In the first 11 months of this year, world pig iron production amounted to 1.07 billion mt, rising by 5.22 percent compared to the same period of 2012, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries accounting for approximately 99 ...
World crude steel production in November this year increased by 3.6 percent year on year to 127.36 million metric tons, while a 5.14 percent decline was observed on month-on-month basis, according to the World Steel Association ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Mineral
The European Union has applied anti-dumping duty at the rate of 42.1% for Chinese manufacturers of solar glass. On investigation, it was stated at the beginning of February 2013. For companies that have cooperated with the EU in the course ...
Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Gentium have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which a subsidiary of Jazz Pharmaceuticals will make a cash tender offer of $57.00 per share for all outstanding Gentium ordinary shares and American ...
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The European Commission has published a report on the possibility to extend mandatory origin labeling for all meat used as an ingredient. The report, based on an external study completed in July 2013, noted the feasibility of launching ...
Tags: European Commission, Meat Labeling
UK-based confectionary maker Bon Bon Buddies is planning to expand its business into Saudi Arabia and Ukraine in 2014. During the last six months, the company expanded its network in the Middle East by opening up markets in Kuwait, Oman ...
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The Pakistani textile industry has urged the Government to establish Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) Cell, in order to fully utilize the duty-free access to the European Union (EU) and earn foreign exchange. The proposal ...
Tags: Textile Sector, duty-free access
The European Commission will reject Google’s latest proposals aimed at settling a three-year antitrust dispute, the case Commissioner said Friday. The news comes following a second so-called ‘market test’ in which ...
Tags: Antitrust Fine, Google
E-cigarette as relative effective way of quitting smoking has obtained follower. As a complicated quit-smoking product, ecigarette gains increasing research support. Western countries' Ministry of Public Health declared that current ...
Tags: E-Cigarette, E Cigarette, Cigarette
With regards to serialisation projects, there will be a few trends emerging. I think 2014 will see much more formal collaboration between leading suppliers so that 'complete' compliance solutions can be offered. As the industry starts to ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have announced the launch of a joint initiative to share information on inspections of bioequivalence studies submitted in support of generic drug approvals. ...
Tags: Generic Drug, Medicine
Oticon Medical, a manufacturer of bone anchored hearing systems, has obtained 510(k) approval the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Ponto Plus bone anchored sound processors in regular version (down to a hearing loss of ...
Tags: Oticon Medical, Ponto Plus Bone
The European Commission has announced that it has launched an expiry review regarding the antidumping (AD) duty on welded pipe imports from Belarus, China, Russia and Ukraine. The expiry review application was lodged by the Defence ...
The Federal Government of Pakistan’s decision to ensure gas supply of 100 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) to the textile industry in Punjab would ensure continuation of work for around 3 million textile workers, said All Pakistan ...
Tags: Gas Supply, Textile
Top Azerbaijani,EU and US officials and members of the Shah Deniz consortium gathered in Baku on Tuesday to celebrate a major milestone in the development of a new energy corridor that will connect Caspian natural gas to Europe and provide ...
Tags: Top Azerbaijani, EU, Shah Deniz consortium, energy corridor