COAL PROGRAM NORTHERN DELIVERY IN CHUKOTKA AUTONOMOUS OKRUG ALMOST DONE

COAL PROGRAM northern delivery in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug ALMOST DONE

According to the Department of Industry, Transport, Communication, Energy and Utilities, the needs of energy companies and utilities in the county solid fuel satisfied by 96.8 percent.

Completed delivery of coal to the enterprise of #39;Chukotenergo#39;. To work with prolonged winter peak loads of great energy to 260,000 tons of solid fuel. Today the bulk carrier #39;Abakan#39; took in Anadyr seaport latest batch of coal in 6500 tons for Egvekinotskaya TPP. Total demand hydropower accounted for 97,500 tons. In Chaunsky area, including for Chaun CHP has already delivered 50,000 tons of the planned 66.5.

On Anadyr CHP still on the ice crossing was transported 100,000 tons of coal, ie the bulk of the necessary fuel.

For the needs of the population, enterprises and organizations of housing and communal services and social Chukotka bring planned 177,400 tons of coal, of which 77,500 are for native villages, located on the so-called #39;unequipped shore#39;. At the moment, according to the Office, almost all settlements of the district are provided with solid fuel, #39;not closed#39; only three villages. Delivery of coal to the village Kanchalan Anadyr Anadyr district court terminated the seaport. Ships of the FESCO #39;Leader#39; and #39;Bay#39; have already begun shipping the Bering coal in the village of Lawrence and Lorino Chukotka region.

They will deliver 14,000 tons to the district center and 5.3 thousand - in Lorino.

The needs of the county solid fuels account for 437.4 thousand tons. In general, they are provided with their own coal deposits - Bering and Anadyr. To the north of the county with the transport scheme is more efficient delivery of coal from Zyryansky cut (Sakha-Yakutia), the press service of the government CHAO.

URAL INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE 60 THOUSAND PEOPLE NEED

URAL INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE 60 THOUSAND PEOPLE NEED

About 60 thousand people will need in the near future industry of the Middle Urals, - the press-service of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Science of the Sverdlovsk region.

Given the demographic situation and prospects of development of the branches of the Urals industry, one of the main problems for enterprises of the Sverdlovsk region will be a shortage of qualified personnel.

4 million people require a higher education. At the same time the labor market 75% of vacancies. is a specialty workers. Preparation work for the industrial enterprises of the region is carried out in 117 vocational schools.

The number of students in them is declining by 3-5%.

The main reasons for the deficit of specialists working professions is the low wages in some sectors, especially in the timber and light industry. Now the shortage of skilled workers is increasingly made up by migrants from the CIS countries.

TRUTNEV PROPOSES TO MAKE NEW LAWS FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF MINERAL

Trutnev PROPOSES TO MAKE NEW LAWS FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF MINERAL

Natural Resources Minister Yuri Trutnev proposes new laws for the effective utilization of mineral resources. He said this in Kazan during a meeting with the President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.

Tatarstan has the largest reserves in the country bitumen oil - 8.9 billion tonnes#39; - M.Shaimiev. According to him, investors are going to organize production, but #39;high taxes on the level of oil production, make this fishery uneconomic#39;. #39;We sit like a dog in the manger, under the current tax bitumen extraction is not possible in the next 15-20 years , - said M.Shaimiev.

#39;Affected problem is relevant not only for Tatarstan, but also other regions#39; - said Y.Trutnev. The Ministry of Natural Resources, according to him, together with the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Industry of the Russian Federation #39;is preparing a package of changes to the tax on extraction of mineral resources#39;. #39;Until the end, the document will be submitted to the government , - he said.

BY 2014, INDIA PLANS TO EXPORT TEXTILE PRODUCTS TO 70 BILLION

By 2014, India plans to export textile products to 70 BILLION. Dolly. USA

A recent study by Exim Bank: #39;Textile exports: the post-MFA scenario and opportunities#39; says that the Indian textile sector has the potential to achieve exports of 70 billion U.S. dollars in 2014 to study involves the fact that the agreement different types of fibers (MFA) restricts trade in textiles and clothing quota system. Post-kvotovy mode gives new opportunities the Indian textile and apparel industry. After the observation, Exim Bank has concluded - in the post-MFA regime, the sector of readymade garments offer greater opportunities than the textile sector, and countries such as China, India, Pakistan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Brazil, Indonesia, Turkey and Egypt are the leading countries in the post-kvotovom mode.

