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The Canadian Press
July 13, 2007 - China's skyrocketing demand for metals justifies the takeover plan. The massive deal, which spurred gains on U.S., British and Australian markets when it was announced Thursday, will create the world's largest aluminum company, and ended U.S. rival Alcoa Inc.'s (AMEX:AA.PR) (NYSE:AA) hostile bid for Montreal-based Alcan. Jury in Conrad Black fraud trial to sit half-day Friday, 12th day of deliberations ...
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The Plastics Exchange Week in Review

Modern Plastics
July 13, 2007 - In terms of exports, direct trading with Europe and South America is good, but there was very little demand from Asia at these prices. In polypropylene (PP), TPE reports that trading volume was fair with higher prices. ...
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China Falls Short on Energy-Saving Goals

AP Business
July 12, 2007 - China's government says the gap is even bigger, putting total energy use at 3.4 times the world average. China's heavy energy use has led to criticism abroad as its demand for oil pushes up world prices and state-owned companies sign production deals with international pariahs such as Sudan. By some accounts, China has overtaken the United States to become the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gases. ...
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China to Begin Olympic Food Checks

Associated Press
July 12, 2007 - ...use of a chemical found in antifreeze in the production of toothpaste. In a report aired Wednesday night, China Central Television showed how a bun maker in a district in Beijing used cardboard picked off the street as filling for his product. The undercover investigation report showed how squares of cardboard were first soaked to a pulp in a plastic basin of caustic soda - a chemical base commonly used in manufacturing paper and soap - then chopped into tiny morsels with a......
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More decision makers using the Internet: study

Canadian Plastics
July 12, 2007 - More than 60 per cent use two or more search engines when scouring the Internet for work-related purposes. The Canadian Industrial Engineering Trends Survey also looked at the respondents' use of printed trade magazines, and trade show attendance. A significant proportion of the respondents – 63 per cent – noted that their use of printed trade magazines has increased or remained the same in the last 12 months. ...
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(China Sports) Shenyang, Qinhuangdao stand test in Beijing Olympic rehearsal

English News Service
July 10, 2007 - ...plastic bottles forbidden to be taking inside the stadiums."It's a good opportunity for us to get familiar with the venues and atmosphere, as well as the working content in organizing an Olympic-standard event. Through the organization of such international competitions, we can discover problems and accumulate useful experience for the upcoming 2008 Games," said Xu Dadi, director of the Shenyang Zone Organizing Committee for the 29th Beijing Olympic Games."If the whole......
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Small Firm Takes On Chinese Pirates

Startup Journal
July 06, 2007 - China is hardly the only intellectual-property battleground in the world, as threats to BraBaby from South Korea and Turkey attest, but it is among the world's riskier markets. On his next foray into China, Mr. In the tangled world of intellectual-property claims, Mr. ...
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First Enercast Featured Articles for July 6, 2007

Power Marketers
July 06, 2007 - U.S. oil companies' influence wanes HOUSTON (AP) - Though the U.S. is still the world's leading oil consumer, its might in the global petroleum business is dwindling. TradeSignals U.S. Energy Futures Morning Commentary Jul 6, 2007 (TradeSignals via COMTEX) -- Crude Oil: Front month crude oil is higher in ACCESS trade this morning extending the prior sessions gains. ...
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US Recalls 3 More Chinese Kids Products

AP Business
July 06, 2007 - China has responded by stepping up enforcement of health and safety rules in the export industries that drive its economic growth. Small magnets inside the plastic sticks can fall out and could be dangerous if swallowed, the safety agency said. A plastic rod in the castles can come loose, posing a choking hazard to young children, the safety agency said. ...
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Carrington to Acquire Australian Uranium Exploration Company for Qualifying Transaction

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July 05, 2007 - In 1999 he formed Silverbridge Capital Inc. a limited market dealer registered in Ontario of which he is currently President. Swaab is the Managing Partner, of the law firm Swaab Attorneys; a multiple award winning Sydney based commercial law practice established in 1981. Swaab is currently the President of the Melanoma Foundation of the University of Sydney Australia and a director of a number of other public organizations.Mr. ...
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