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Canadian mineral products exporters are optimistic that the free trade agreement struck between Canada and the European Union (EU) last Friday will increase sales of Canadian minerals to Europe. The Mining Association of Canada supports the deal in principle, said its spokesperson Johanne Senécal.…

One of the world’s largest antimony metal and tri-oxide manufacturing facilities, with a 20,000 tonnes per annum capacity, is to open in Oman. At an estimated investment cost of USD60 million, London-listed integrated antimony development company Tri-Star Resources has entered into a joint venture with the Oman Investment Fund (OIF), the Arabian Gulf country’s sovereign wealth fund, and Dubai Transport Company affiliate Castell Investments Ltd to build and operate the antimony roasting facility.…

Canadian non-ferrous metal and metal product exporters are optimistic that the free trade agreement struck between Canada and the European Union (EU) last Friday will increase sales of Canadian metal to Europe.

Jeffrey Pierce, policy analyst for the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters organisation told Metal Bulletin: “To be able to remove tariffs and open a market of 500 million new consumers for Canadian mining and mineral organisations, that’s a tremendous opportunity,” he added.                                                                                                     …

Any market and industry benefits from supply diversification, so major textile and clothing companies can take heart from continued innovation amongst fibre and fabric producers over sourcing. This extends, for instance, to sourcing material from unusual places such as milk and fishing nets, while creating more opportunities for traditional sources such as flax.…

THE RECENTLY agreed free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union (EU) could spark a major increase in European apparel exports to Canada competitors, Bob Kirke, executive director of the Canadian Apparel Federation, has told just-style. “It could have a significant impact,” he said.…

The free trade agreement struck between the EU and Canada will remove a requirement that Canadian spirits companies only import bulk spirits from the EU for blending with domestic spirits. The Canadian government yesterday (Wednesday) announced “the removal of the federal blending requirement for imported distilled spirits,” would be part of the agreement, announced October 18.…

A GLOBAL market-based system controlling civil aviation greenhouse gas emissions will be developed by 2016, the ruling assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has agreed. Member states, meeting in Montréal, Canada, said the new system should be up and running by 2020.…

THE FREE trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada concluded last week (CETA) will open the Canadian market for airport groundhandling services to European providers, according to an EU source participating in the negotiations.

“We have not only regained a level-playing field with Canada’s NAFTA [North American Free Trade Agreement] partners, but we have also been able to exceed that in some areas, such as groundhandling services in airports,” the official explained to Jane’s Airport Review at a background briefing in Brussels.…

THE SCALE of the European Union (EU) market access secured for Canadian meat exporters within the free trade agreement struck between the EU and Canada has been made clear by the the Canadian government. It yesterday (Wednesday) revealed details of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), announced October 18.…

EUROPEAN AND Canadian meat traders are looking to boost overseas sales after today’s formal announcement of the widely anticipated Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

Speaking in Brussels, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said: “We were able to strike a very good balance between our offensive and defensive interests [in agriculture],” while noting that this area was particularly sensitive during the negotiations.…