Schaeffler (China) President Visited Qilin Company(2008-12-22) ZWZ Testing Center Passed Retrial of CNAS(2008-12-15) Job Vacancy in China from Boca Bearing Company(2008-12-10) Leeport Becomes Sole Agent of Safan in China(2008-12-05) The 9th CILOGRTE Held in Shanghai(2008-11-29) Energy will be pushing small and medium-sized wind power project(2008-11-20) The wind farm in Guanacaste will receive additional investment(2008-11-10) It will be installed a wind farm with private investment(2008-11-10) Origin Energy to buy power from Acciona''s Waubra wind farm(2008-11-05) HOW-TO: Make a vertical-axis wind turbine for $300(2008-11-05) Shenyang Machine Tool Forecasts an Annual Loss for 2008(2008-11-03) "Wind power" rapid expansion of the national goal two years ahead of schedule(2008-10-25) EU 1,000,000,000 euros investment in the development of new energy industry(2008-10-22) On the grid with wind farms out of the clearance operation(2008-10-16) Wind power resources to each other enterprises competing for quality investment(2008-10-16) Rolling bearing commodity inspection and acceptance(2008-10-13) The intense interest in the development of the Northern Cape manganese deposits(2008-09-04) People have remodeling jobsoften dispose of their trash on private property(2008-09-04) Ishiyamadera temple became popular with women inpart because of its proximity(2008-09-04) Limestone hills in Ma-laysia tend to have shallow soil cove(2008-09-04)RUSSIA'S WOOD EXPORT DUTY:
-- The Russian duties have now reached 15 euros per cubic meter andare set to rise to 50 euros from January 1. This would roughlydouble wood costs for Nordic paper mills.
-- Russia is the world's largest exporter of round wood, accountingfor a quarter of world export value. In 2005, Russia exportednearly $2.9 billion worth of roundwood.
* WHO IS AFFECTED?:
-- FINLAND - Finnish paper makers bought more than 12 million cubicmeters of timber last year from Russia and the new tariffs couldcost the industry more than 500 million euros ($735 million)annually.
-- Finland's forest industry employs about 200,000 people. The Bankof Finland has said the higher duties could lead to job cuts andlower national economic output.
-- Finnish media have estimated up to eight major plants couldclose in eastern Finland due to a lack of raw materials, costingabout 16,000 jobs.
-- SWEDEN - Sweden, which also has a large timber industry, sharesFinland's frustration and is critical of Russia's policy. Swedenemploys 90,000 workers in the forestry industry, or 1 percent ofthe population, and is concerned export duty increases by Russiacould cost it jobs at home. Continued...