The determining factors for the increase / decrease in the share of the market in the long term are price, quality and timely delivery. In a short time (1-2 years) in the EU and the U.S. will dominate the textile industry such as developing countries like India. According to forecasts of Exim Bank, by 2014, India will increase its market share in the U.S. and the EU to 13.5% ($ 5 billion) and 8% ($ 8 billion).

7000 CLOSED IN CHINA COAL MINES

7000 CLOSED IN CHINA COAL MINES

Chinese authorities shut down about a third of its coal mines. Coal production can be restored after the improvement of safety standards.
In China, the mass of unlicensed mines, ignoring safety rules.
On Tuesday, when they were closed early 1300 mines, the authorities reported that the list of mines that are scheduled to close, there are 7000 titles.

SRI LANKA TO GET 100% TAX CONCESSIONS

SRI LANKA TO GET 100% TAX CONCESSIONS

According to the existing Free Trade Agreement (CTC), India will provide Sri Lanka concession (concession) in light industry. India has decided to eliminate the currently in force annual limit of 1.5 million pieces of clothing for each imported category.


New Delhi also decided to provide 100% tax concession for the six million items of clothing that are allowed to be imported from Sri Lanka under an agreement on tariff quotas, signed by the two countries. Tariff concession for 6 million items of clothing also is 75%.

Officials from the Ministry of Textile Industry informed that the decision to impose additional concessions were made at the bilateral meeting in February this year. Department of Revenue will likely not receive warnings on concessions this week. Tariff concessions for an additional 2 million items of clothing will also be increased from 50% to 75%, added the official sources.

India has the concession to import 8 million garments annually from Sri Lanka under the tariff quota regulations, but additional concessions include the condition that the fabric for the apparel must be imported from India.

The decision to accept additional concessions will likely be no adverse impact on the domestic industry, as Sri Lanka has not been able to fully use the already existing quotas, according to fibre2fashion.

INDIA HAS INCREASED ITS TEXTILE EXPORTS BY MARCH 9%

India has increased its textile exports by 9.03%

Light industry of India, which is the second largest industry of the country, in the first two months of the quarter achieved excellent performance.


Export turnover of textile sector increased by approximately 9.03% to 5.55 billion rupees, compared with 5.09 billion rupees in the same period last year, according to fibre2fashion.

CREATED LIGHT INDUSTRY ALLIANCE OF SOUTH AFRICA

CREATED LIGHT INDUSTRY ALLIANCE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Representatives of the textile industry of African countries that are south of the Sahara, have formed the Alliance of Light Industry. The Alliance - stimulating intra-regional trade and the creation of a climate conducive to foreign investment, said yesterday Brian Brink (Brian Brink), responsible worker Textile Federation of South Africa (Texfed).


Top leaders agreed on the need to form an alliance at a meeting held last week to Johannesburg. The meeting was organized within the framework of the Regional Programme to support trade and agricultural initiatives, which will be the secretariat for the new project.

Leaders Texfed reports that for the first time the region has the opportunity to become one in the regional and international trade. Brink said that the unification of South African countries indirectly strengthen the position of South Africa in an international forum, according to the sources.

XSTATICÂ CHUDOVOLOKNO ALREADY IN INDIA

X-STATICâ - MIRACLE FIBRE ALREADY IN INDIA

Developed by U.S. company Noble Fiber Technologies Inc. X-staticâ material is silver plated textile fiber fabric which imparts permanent antistatic and thermodynamic properties, and also protects the appearance of unpleasant odors.


This miracle product that is already being used by some well-known companies around the world, brought to India company Noble Fiber Technologies in conjunction with a leading industrial group in Central India Kalani.

This partnership provides for the granting of exclusive rights of Flexituff International (one of the group companies Kalani), the largest producer of soft container intermediate bulk containers, the use of X-staticâ material in the production of packaging materials in the Asia-Pacific region (the market is estimated at 1.2 billion dollars). The partnership also provides for exclusive rights to sell to institutions such as the Indian armed forces, including the army, navy, air force, paramilitary forces, border troops and police for use in the manufacture of mold, awnings, etc. Inf. fibre2fashion

GENETICALLY MODIFIED NATURAL COTTON SUPERSEDES

GENETICALLY MODIFIED NATURAL COTTON SUPERSEDES

Swiss Agriculture Organization announced that maybe half of the cotton crop is genetically modified cotton.

