US lawmakers on Wednesday proposed a ban on most imports from China’s Xinjiang region, charging that goods produced by Uighur forced labourers were easily making their way into the United States. China has imposed an import ban on four Australian abattoirs in an apparent escalation of Beijing's ... China banned imports from six Australian ... Australia just crowned it the 2020 winner. Australia. Scrap recyclers around the world are scrambling to figure out what China’s State Council means when it says it seeks to “ban importing solid waste” permanently by the end of 2020.. (Story continues below chart.) U.S. exported millions in masks and ventilators ahead of the coronavirus crisis ... of masks from the U.S. to China in early 2020 alone. China's sudden announcement it was suspending imports from four Australian abattoirs sent a ripple of unease through the Federal Government. ‘Zero imports by the end of 2020’ In recent months, evidence has been building that China aims to ban all recovered fiber imports by 2021. More than a year ago, China formally announced its intention to ban the import of all recyclable materials by 2020 under a revision of the country's solid waste management law. In 2016, Australia processed just 12 per cent of its recycled waste domestically and sent 1.25 million tonnes of waste to China. 3. By ... the import of goods from China is exempt from the travel restrictions, “and, of course, the people who … The Facts on Trump’s Travel Restrictions. ... trade policies such as export bans and tariffs in … China tightened restrictions on exports of masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) on Friday, calling for shipments of the items to be subjected to … Trump Mistakenly Announces Ban on All Travel and Imports From Europe, Then Backtracks ... announced the import ban, it seems possible that Trump simply misread the … It has struggled to cope with the import restrictions. The possibility was first floated in 2018 as a next step in China’s policy to reduce recovered material imports, which had already shut the door to scrap plastic and mixed paper imports. Demand has so far not kept up with the growth in recyclable materials flooding markets since China’s bans. Share prices of chicken producers have taken flight following China’s lifting of a four-year old ban on importing poultry from the U.S. Last year, industry stakeholders pointed to several key signals of an impending ban on OCC and other recovered materials that are currently able to enter the country.

New information indicates there might be more flexibility in the timeline than originally assumed. This month, a Chinese environmental official clearly stated this is the plan.

But it probably didn't come as a shock. Kilcoy Pastoral Company; Dinmore and Beef City (owned by JBS), all of which are based in Queensland, as well as Northern Cooperative Meat Company at Casino in NSW, were suspended temporarily. The United States, it said, should consider “a comprehensive import ban on all goods produced, wholly or in part” in the region. China has imposed an import ban on meat from four Australian abattoirs amid escalating tension between the two countries.

In the year prior to the ban, China imported 12.9 billion pounds of scrap plastic.