China imported 755,939 mt of iron ore from India in August, up 49% from 506,322 mt in July, according to data released Monday by the General Administration of Customs. The increase comes on the back of Indian government talks of a ...
Iraq has banned imports of Iranian white cement from the Iranian border towns of Shalamcheh and Chazabeh, according to Sadeq Sava edi, the deputy head of Khuzestan s Cement Exporters Union. Iraq is still importing grey cement and other ...
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The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) was left unimpressed after a city councillor proposed moving trucks off main thoroughfares without suggesting any reasonable solutions for their relocation. Winnipeg city councillor Dan Vandal wants ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
St. Boniface Councillor Dan Vandal wants his constituents to be able to have a beer in peace and quiet, so he has proposed banning trucks on Provencher Blvd. That detour could end up costing the city $600,000, the Manitoba Trucking ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
A jury in Seattle, Washington, has ruled in favor of Microsoft in a patent dispute with Motorola Mobility over standards patents, according to court records. The jury was to decide Wednesday whether Motorola, now a part of Google, ...
AG education gets $2 million boost at Chico State Pesticide research gets $1 million boost in California Ethanol pits growers against each other Ingrid Newkirk wants people to light up and smoke in California restaurants. But not for what ...
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Growing demands in the LED market were fueled by decreased product prices, government bans on incandescent light bulbs, and shift away from traditional lighting to more energy efficient LEDs. Financial service company Credit Suisse believes ...
Tags: LED Lighting, Lights
Brazilian authorities have imposed a ban on a batch of Mexico-made Heinz ketchup after traces of rodent fur were found in the product. The government stated that it banned sales, distribution and marketing of the units from the affected ...
Tags: Heinz Ketchup, Contamination
The Canadian Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has announced the launch of a new website, which focuses on paper bags. PPEC executive director John Mullinder said that there is information as well as a lot of ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Paper, Paperboard
An updated European Union safety regulation on toys will place pressure on Chinese toy makers and affect the nation's exports to an already weakening European market, but could also provide an opportunity to upgrade the domestic toy ...
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has issued a ban on import of poultry and poultry products from Hualien County, Taiwan over fears of an outbreak of low-pathogenic H5N2 and H5N3 avian ...
Tags: Poultry Imports, Food
China has halted all milk powder imports from New Zealand after a bacteria that could cause botulism was discovered in products from the country's biggest milk exporter Fonterra, South China Morning Post reported. China is the largest ...
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China, Vietnam and Russia have imposed an import ban on milk powder and whey protein from the New Zealand-based Fonterra after the dairy co-operative warned that a batch of whey powder produced in 2012 may be contaminated with bacteria that ...
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently announced the release of a policy on bans and fees for recyclable paper and plastic bags approved during its July Board Meeting. The policy is in response to increased efforts ...
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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