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The British Government has lifted its embargo on the export of military equipment to Pakistan. The embargo was imposed in October 1999 due to concerns over General Pervez Musharraf's coup, in which the military regime overthrew the country's democratically elected government. Since this time all 46 applications for export licences to Pakistan have been refused. However twenty applications are now to be approved for the export of items which are expected to include spare parts for ships, helicopters and planes. In addition UK companies will be allowed to export bomb disposal equipment and goods for civilian end users. These items are said to be less contentious than weapons which could be used in the Kashmir regions or for internal repression.

The West African nations of Ethiopia and Eritrea have restarted their war and this has led to a call for a United Nations arms ban from the UK and US. Russia and China are opposing the embargo call and a vote on the resolution may be made on 17 May 2000.

The UK has suspended export licences covering military equipment and arms to the controversial regime in Zimbabwe, it emerged on 3 May 2000. The UK has also halted the provision of 450 Land Rovers to the country's police force. Robert Mugabe's government has attacked opposition parties and white farmers in Zimbabwe and the president himself has revealed that despite the criticism, he still intended to transfer to poor black peasants around 50% of farmland currently in the hands of white citizens.

In 2010 machinery, plastic products and rubber goods all showed good recovery . A table gives data on the market for machinery for plastics and rubber. A table lists the [...]

Summary: The Dubai Export Development Corporation (EDC) has demonstrated its commitment to the region's thriving plastics industry via its participation in the 9th Arab International Plastic & Rubber Industry Trade [...]

MANUFACTURERS at China's largest trade fair say falling orders mean China is unlikely to ease an effective moratorium on imports of recyclable plastics anytime soon. Producers of plastic-based household items [...]

According to Al-Khabar newspaper (September 2, 2007), the Algerian plastic and rubber industry is still unable to reach the export phase. Mr. Naoum Ben Omar, an Algerian plastic expert, relates [...]

According to Ynet.co.il (June 8, 2003), Some 25 percent of the Israeli plastic and rubber factories recently resumed their trade with the Palestinians, said the chairman of plastic and rubber [...]

In time, CARGILL DOW POLYMERS LLC estimates, exports to Japan could represent 30 percent of the sales of its revolutionary NatureWorks polylactide polymers. Suitable for use in fibers, plastic packaging [...]

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. of Japan has decided to increase tire shipments to the United States from its three European subsidiaries in an attempt to counter the yen's appreciation, officials [...]