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Japanese foil maker to lift stainless steel production
07/04/2010
NIPPON KINZOKU CO. (TSE:5491) plans to boost production of stainless steel foil for solar cell panels to 70-80 tons per month in the April-June quarter, twice the volume of the January-March period. Output will be raised by increasing capacity utilization at the Itabashi, Tokyo, plant, where stainless steel sheet from major steel producers is further rolled to produce foil 0.02mm to 0.2mm thick that is used as a solar cell substrate.
Anti Dumping Cases Increase as the Technique Becomes More Widely Adopted
07/04/2010
Fine words were espoused from all quarters during the economic crisis that countries would not adopt protectionist measures, but one year on and we can see that few have held to that line. The US and Canadian authorities action over steel tubes and fasteners from China is one that naturally hit the headlines but to be fair the north Americans are far from alone
China blocked the import of soybean oil from Argentina
07/04/2010
The Chinese government confirmed that ‘the implement of new health requirements for the entry of such merchandise to that country is needed’ and the government’s reaction was quick, Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana quoted the day after tomorrow, at 15, the Chinese ambassador in Buenos Aires, Gang Zeng, to tell him “the distress and concern of the Argentine government due to the measure that would affect Argentina’s exports of soybean oil destined for the Chinese market.”
Trade winds blowing strong
07/04/2010
