Some China-based solar firms hope to terminate long-term polysilicon supply contracts with international firms. The latter noted that it is quite difficult to do so because when the firms signed the contracts, there were material shortages ...
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The European Commission said Tuesday it will require all EU biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia to be registered, so that any future decision to apply import tariffs as a result of an ongoing anti-dumping case against those ...
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New research has shown that despite the recent sub-zero temperatures in the last few weeks, seven out of ten households have gone without heating in order to save on their energy bills. The study shows the high price that consumers have ...
As the China government is likely to decide on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs against polysilicon imported from makers in the US, Europe and South Korea, some polysilicon makers have had company executives visit China to talk with ...
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has obtained orders from the largest Russia-based LED packager and lighting maker, with monthly shipments exceeding one million LED chips, while Taiwan-based LED packaging ...
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Cambridgeshire County Council workers won't get a penny extra for joining the council's new BYOD scheme because the authority is worried about being "pilloried in the local press" if they did. Staff signing up to the scheme, which began ...
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Russia plans to ban chilled beef, pork and poultry imports from Germany beginning 4 February over food safety concerns, according to Russia's animal and plant health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor. Rosselkhoznadzor spokesman Alexei Alexeyenko ...
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Phones4u will launch an MVNO on the EE network in March 2013. The new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) called 'Life Mobile' will offer a range of value tariffs and services which includes data packages. The strategic partnership ...
Tags: Phones4u, MVNO, EE network, UK operator
Mobile retailer Phones 4u has announced plans to launch its own mobile service, LIFE Mobile, which will begin operating in March this year. The mobile virtual network will initially run on EE's existing 3G network, with plans to roll ...
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China's Golden Sun Demonstration projects achieved a total installation capacity of 4.54GW in 2012, up 548.57% from 2011, according to media reports from China. China's government has been aggressively promoting domestic demand as the ...
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As the EU is likely to determine anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariff rates on solar products imported from China in May-July 2013, many first-tier China-based makers have been shipping large volumes of solar cells and modules at relatively ...
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This techno-economic evaluation and review of desalination costing aspects discusses factors that contribute to water cost variation. The impact of recent technology improvements on water cost variation is also discussed; the paper includes ...
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Energy bills are continuing to go up, which is really hitting the pockets of the poorest families in the UK and the latest inflation figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) does little to temper fears. This data ...
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The China government is likely to levy punitive tariffs on polysilicon makers from Europe, the US and South Korea in the first quarter of 2013. Recently, domestic material makers have been aiming for a price increase. Market observers ...
Tags: China government, polysilicon makers, prices
The future of Australian manufacturing potentially hangs in the balance of power, with the federal opposition still non-committal to long-term support for local car making. The Coalition has confirmed that if elected to power following ...