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Date:2014/11/27
Daily crude steel output of key steel producers rebounded 0.44% from ten days ago in mid-November after dropping to a 22-month low over November 1-10, showed the latest data from the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA).Steel mills in major produc...
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Date:2014/12/01
Bayer CropScience completed the acquisition of certain DuPont Crop Protection Land Management assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, according to a release from the company.
The transaction. which closed on December 1...
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Date:2014/09/26
Today’s Lithium Battery Transport Rules Govern New Drone TechnologiesSeptember 26th, 2014 | Posted in GeneralAs Unmanned Aerial Vehicles？ – or drones – become more commercially available and the list of industries utilizing the technology expands, co...
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Date:2013/09/24
PRBA Responds to News Story With a “Compendium of Egregious Errors” About Lithium BatteriesSeptember 24th, 2013 | Posted in GeneralPRBA Responds to News Story With a “Compendium of Egregious Errors” About Lithium Batteries
It is regrettable that read...
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Date:2013/01/07
U.S. Department of Transportation Publishes New Proposed Rule, Request for Comment on Lithium BatteriesJanuary 7th, 2013 | Posted in GeneralThe U.S. DOT published today a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM); Request for Additional Comment on lithium...
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Date:2013/07/25
PRBA Statement on the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority Report on the 2010 UPS Aircraft AccidentJuly 25th, 2013 | Posted in GeneralPRBA–The Rechargeable Battery Association ？commends the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab E...
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Date:2012/12/14
PRBA-Backed Proposals on Shipments of Damaged and Waste Lithium Batteries Approved by UN Transport Panel — Success at Geneva Meetings Caps Remarkable Year for Battery AssociationDecember 14th, 2012 | Posted in GeneralPRBA-The Rechargeable Batte...
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Date:2013/07/25
UAE Final Report – UPS Boeing 747-44AF – N571UPJuly 25th, 2013 | Posted in GeneralAir Accident Investigation Report.
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Date:2014/04/22
ICAO Agrees to Prohibit Lithium Metal Batteries as Cargo on Passenger Aircraft; Plans to Address Cargo Aircraft in October 2014April 22nd, 2014 | Posted in GeneralThe ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP), meeting in Montreal the week of April 7 – 11, 201...
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Date:2012/09/17
PRBA Endorses Expansion of International Technology Agreement and Elimination of Import Duties on Rechargeable BatteriesSeptember 17th, 2012 | Posted in GeneralPRBA filed comments with the？U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)？supporting an inter...
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Date:2013/07/17
U.K. Agency Says ‘No Evidence’ Batteries Caused 787 FireJuly 17th, 2013 | Posted in GeneralBy Andy Pasztor, Daniel Michaels and Jon Ostrower
Wall Street Journal – British investigators said？investigators said “there is no evidence” that l...
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Date:2014/03/31
Lithium Battery International Dangerous Goods Transport Regulations under Scrutiny Once AgainMarch 31st, 2014 | Posted in GeneralThe ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel Working Group on Lithium Batteries is scheduled to meet the week of April 7th in Montreal ...
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Date:2012/07/14
PRBA Battery Proposals Adopted By UN Transport Sub-CommitteeJuly 14th, 2012 | Posted in GeneralThe UN Sub-Committee of？ Experts on the Transport of？ Dangerous Goods unanimously approved two proposals on the packaging requirements for large format lit...
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Date:2013/06/06
PRBA Participates in the 5th World Rechargeable Battery Regulatory Forum in JapanJune 6th, 2013 | Posted in GeneralGeorge Kerchner, executive director of PRBA–The Rechargeable Battery Association, recently joined leaders from three international ？bat...
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Date:2014/03/21
The Rechargeable Battery Association Statement on Malaysian Air Flight MH370March 21st, 2014 | Posted in GeneralPRBA shares the concerns about the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the passenger and its crew. Until it is determined what happene...
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Date:2012/06/23
PRBA to Attend United Nations Transport Meeting and Present Five Papers on Lithium ion BatteriesJune 23rd, 2012 | Posted in GeneralDuring the week of June 25th, PRBA will participate in a meeting of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the ...
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Date:2013/03/26
NTSB Lithium ion Battery Forum Scheduled for April 11-12March 26th, 2013 | Posted in GeneralThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a forum on lithium ion batteries in transportation on April 11-12 in Washington, DC.？ The forum is i...
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Date:2014/02/18
Working Group Makes Progress on Updating UN Testing Requirements for Large Lithium BatteriesFebruary 18th, 2014 | Posted in GeneralA lithium battery working group formed out of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods met i...
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Date:2012/06/02
U.S. Postal Service Issues Amended Regulations on Lithium Batteries; PRBA to Meet with Agency to Discuss Implications on Shipments to APO, FPO and DPO LocationsJune 2nd, 2012 | Posted in GeneralThe U.S. Postal Service (USPS) published a final rule on...
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Date:2013/03/26
PRBA Urges PHMSA to Align U.S. Air Transport Rules for Lithium Batteries with Stricter International StandardsMarch 26th, 2013 | Posted in GeneralDual Compliance Option “Inconsistent” with 2012 FAA Law
The Rechargeable Battery Association has filed ...