Reuters reported that energy over metals, raw over refined, sums up the likely theme for China's commodity demand next year. Commodity markets had become accustomed to China as a voracious consumer of resources, but 2012 showed that ...
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THE PG Group will not back down from a competitor it claims has risked the lives of motorists by producing cheap,Chinese-made windscreens. Earlier this month,the Johannesburg High Court ordered PG Group to stop disparaging its ...
Plexus Cotton Limited reported that New York (NY) futures rebounded this week, as March gained 190 points to close at 72.24 cents. With crops in the Northern Hemisphere coming off the field at a rapid pace and with the USDA issuing yet ...
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WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN) — Suppliers imported 16.2 million bikes though October this year compared with 12.8 million bikes imported over the same period in 2011. Children's bike categories are up 33 percent overall as retailers hope to ...
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Bloomberg reported that Aluminium Corporation of China Limited is seeking to tap bauxite resources and build processing plants abroad after Indonesia the largest supplier to China, curbed exports. Mr Luo Jianchuan president of Chalca said ...
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The Finishing Contractors Association(FCA)has responded to a recent ruling by the U.S.Department of Commerce making unitized Chinese curtainwall subject to a tariff.In the memo,issued by Ed Zaucha,CEO of APG International Inc.in ...
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Bloomberg reported that Chinese imports of bauxite fell 31% from a year earlier last month after Indonesia curbed mineral exports restricting seaborne shipments of the ore used to make aluminum. Total deliveries to China slid to 2.14 ...
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The Chinese government's latest move to combat tax evasion by imposing a consumption tax on MTBE and aromatics is likely to raise gasoline blending costs and make imports of finished gasoline relatively more cost-effective, industry sources ...
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Plexus Cotton Limited reported that New York (NY) futures continued to slip since our last report on October 25, as December dropped another 347 points to close at 69.26 cents. The December contract has basically been flatlined near the ...
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Australia’s only remaining solar PV panel manufacturer, the Adelaide-based Tindo Solar, has called on the federal government to enforce anti-dumping legislation to stop the flood of cut-price panels from China. The Tindo Solar ...
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The European Union officially amended antidumping tariffs on certain steel fasteners imported from China. As expected, and reported by Fastener + Fixing Magazine in September, the new regulation confirms the continuation of antidumping ...
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By the 12th October the European Union is expected to confirm the continuation of anti-dumping measures, first applied in early 2009, on certain steel fasteners from the People's Republic of China but to reduce the levels of tariffs ...
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The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) reported that in September 2012, international cotton prices declined slightly, whereas Chinese cotton prices increased a little bit. This might indicate price directions over the next few ...
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The European Commission has launched an investigation into suspected dumping of solar panels by Chinese producers, drawing a warning from China that restrictions on its exports will hurt the multi-billion-dollar global clean energy sector. ...
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The European Commission said on Thursday it launched an investigation into suspected dumping of solar panels by Chinese producers, a move that could trigger a trade war between the European Union and China. The investigation into one of the ...
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