According to a Reuters calculation based on data released by World Steel Association, the daily rate of global crude steel production rose slightly in February 2012 from a month earlier, helped by a seasonal demand pickup in top producer ...
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The Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the country’s certification system on timber would comply with a new regulation to be imposed by the European Union next year. The certification system would enable the ...
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HA NOI — Viet Nam has drawn up plans to sustainably grow its wood product processing industry by 2020, according to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. The industry is to give priority to investing in and utilising ...
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Ghanaian local communities would soon be producing lumber to shore up the volume of legal lumber supply for the domestic market. This would be achieved through the implementation of a project by Tropenbos International (TBI) Ghana, that ...
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The U.S., Japan and the European Union have filed an official complaint at the World Trade Organization this morning, urging the body to take actions against China’s restrictions on these metals. "China's restrictions on rare earths ...
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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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The European Commission on 6 March announced that it decided to launch an AD mid-term review investigation on steel or iron fastener imports from China. On 28 July 2011, the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO (DSB) adopted the Appellate ...
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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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A warm winter is rare in the Arkhangelsk region, an inhospitable, vast Russian tundra bordering the Barents and Kara seas. But this year it came close, with temperatures rarely dropping below -6C until the middle of January. Welcome relief, ...
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Plastic bag bans won’t be the only issue on the state and local legislative fronts that the plastics industry will have to contend with this year. A number of communities are looking to enact bans on polystyrene takeout containers, ...
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Asian stocks rose, with a regional benchmark index headed for its biggest monthly rally since September 2010, as Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said major progress was made in debt-swap talks and Japan’s industrial production ...
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Euro-area producer-price inflation slowed for a third month in December, adding to signs of easing cost pressure across the region as growth weakens. Factory-gate prices in the 17-nation euro region rose 4.3 percent from a year earlier ...
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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More governments around the globe are expected to set compulsory standards for LED lighting devices in 2012, which in turn will help reduce vicious price competition in the LED lighting segment. Taiwan's Bureau of Standards, Metrology and ...
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The global market for active and intelligent packaging will double over the next decade on rising food safety concerns, demographic and economic changes and increasing health awareness, said a report from industry analysts. The research ...
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