More than half of the world#39;s cotton may be grown from genetically modified crops in the next two years, as farmers in India and Brazil are actively developing the technology with which they can increase profits and productivity, said the group Rabobank.

By 2006-07. the use of plant varieties with modified genes may increase to 50% from the current 35%, curled representatives of the Dutch Rabobank (Utrecht). Scientists have developed a cotton that is resistant to worms and other parasites, why culture requires fewer pesticides. Using fewer chemicals reduces the cost and increases profits.

Prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the world#39;s largest cotton futures market fell by 40% last year after a heavy crop in the United States and China. The appetites of the global production could increase by 2.5 million tonnes by the end of the year (July 31), said U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to fibre2fashion.

CHINA WILL FACE A SHORTAGE COTTON

China will face a shortage COTTON

In 2005-2006 China may face a shortage of cotton, which will be expected to approximately 3.2 million tons.


The deputy chairman of the Chinese Association of cotton Tszyanvey Shi (Shi Jianwei) said that China will face a shortage of cotton, as of the 2004-2005 year, the total area of the territories, planted with cotton, down 10%.

It is expected that cotton production should reach 5.76 million tons, while demand for the country#39;s market to increase to 8.85 million tons, while the production of yarn - by 1 million tons. The cause of the shortage and climate change will be the import of cotton, the conflicts in the area of trade in textile production, changes in foreign exchange rates, interest rates, regulatory and macro policies of the Government of China, Shi added Tszyanvey.

U.S. Department of Agriculture presented a forecast of cotton production in China in 2005-2006, according to which it will amount to 5,552 million tons, and the consumption of the domestic market is estimated at 8,972 million tons. Inf. fibre2fashion.

START FILING APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN AUCTIONS FOR EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF IRON ORE BAKCHAR DEPOSIT

Start filing applications for participation in auctions for exploration and production of iron ore Bakchar deposit.

Collecting applications will continue for 45 days. The auction itself will take place on October 19. On behalf of the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use it will Territorial Subsoil Use Agency for the Tomsk region.
As the head of the Territorial Subsoil Use Agency, Alexander Komarov, it is very important auction, which not only opens up a new direction in the study of mineral resources, but also gives the opportunity for the development of new areas in the region#39;s economy. Bakchar iron ore deposit - the largest in the world, it needs to learn and use.
The organizers of the auction there is no doubt that the auction will be successful. Already at the stage of the auction to Bakchar deposit interested leading steel companies Kuzbass and the Urals, the intentions are no doubt.
Head of the Territorial Agency has assured that production of iron ore will not lead to a deterioration of the ecological environment. Modern technologies allow to develop such deposits without significant harm to the environment. It is assumed to mine ore deposit Bakcharsky not open pit, and with the hydraulic borehole.

FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR AFRICAN COTTON

Favorable conditions for African cotton

In order to reduce the widespread economic disparity between the rich countries and Africa, Rodrigo Rato (Rodrigo Rato), head of the International Monetary Fund, asked Western countries to remove subsidies for cotton production.


To place African countries out of the vicious circle of poverty, the International Monetary Fund gave loans on favorable terms the countries of this region. Rodrigo Rato said that #39;now holding talks with the World Trade Organization, industrialized countries must stop subsidizing which#39; distorts #39;trade#39;. Mr Rato insisted that it was necessary to develop a system of cotton sector reform in Africa.

Abolition of subsidies will stimulate the production of cotton. Proposal Rodrigo Rato is of great importance, as the summit of Eight, which begins July 6, 2005, will address the issue of debt relief and aid African countries, according to fibre2fashion

AUGE & ACROPOLI IMPEX WILL JOINTLY PRODUCE CLOTHING

AUGE ACROPOLI IMPEX will jointly produce clothing

Leading Cuban textile company Auge and Italian Acropoli Impex SA signed an agreement for the joint production of garments for export.

The clothing line will be launched on the market under the name of #39;MINAS#39;, which will be used high-tech equipment of Rimoldi. The companies will jointly create a line of clothing, such as Innerwear, bathing suits, knitted sweaters, as well as lycra and jersey. Models in bathing suits are a wide range of colors and a variety of cut.

The Company has no intention to export swimwear in Spain, and sweaters will be sold on the markets of Central America, such as the Dominican Republic, according to fibre2fashion.