• Advanced biofuels industry: Policy instability hurts

      30/08/2012
    Calls for a waiver to the renewable fuels standard (RFS) are not
    helpful to the nascent advanced biofuels sector, according to industry
    representatives who participated in an Aug. 28 press conference
    organized by the Biotechnology Industry Organization.
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  • EPA, DOT finalize fuel efficiency rule, address biofuel comments

      30/08/2012
    The U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of Transportation finalized new fuel
    efficiency standards on Aug. 28. The new corporate average fuel economy
    (CAFE) standards will increase fuel economy to the equivalent of 54.5
    mpg for cars and light-duty trucks by model year (MY) 2025
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  • Minerals management a rough diamond

      28/08/2012
    Currently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is responsible for state
    management in exploiting, processing and using minerals, excluding
    minerals used for producing building materials and the Ministry of
    Construction is in charge of state management in exploiting and using
    minerals to make construction materials.
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  • VN ranks third in Asian Consumer Confidence

      28/08/2012
    SINGAPORE — Consumer confidence has picked up
    across Asia/Pacific markets as concerns about slow growth lessen in the
    region, according to the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index for Consumer
    Confidence.
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  • Asia SM offers spike on tight supply; up 17% from early June

      23/08/2012
    SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Offers for styrene monomer (SM) in Asia
    breached $1,450/tonne (€1,160/tonne) this week, representing a 17%
    increase from early June, because of tight availability of prompt
    cargoes, market sources said on Thursday.
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