From bananas to solar panels: when trade conflicts turn bad

New rules stipulating when and how the EU can impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures are under discussion

General Steel in China's Qualified Steel Maker List

The list includes a highly-selected group of large and medium steel manufacturers that have met or exceeded stricter national requirements and standards

Manitowoc sells its interest in Chinese JV

Sale of Manitowoc Dong Yue Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. interest expected to result in non-cash losses

Chiron Open House to highlight machining innovations

The in-house exhibition, focused on ‘Impulses & Inspirations for the Technological Lead, will take place in Tuttlingen, Germany from March 26 to 28, 2014

Countdown begins for ‘MakeUp in Seoul’

MakeUp in Seoul, the first-ever B2B make-up event of Asia, will be held March 13-14, 2014 at the Conrad Seoul Hotel

Silab opens new office in Singapore

Expansion will promote the company’s natural cosmetic active ingredients in South East Asia

Off with the white coat – the new doctor’s dress code?

New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete

Rethinking the benefits of anti-fever meds

Fever can actually help lower the amount of virus in a sick person's body and reduce the chance of transmitting disease to others, whereas taking drugs that reduce fever can increase transmission and may lead to tens of thousands more influenza case

HBV monitor-and-treat strategy cost-effective in Shanghai

Monitoring inactive hepatitis B patients (HBV) is cost-effective strategy for China, where 60% of the population has been infected with HBV and up to 10% are chronically infected

DuPont to debut new enzyme in Asia

The company will introduce latest enzyme technology to brewers at the 33rd Institute of Brewing & Distilling

Sutor updates status of new 500,000 MT cold-rolling line

Sutor Technology Group Ltd, a China-based manufacturer and distributor of high-end fine finished steel products used by a variety of downstream applications, has completed construction of the new 500,000 metric tons (MT) cold-rolling production line and moved to the phase of trial production at Jiangsu Cold Rolled Technology Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Sutor.

PET Yearbook 2013 is ready for shipment

The yearbook from PETnology/tecPET GmbH contains trends and technical developments, and comes with CD of PETnology Europe 2013 presentations