The STA is very disappointed that the European Commission has proposed provisional duties on Chinese imported solar panels of between 37% and 67% [1]. The STA opposes the imposition of any duties which restrict free trade and the growth of ...
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The June Northwest European-US Atlantic arbitrage swap has risen since market close Friday due to a higher NYMEX RBOB market, increasing the possibility of exports from Europe heading to the Atlantic coast, market sources said Monday. ...
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North West MEP, Chris Davies, saw first-hand the benefits of NSG Group’s investment in a new high-tech off-line glass coating facility, during a visit to a Pilkington Glass factory in St Helens. The North West of England MEP and ...
Tags: energy saving glass, glass, glass coating
The Woolmark Company anticipates its Out of Vietnam project will generate growth in the Vietnam wool processing industry, resulting in increased demand for Australian Merino wool. The Out of Vietnam project is working towards developing a ...
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The European Commission today agreed the draft mandate for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement with the United States, effectively firing the starting gun for what is hoped to be a relatively quick negotiation. The ...
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A new web page from the National Pig Association will show whether food retailers and processors have pledged to stop sourcing pork meat produced illegally in the European Union. Around 40% of pork products imported to the UK from ...
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Packaging Innovations, the European trade exhibition, is all set to host new developments in packaging design, materials and technology, with many making their global or UK debut. The show, which opens on 27 - 28 February 2013 at ...
The European Parliament has rejected the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta), blocking its route to becoming law in European Union member states. The vote is the first time the body has exercised its Lisbon Treaty ...
Tags: European Parliament, ACTA, Lisbon Treaty, IP
The European coatings sector is being confronted with one of its most difficult challenges in the communication of safety information to its customers and other paint users. This communications problem stems from the ...
Tags: coatings sector, European, REACH
Juergen Sturm, acting secretary general of Lighting Europe The European lighting manufacturer associations CELMA* and the ELC* are being replaced by a new trade association called LightingEurope. Lighting industry figures met in ...
Glass packaging production volumes in Europe grew by 1.9% in the first half 2012 according to data published today by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) (1). The growth is in response to the increasing demand on the domestic and ...
Tags: Glass packaging, glass, container glass sector, glass sector
The buyers of today on the hunt for price competitive production sites must take more than just price and the ability to supply into account:sustainability is needed in all aspects of production including the local working conditions,whilst ...
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Solar manufacturers called on European Union regulators Tuesday to expand an investigation into China because of concerns that it unfairly subsidizes its clean energy industry. The complaint is the second by EU ProSun,a group ...
Tags: EU Solar Bloc, EU ProSun, EU regulators, antidumping investigation
A plenary session of the European Parliament is scheduled to vote today to decide the fate of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement(Acta)in the European Union(EU). The US-backed treaty is designed to crack down on ...
Tags: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, EU, intellectual property, Europe
Confusion still remains over what exactly nanomaterials are being defined as. The European Commission, the European Union's Brussels-based executive, has at last published a definition of nanomaterials. But both environmentalists and ...
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