for Germany-based businesses will be cut ...
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Taiwan's solar industry has seen increases in orders reportedly from China-based firms that are trying to avoid possible tariffs resulted from the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation. Taiwan-based solar cell makers have raised ...
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This report is based on information provided by industry experts and importers. No exact figures are available on the size of the Uruguayan hardware market. However, all numbers listed in tables have been extracted from local databases used ...
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China's solar installations may reach 3GW in 2012, according to China news outlet NE21. Due to strong support from the central and local governments, the solar industry in China has been expanding rapidly in recent years. However, as the ...
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This week Solon became the first publicly traded solar-power company to file for bankruptcy in Germany. Despite cost-cutting and a round of last-minute negotiations, the Berlin-based photovoltaic equipment maker can't make its deadline to ...
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For the completion of the 2010 national "Eleventh Five-Year" emission reduction targets, Shanxi, Henan, Ningxia and other regions of the implementation of a large number of alumina producers shut down. For 2011, the corundum energy saving ...
U. S. And Canada are prepared to extend a shaky softwood lumber trade agreement put in place seven years ago to benefit local mills, a U. S. Lumber lobbyist said Thursday in Longview. If approved, both sides will revisit the contract in ...
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