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China's coal imports fall nearly half 12 months as anti-pollution drive bites
2015-04-13 06:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Chinas coal imports fell by nearly half in the first three months of the year as the slowing economy and tougher rules on pollution took their toll. Imports by the worlds biggest coal consumer reached 49.07m tonnes in the first quarter, a fall of 42% on the same period a year ago according to data from the Chinese customs office. Trade figures for March showed that imports were down overall by 12.3% while exports badly missed expectations, falling 15% from a year earlier. Coal imports...
EU could simplify GMO imports
2015-04-09 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
The European Union (EU) may simplify the import approval process for genetically modified (GMO) foods and animal feed, enabling member states to decide whether or not to admit them.
US retail imports to grow as recovery continues
2015-04-08 18:38:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Import cargo volume at major US retail container ports is set to grow 8% year-on-year in April as West Coast ports continue to recover from a backlog of cargo that built up before a tentative labour agreement was signed.
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Domestic sugar refineries oppose sugar imports from Laos
2015-04-08 09:20:33| Sugar Industry News
The Vietnamese-owned Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group has received approval from the government to import 50,000 tons of sugar made in Laos, creating concern among domestic sugar companies.
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EU still ignoring impact of low-cost imports clothing and commodities
2015-04-07 10:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A quarter of agricultural goods produced from illegally deforested land are destined for the EU, a new report has found, which estimates their value at more than EUR6bn (4.3bn) a year. The investigation by Fern, a Brussels-based forestry NGO, puts the EU ahead of the US and China per capita. More than half of the total value of EU imports of agricultural commodities estimated to be linked to illegal deforestation originates in Brazil, and a quarter originates in Indonesia. While the figures may...
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