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India’s drug controller has initiated an investigation against all companies importing key raw material valsartan for commonly used hypertension drugs from Chinese manufacturer Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals.

Maharashtra State Industries & Mining Minister Mr. Subhash Desai has announced a special cluster, R&D centre & common sharing facility for plastics industry.

“The new capacities will enable us to serve a range of segments including production capability for high value, differentiated products ...

The alumina industry has special significance for the chlor-alkali industry as it represents the single largest market for caustic soda. But the industry’s indirect impact on the chemical industry is even larger considering aluminium – the metal derived

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On June 22-23, OPEC, Russia and other non-members agreed to return to 100 percent compliance with oil output cuts that began in January 2017, after months of underproduction in Venezuela and elsewhere pushed adherence above 160 percent.

Driven by government's environmental policies encouraging coal-to-gas switching，China contributed 32.6 percent of global gas consumption growth in 2017, becoming the single biggest factor fueling global gas consumption, according to new data released in J

API is at the upstream of the pharmaceutical industry chain, which is the basis of guaranteeing the downstream preparations production and meeting the clinical drugs demand. China is a large producer of API.

The Veterinary Products Index（VPI）has increased to 89.53 on July 25th, and it will continue to increase in the future. The veterinary products’ market volume is stable, which gains high attention from traders. The mainstream products are still in short su

The 10th BRICS summit opened on Wednesday in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting takes place at a crucial time, when global trade and economic order are greatly challenged by protectionism.

GENEVA - Increasing trade restrictions may become a new normal of global trade in the near future, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo warned Wednesday while urging strengthening the existing WTO framework to ensure global grow

• WTO

The 10th BRICS summit opened on Wednesday in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting takes place at a crucial time, when global trade and economic order are greatly challenged by protectionism.

• India

The domestic paint industry is expecting a 10% reduction in GST rates to 18% at the upcoming GST Council meeting. The move is likely to spur volume growth and also help the unorganised sector move to the organised segment. Paints currently attract a 28% t

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China's construction steel rebar prices gained for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, amid expectations of higher demand and lower supplies following the country's crackdown on pollution.

Tokyo — Japanese secondary aluminum smelters are looking into US twitch scrap supplies as prices of Zorba, the twitch raw material, plunged on the back of falling demand in China, Japanese traders said Wednesday.

The Supreme Court, which was hearing matters arising out of a 1985 PIL filed by environmentalist M.C. Mehta on the issue of air pollution in the Delhi-NCR, asked whether the government had allowed pet coke import without studying its impact on the people’

NEW YORK and ABU DHABI (Reuters) - One of General Electric Co’s (GE.N) largest and most valuable customers, Saudi Arabia, is lining up competitors to bid against GE for lucrative power plant work, according to five people familiar with the situation. Stat

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As the consumption of natural gas in China grows, the country is set to become the largest importer by next year, with liquid natural gas (LNG) as its main import. The consumption of natural gas is expected to keep rising, with imports reaching 171 billio

• Gas