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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 09:39
The Annual Convention of Ningbo Foreign Trade Association was held on Tuesday. Representatives form nearly 200 foreign trade businesses participated in the conference, expressing their concern over the foreign trade situation in 2013.
Foreign trade businesses always show more sensitivity on the global import and export market. "We usually classify orders we obtained after October 2012 as orders in this year, and statistics show we are facing shrinking orders now," said Shu Yueping, the Chief Executive of Ningbo Guangbo Group. Wang Genhai, Chairman of Ningbo Zhongke Import & Export Co., Ltd. also said that the growing rate in the exports of all kinds of professional boots is slowing down.
Sang Baichuan, head of Institute for International Economics in the Foreign Economic and Trade University, said on Tuesday that the overall situation this year is not optimistic, but it will be better than 2012. Sang pointed out that Ningbo, as one of the first open trade region in China, will face more challenges. "China will shift its opening-up focus and continue to promote opening up in its inland areas this year."
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 09:38
Ningbo saw sharp increase of the plant extract export in 2012, said local authority. Ningbo Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau inspected a total of 601 batches of (523.99 tons) exported plant extract, worth $60,298,000, an increase of 28.42 percent, 7.34 percent and 11.46 percent, respectively. The export value tops 370 million yuan, which means the average price of plant extract reaches as high as US$ 115 per kilogram.
As natural plant extract is increasingly popular with the international market in recent years, it is becoming a new advantage of Ningbo's processed agricultural products for exportation. Currently Ningbo has a number of leading manufacturers of plant extracts, who reported rising exporting volume to a number of countries. Their products are exported to 34 countries and regions. Exporting value to seven countries (regions) topped US$ 1 million, which accounted for 95.18 percent of the total exports. The largest local exporter is Ningbo Green Health Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., with an annual export of US$ 52.527 million, accounting for 87.11 percent of the total export in Ningbo.
Plant extract is widely used in pharmaceutical industry as major raw materials for the beneficial ingredients it contains. It is also applied to food industry, health products, dietary supplements, cosmetics, food additives (colorings, sweet taste, etc.), and flavors and fragrances industry.
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 09:38
Ningbo's water transport project completed a total fixed assets investment of 5.851 billion yuan, hitting a record high, said Ningbo Port And shipping Administration this Monday. Seven new dock berths with 10,000 tonne capacity was accomplished in 2012.
A number of key projects including Zhejiang LNG terminal pier, the No.10 and 11 berths in phase V of Beilun International Container Terminal, and Zhongzhai coal terminal were put into operation in 2012. To date, Ningbo boasts 92 productive dock berths with over 10,000-ton capacity and 23 large deep-water berths with over 100,000 tons capacity. The maximum berthing capacity reaches 45 tons.
The water transport infrastructure construction actively promotes the productivity of Ningbo Port. According to statistics from Ningbo Port And shipping Administration, Ningbo port handled cargo throughput of 451 million tons and containers of 15,673,000 TEUs in 2012, a year-on-year increase of 4.04 percent and 8 percent respectively.
It is reported that Ningbo will built 6 dock berths with over 10,000-ton capacity in Meishan International Container Terminal and liquid chemical wharf in Zhenhai Port in 2013. The move will add 1,635 million tons to its port handling capacity and 1.8 million TEUs in its annual container handling capacity.
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Category: Ningbo District
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Published: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 09:37
Ningbo's Xiangshan County recently succeeded in using solidago canadensis, an invasive plant, for growing medium for mushrooms. In the past year, Xiangshan County used more than 100 tons of the plant for agricultural use.
Solidago canadensis was introduced to China as an ornamental plant in 1935, and then it escaped into the wild. Due to its fast growth and prolific reproduction, it kills other vegetation and endangers local ecosystems and plants. Therefore, it is known as "eco-killer" and "flower king". In recent years, local governments started to give manpower and financial support in the prevention and control of the invasive plant.
In 2010, the Plant Protection Station of Xiangshan County began to explore the ecological prevention and control test on solidago canadensis. Their test showed that the plant is non-toxic and the protein it contains is as high as 22.28 percent in April and more than 12 percent in July. It can be used as livestock feed for rabbits, sheep, and cattle. However, the measure did not solve the environmental threaten brought by solidago canadensis completely.
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