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BY RAHIMULLAH YUSUFZAI, IN PESHAWAR

Karachi joint venture Aisha Steel Mills, Karachi, is planning to increase annual production of cold rolling coil (CRC) to 450,000 tonnes per annum in the next three years from an existing 220,000 tonnes, following a successful share sale.…

BY KITTY SO

THE ANTI-COUNTERFEITING Trade Agreement (ACTA), a multilateral treaty designed to strengthen anti-copying laws worldwide, has been rejected by the European Parliament, which means it will not apply in the European Union (EU).

MEPs accepted concerns that the treaty was too vague, and hence open to misinterpretation, opening the door for court rulings that might overly restrict freedom of speech and commercial innovation.…

BY ROBERT STOKES IN MÁLAGA

THIS year I have abandoned my premium brand sun screen in favour of a Deliplus private label product sold by the Spanish supermarket group Mercadona for around EUR 5.00, saving around EUR 12.00 into the bargain.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS AND WANG FANGQING

JAPANESE cosmetics companies could increase their current small share of the European market, if an anticipated free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Japan is finalised. Having completed preparatory talks with Japan, the European Commission last week (July 18) requested formal permission from EU member states to begin negotiations in earnest, which could take two years or more.…

BY CARMEN PAUN AND WANG FANGQING

A PLANNED free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Japan could end the Japanese BSE-linked ban on EU beef and veal imports, say industry representatives.

The European Commission has asked the EU’s 27 member states for a mandate to start negotiations with Japan by the end of the year, and these will cover non-tariff issues such as sanitary and phytosanitary rules as well as duties.…

BY CARMEN PAUN AND WANG FANGQING

EUROPEAN publishers are looking into the opportunities a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Japan might bring them, as the European Commission asked last week for a mandate from the member states to open negotiations with the Japanese government.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE CHINESE government used diplomatic manoeuvres today to postpone the establishment of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel on claims its restrictions on rare earth exports break global trade laws. It opposed its creation at a special meeting of the WTO’s disputes settlement body.…

BY KITTY SO

FORD, Fiat, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Toyota, Mazda, and Hyundai: the list of car manufacturers switching to bioplastics for internal components is full of heavyweights and growing.

Attracted initially by environmental benefits, car makers and their suppliers now ask what added functionality they can get from non-compostable, bio-based materials.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A POLITICAL agreement has been struck between the three main European Union (EU) institutions over a new directive on the sulphur content of marine fuels burnt in EU waters. Complying with the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) MARPOL Convention, sulphur content for ships in the North Sea, the English Channel and the Baltic Sea will be capped at 1% until December 2014 and 0.1% from January 1, 2015.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE USA, European Union (EU) and Japan are using emergency procedural tactics to bring forward a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes procedure aimed at stopping restrictions on the export of China’s rare earths.

These three key WTO members claim China is breaking WTO global trade laws by preventing rare earths from reaching global market; Beijing argues it is acting legally and legitimately to protect a scarce and valuable resource.…