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On April 1, 2026, the Interim Measures for the Management of Recycling and Comprehensive Utilization of Retired Power Batteries from Electric Vehicles (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), jointly issued by six government departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technolo
Four mining workers were killed in a roof collapse at a coal mine in Lvliang city, North China's Shanxi province, late on April 1, according to state news agency Xinhua.
Overall, cotton consumption resilience in April may weaken compared to March, but it is unlikely to experience a sharp decline given the support of a tight supply-demand balance. In the short term, the local cotton consumption rate of cotton in Xinjiang continues to rise, and high operating rates at
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