The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on tax rules for alcoholic beverages. The consultation, which will run for three months, will evaluate whether some of the rules on excise duty on beer, wine and other ...
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Alter Eco, pioneer of globally-crafted organic foods with full-circle sustainability, announced it has strengthened its relationship with leading natural foods distributor, Unique Health Products, making the company its primary retail ...
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Fairtrade International which introduced Fairtrade certified cotton in 2005 is now extending its approach to the entire textile value chain, for which it has prepared a draft. The organisation’s goal is to reach often-overlooked ...
The countries with the top 10 exploration budgets in 2013 attracted a total of $7.8 billion for all stages of gold, base metals, platinum group metals and uranium exploration, SNL Metals & Mining's annual Corporate Exploration Strategies ...
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Change and volatility are commonplace in today's agricultural markets. South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station economist Scott Fausti has had a front row seat to monitor much of that change. He has been analyzing trends in cattle ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will propose revised rule language and open another comment period on?two of the proposed rules affecting farmers under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA plans to ...
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Chr. Hansen, a Danish food ingredients firm, has introduced Greek yogurt culture series, YoFlex and nu-trish SoGreek, designed to allow development of fortified as well as strained yogurt. Available with Chr. Hansen's probiotic BB-12, ...
A new $40 million Tasmanian Freight Package would provide immediate support for Tasmanian producers, the federal government has announced. The package is said to be in response to industry requests for support to enable exporters to ...
SCS Global Services (SCS), a provider of third-party auditing and certification of food quality and food safety claims, has expanded its food safety services for producers, food companies, and retailers. SCS new offerings - Harmonized ...
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The Grommet, an online shopping site and product launch platform for innovative and undiscovered products, is working with fashion designer to feature Scents and Feel, Tunisian Fouta towels. The Grommet seeks out innovative, problem solving ...
The US government's Egg Safety Rule,which features standards to prevent Salmonella contamination at laying facilities,has come into effect from 9 July 2012. Previously,the rule was applicable only for large egg producers with over 50,000 ...
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Recent months have seen polysilicon spot prices sink below the US$30/kg mark as weak demand and overcapacity dogged the sector. Prices were at or below manufacturing cost for the majority of over 100 small-scale producers. However, in ...
Tags: Industry Trends, solar
Recent months have seen polysilicon spot prices sink below the US$30/kg mark as weak demand and overcapacity dogged the sector. Prices were at or below manufacturing cost for the majority of over 100 small-scale producers. However, in ...
Tags: solar
Struggling solar manufacturers will likely be driven into mergers with rivals to survive a sector squeeze, a trend that could draw major Asian conglomerates deeper into the renewable energy sector. Solar makers have seen their profit ...
Tags: Industry Trends, solar
Struggling solar manufacturers will likely be driven into mergers with rivals to survive a sector squeeze, a trend that could draw major Asian conglomerates deeper into the renewable energy sector. Solar makers have seen their profit ...
Tags: solar