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The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change plans to grant energy intensive industries an exemption from the costs of guaranteeing revenues for renewable and nuclear energy suppliers.
All seven pig iron producers in Maranhão state, Brazil have signed and environmental agreement to protect the Amazon rainforest, which aims to stop the supply of charcoal from deforestation, and control the encroachment into indigenous lands and the use of forced labour.
Following increases in power tariffs by the State Government and prolonged major power cuts throughout India, the ferro alloy industry in Andhra Pradesh, which accounts for 30 per cent of India's total production, has reduced production by 40 per cent.
The Indian Ferro Alloy Producer's Association (IFAPA) has proposed sweeping changes to customs import duties for Ferro Alloys and raw materials.
On 30th January 2012, the WHO upheld its findings in July 2011 that China had engaged in imposing export restrictions which were contrary to China's WTO Accession agreement and to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
UK car production rose by 5.8% in 2011, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), and ended the year with a 1.6% rise in December, to produce a total of 1,343,810 vehicles in the year.
India's Ministry of Commerce has raised the export duty on iron ore to 30% effective from December 30th 2011, a 50 % rise from the previous 20%.
The Eurasian Natural Resource Company (ENRC) emerged victorious at the end of 2011 when the European Court ruled that the European Commission had overstepped its authority in imposing a 6.5% anti dumping duty on imports of Silico Manganese from Kazakhstan.
Ferro Silicon Prices within China have risen in response to last weeks increase in energy tariffs of approximately 0.03 yuan per kWh.
The Indian Union Ministry of Mines has amended the Proposals for the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Bill 2011 to include stiff penalties to combat the major problem of illegal mining.
