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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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The challenge with China being the dominant force for a majority of raw materials is regarding their legal system. have a boom in demand of a certain material from China, their legal system could effectively stop the supply of that particular material. Should the U.S. New Tungsten Production Will Open the Global Supply Chain.

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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

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Thus, in 2013 the European Union fleet already collectively met its legal target for 2015. On average, the most efficient cars were bought in the Netherlands (109 g CO 2 /km), Greece (111g) and Portugal (112g) while the country selling the least efficient cars was Latvia (147g) followed by Estonia (147g) and Bulgaria (142g).

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Major power and gas company E.ON splitting in two; focusing on renewables, spinning off conventional power generation

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E.ON’s financial flexibility is further enhanced by the divestment of its entire businesses in Spain and Portugal, which it has agreed to sell to Macquarie, an Australian investment firm, for an enterprise value of €2.5 will therefore take the necessary legal steps to combine these units. billion (US$3.1 In 2014 and 2015 E.ON

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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The City Dash app tells users whether they are legally parked. With the Innovate Mobility Challenge Series, Ford invited innovators and developers around the world to create solutions for specific mobility challenges in North America and South America, Portugal, Africa, India, China, England and Australia.

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