Yingli Green Energy, a Chinese vertically integrated photovoltaic product manufacturer, has entered into a new long-term polysilicon supply agreement with German company Wacker Chemie AG.

Charles River Laboratories International has opened a 60,000 square foot preclinical facility in Shanghai to support its clients’ global drug development needs.

After three months of negotiations with the local government of Chunjiang, Wisdoms Auto Parts (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. has occupied a customized plant in the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District.

Bridge Laboratories has announced that it has reached an agreement to build its second preclinical facility in China.

Liu Jianchao, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said at a press conference that China was willing to enhance cooperation with other countries in the food safety sector.

Oil country tubular goods manufacturer WSP Holdings Limited has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipes Company, Limited ("WSP China"), has received orders for 8,217 tonnes of API products, and 2,246 tonnes of non-API products from the USA and Thailand.

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited has started initial small-scale production of polysilicon ingots, wafers, PV cells and PV modules of its latest 200 MW expansion project.

In the United States, the United Steelworkers union joined with a group of manufacturers in applauding U.S. Department of Commerce decisions to impose anti-dumping duties on certain types of nails imported from China and the United Arab Emirates.

The American Society for Quality says much of the responsibility for quality problems that have resulted in Chinese product recalls lies with inadequate oversight by U.S. importers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a new agricultural trade office in Chengdu, China's fifth most populated city in a region of nearly 200 million people.