在线国产一区二区_成人黄色片在线观看_国产成人免费_日韩精品免费在线视频_亚洲精品美女久久_欧美一级免费在线观看

  Home>News Center>China
       
 

EU, China reach deal on coke supply
By Dai Yan (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-05-31 07:28

Analysts said the compromise reached between China and the European Union (EU) on coke trade is the best choice for now, but China should not be a major provider of the substance owing to its impact on the environment.

EU officials said on Friday that a last-minute deal had been secured that would guarantee coke imports from China, removing the imminent threat of a World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint.

Friday was the European deadline for an agreement before making a complaint to the WTO.

The European steel industry will get at least 4.5 million tons of coke from China in 2004, the same number it imported in 2003, EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said in a statement.

Export licences will be delivered without cost or delay, he said. He added that the EU will work with China to eliminate the export licence system by the end of the year.

"We are obviously very pleased that agreement has been confirmed on 2004 coke exports from China, which are obviously of vital importance to the EU steel industry," Lamy said in the statement. "It shows the growing maturity and strength of the EU-China trade relationship."

No official comment was available from the Chinese side.

The 25-nation EU said Beijing has broken trade laws by restricting exports of coke, a key raw material for steelmakers, thereby reducing global supplies and pushing world prices to dizzying heights.

The Chinese Government, however, argued that the WTO rules justify the protection of its own strategic raw materials.

China began capping coal export quotas this year to preserve supplies for its steel and power industries.

An industrial insider said the compromise can be accepted as it both feeds the EU demand and maintains China's export quota system.

China's coking coal industry had warned that the removal of export quotas would be "disastrous" for Chinese producers.

An official from the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals and Chemicals Importers and Exporters (CCCMC), who declined to be named, said the government should not suddenly terminate long-term restrictive measures on coke exports. Such moves could lead to chaos in domestic production and competition, jointly resulting in more pressure on China's environment.

He believed Chinese coke exports would remain level with last year, since China's promise to the EU will be applied to other countries.

The United States is also asking China to eliminate export restrictions on coke.

According to the CCCMC, China actually exported 14.72 million tons of coke to more than 51 countries and regions across the world last year, making up 60 per cent of the total trade volume.

This year, China cut down its coal export quota by 26 per cent, from 12 million tons for 2003 to the current 9 million tons.

"But China should manage to end its role as the world's major provider in the long run," the official suggested.

Coke production has had a significant negative impact on the environment. Many of the coke producers in developed countries were forced to close down because of environmental pressure, leading industries to turn to China for coke.

The government has scrapped tax rebates for coke exports and suspended approvals for new coke plants amid concerns of excessive investment in the industry because of high prices.

But the official said the measure is not enough to curb coke production. "The price of the coke should contain the cost to save the environment, which would be paid by the producers and users," he said.

 
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

EU, China reach deal on coke supply

 

   
 

Hu,Bush hold phone talks

 

   
 

China plans FTA with New Zealand, Australia

 

   
 

More chemical bombs found in Qiqihar

 

   
 

English tests trigger gold rush in China

 

   
 

Nation in dire need of senior enterprisers

 

   
  English tests trigger gold rush in China
   
  Hu,Bush hold phone talks
   
  China plans FTA with New Zealand, Australia
   
  China arrests nearly 70,000 juvenile delinquents in 2003
   
  More chemical bombs found in Qiqihar
   
  S. African pilot's mother: 'I wish this was all a bad dream'
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  When will china have direct elections?  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 91亚洲国产成人久久精品网站 | 一区二区国产在线 | 久久久免费观看 | 久久视频在线免费观看 | 久久久在线 | h视频免费在线观看 | 国产精品二区在线观看 | 国产三级在线免费观看 | a天堂在线视频 | 欧美日韩免费在线 | 国产精品久久久久久无人区 | 中文在线观看视频 | 亚洲欧美另类在线 | 黄色在线小视频 | 婷婷丁香激情 | 欧美一区二区在线播放 | 国产91页 | 国产一区欧美 | 免费在线毛片 | 久久精品国产精品 | 国产一区二区av | 久久草视频 | 999久久久久久久久6666 | 欧美视频一区 | 国产一区二区三区四区 | 免费国产网站 | 国产三级在线免费观看 | 黄色片视频在线观看 | 日本三极片 | 亚洲黄色一级 | 亚洲免费小视频 | 欧美国产精品 | 黄色一级片网站 | 亚洲最新网址 | 亚洲一区二区三区免费视频 | 国产二区精品 | 91精品国产色综合久久不卡98 | 夜夜草av | 看片黄全部免费 | 日韩免费高清 | 人人超碰在线 |