Roberto Rodrigues was Brazil’s minister of agriculture from 2003 through 2006, and he’s recognized as one of that country’s leading authorities on agriculture. Like his father and grandfather, he is an agricultural ...
Tags: intensification, family farms, market forces
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today that the U.S. onshore well count for the fourth quarter 2013 is 9,056 wells; down 19 wells from the revised 9,075 wells counted in the third quarter 2013. Compared to the fourth quarter ...
Tags: Baker Hughes, 2013 Well Count, Oil News, Gas News
China's economic planners are taking an increasingly hawkish stance on the overcapacity issue, reportedly mulling a "white list" for the next campaign. Several central ministries, including the National Development and Reform Commission, ...
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Karachi—The cement industry sources wonder as to why cannot the Federal Board of Revenue keep taxation simple and easy instead of coming with policies that hurt the consumers, manufacturers and ultimately the national exchequer ...
Tags: Complex Tax System, Cement Industry, Karachi
China is sending "encouraging" messages on climate change issues, and the country has "a huge amount" to teach the world in this area, said Andrew Steer, president and chief executive officer of the World Resources Institute. Commenting ...
Tags: Mix Encouraging, Energy
What's the biggest hurdle for a technological revolution in China's water desalination sector? It's certainly not a lack of potential market. In a country where water shortages have already crippled economic development, processing ...
China has made steady progress in improving business regulations for local entrepreneurs in East Asia and the Pacific since 2005, a report released by World Bank Group said on Tuesday. Doing Business 2014, the 11th in a series of annual ...
South Mountain Hardwood Flooring, manufacturer/marketer of hardwood materials dedicated to offering the highest quality, elegant and durable floors at affordable prices, has been certified by The Rainforest Alliance. The Rainforest ...
Tags: Hardwood Flooring, Construction, Decoration
There is new recycled containerboard capacity scheduled to come on stream at the end of 2013. Blue Paper, a joint venture between VPK and Klingele Papierwerke (Germany), is in the final stages of converting a fine paper machine (from UPM ...
Tags: Recycled Price
Analyst: existing solar tech to miss 'SunShot' goal 25 Sep 2013 Lux Research says that large corporations must partner with academia to innovate. PV adoption roadmap through 2030 The US Department of Energy's ambitious "SunShot" ...
The achievement is announced in the CDP Global 500 Climate Change Report 2013, which tracks how the world’s largest listed companies are responding to a changing climate. For the first time, H&M has achieved a position in ...
Tags: Climate Change Impact, H&M Efforts
The Western and Eastern European market is finding recycled containerboard in increasingly tight supply: The sun has been shining in much of Europe and demand is up…helping to bring the Eurozone out of a long recession. Testliner ...
For now, Birmingham residents with unwanted glass will have to be creative if they want to keep it out of the trash. The downtown recycling center run by the Alabama Environmental Council will not be able to accept glass because the ...
Tags: Recycling Center, Glass
Frustrated by their difficulty prosecuting cases involving online content that is illegal or damaging to individuals, a group of state attorneys general are taking action. They are circulating a draft letter that they plan to send to the ...
Tags: Safe Harbor, Online Content
Commenting on the debate which is currently raging1 concerning the European Commission's placing of import tariffs on solar panels Richard Molloy, Renewable Energy spokesperson for Eaton UK said, "Opinion is divided with vehement views on ...
Tags: Construction, steel