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Commerce Department Announces Affirmative Preliminary Dumping Determinations on Imports of Aluminum Extrusions from 14 Countries
Published: May 02, 2024 by Aluminum Extruders Council
Scientists say ratio of soil organic carbon to clay, proposed as part of EU's new law to measure soil carbon loss, is not reliable indicator; SOC:Clay would be based on analysis of soil samples taken at single point in time, may have temporal limitations
Published: May 02, 2024 by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke Finland)
Alupro publishes a refreshed version of its Aluminium Manifesto, outlining views of the aluminum packaging industry and detailing the changes needed to deliver a world-class recycling system for the UK; update also addresses confusion around EPR
Published: May 02, 2024 by Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro)
US House introduces bipartisan Preserving Woodworking Traditions and Blocking Government-Mandated Monopolies Act; bill to help maintain access to lower-cost table saws, prevent monopoly on table saws with finger-detection technology
Published: May 02, 2024 by Congressional Documents & Publications 
Mois du patrimoine asiatique – mai
Published: May 02, 2024 by United Steelworkers (USW)

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January 27, 2023
 Recycling & Waste

Recycling Centers/Materials Recovery (MRF)

Connecticut to introduce waste management proposals, including food waste collection, organics recycling, US$5/ton fee on all waste; 860,000 tons/year of municipal solid waste to be shipped out of state on recent closure of MIRA waste-to-energy facility
CT.gov (01/26)

 Logistics & Supply Chain

Logistics/Transportation Infrastructure

US representative announces US$750,000 in funding to build Lakeville, Minnesota's freight rail car storage and transload facility to properly secure cars away from rail lines, schools and residential areas; funding to build facility for at least 60 cars
Targeted News Service (Press Releases) (01/26)

 Trade

Trade Dispute/Trade War

CIBC: Canadian lumber producers, except Canfor and West Fraser, should see modestly reduced duty costs in H2 as rates drop from 8.59% to 8.24%; new rates expected to be in effect until fall 2024 when fifth administrative review’s rates would take effect
CIBC World Markets Inc. (01/26)

Canadian lumber producers could soon receive refunds of US duties after paying out a total of US$6.1B in past six years; after US Dept. of Commerce latest ruling, tariffs set to rise this summer for West Fraser, Canfor, decline slightly for most others
Canada StockWatch  (01/26)

 Food & Beverage

Packaged Foods

FDA to do consumer research on the most effective way to communicate nutritional information on the front of food packages; FDA plans to hire a contractor to offer an online questionnaire to 3,000 residents
Food Dive (01/26)

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

UK government's tax on sugary drinks may have prevented more than 5,000 cases of obesity every year among girls in their final year of primary school, according to research from the University of Cambridge
Evening Standard Ltd. (01/26)

 Health & Safety

Health Care, Pharmaceuticals & Wellness

Biden-Harris administration announces record-breaking 16.3 million people signed up for health care coverage in ACA marketplaces during 2022-2023 open enrollment season; marketplaces see nearly 50% increase in signups since Biden took office
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) (01/26)

 Industries
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Agribusiness & Raw Foods

Recreational vehicles could be used to guard against theft on Oregon farmland under legislation that would broaden a land use rule currently limited to forestland
Capital Press (01/26)

Proposed legislation in Oregon would make it so that state landowners who willfully 'turn a blind eye' to illegal marijuana growing on their farms will lose property tax breaks
Capital Press (01/26)

Chemicals

EPA proposes significant new use rule for PFAS that have not been manufactured, processed for many years and are designated inactive; entities would be required to notify EPA 90 days before starting manufacture of substance for significant new use
Federal Register (01/26)

Energy, Fuels & Utilities

US Dept. of Energy awards US$80M grant to Avapco to help build larger plant to make wood-based jet fuel; company's Thomaston, Georgia, pilot facility demonstrated its method for converting woody residue from sawmills, paper and pulp plants into SAF
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA) (01/26)

Forestry/Timberland

Alaska's US senators say reinstating 2001 roadless rule to Tongass National Forest is 'federal paternalism at its worst'; Murkowski says 80% of 16.7 million-acre Tongass is protected through existing law, land use designations, forest planning process
Targeted News Service (01/26)

USDA finalizes protections for Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the world's largest intact temperate rainforest; final rule repeals 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule, restores longstanding protections to 9.37 million acres of roadless areas
Targeted News Service (01/26)

Metals & Mining

Tata, JSPL, JSW, Adani, Vedanta may bid for NMDC Steel's strategic disinvestment
Mint (New Delhi) (01/26)

Paper, Pulp & Cellulose

US EPA to grant community advisory group's request for more thorough sampling at former Smurfit-Stone pulp mill in Frenchtown, Montana, to determine level of toxic waste at site; group most concerned three toxin types at former mill: dioxins, furans, PCBs
Montana Public Radio (01/26)

Ence postpones to March the release of 2022 financial results pending Spanish Supreme Court's ruling on future of Pontevedra pulp mill; court will decide whether pulp mill can continue to operate at its current location in wake up Greenpeace appeal
CE Noticias Financieras (Latin America) (01/26)

Personal Care

New York will ban the distribution or sale of cosmetics and personal products that contain mercury, effective June 1, becoming the third state to do so; enforcement and penalties for retailers who violate the ban remain unclear
Gothamist (01/26)

Tobacco, Cannabis & Derivatives

FDA issues marketing denial orders for two menthol e-cigarette products marketed by R.J. Reynolds; Vuse Vibe Tank Menthol 3.0% and Vuse Ciro Cartridge Menthol 1.5% do not demonstrate sufficient benefits to outweigh risks of youth initiation and use
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (01/26)

Wisconsin's legal cigarette sales in 2022 sink below 193 million packs, compared to 420 million packs sold in 2001; declines could be related to significant cigarette tax rate increases in 2002, 2008 and 2009
Star, The (Sun Prairie, WI) (01/26)

American Lung Association releases 'State of Tobacco Control' report, finding California, Maine and Massachusetts among top states enacting proven tobacco control policies; lowest-graded states were Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas
Targeted News Service (Press Releases) (01/26)

Macro Economics
 In the News
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 Roundup

USA: NSF announces nearly $50 million partnership with Ericsson, IBM, Intel, and Samsung to support the future of semiconductor design and manufacturing
ForeignAffairs.co.nz (01/26)

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