The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Governments of the United States, Myanmar, Japan and Denmark have together launched the Initiative to Promote Fundamental Labour Rights and Practices in Myanmar, this month. The ...
Tags: Labour Rights, international labour standards, Apparel
Vietnam’s garment maker Garment 10 Corporation (Garco 10) has offered Tanzania the opportunity to export unspecified quantity of cotton to the firm, according to the president of the company Giang Duc Vu, Tanzania DailyNews reported. ...
Tags: cotton market, Textile
Singapore TAL Apparel Limited has received green signal for setting up a US$ 50 million project to manufacture textiles, fabrics and garments in Vietnam’s northern province of Vinh Phuc, according to Vietnam Investment Review. The ...
Tags: green signal, textile plant, Textile
Southeast Asia has become a hotbed of activity in the oleochemicals production space. This is due to a combination of factors: the abundant availability of raw materials, escalating consumer preference for vegetable-based products, and low ...
Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis generally remained steady but displayed signs of slipping amid persistent weakness in the physical buying interest, market sources said ...
South Korean steel maker POSCO has started construction on an automotive steel sheet plant in Thailand which is expected to be completed by 2016. The plant will be producing galvanized steel sheet for automotive applications and the plant ...
Tags: POSCO, Steel Sheet Plant, Accessories
Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis remained steady for the fourth consecutive week amid thin trade, market sources said Wednesday. Sources said physical buying interest ...
Tags: Copper Cathode, Copper, Metallurgy
Cambodia successfully hosted the 4th International Textile and Garment Industry Exhibition (CTG 2014) this month at Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Center. The event was organized by Yorkers Trade & Marketing Service ...
Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis slipped for a second consecutive week, dampened by persistently weak physical buying interest during the current summer lull, market ...
Tags: Metal, Copper, Metallurgy
Malaysia appears to be steadily approaching the goal of taking its place among the world's developed economies by 2020. However, the nation needs to open up and embrace its ethnic minorities together with international residents and ...
Tags: economic policies
The exports of fabric and garments from the Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam jumped 18 percent year-on-year to US$ 7.505 billion in the first five months of 2014, according to the preliminary data released by the Customs IT & Statistics ...
Tags: Fabric Exports, Garment Exports
The Asia to Europe arbitrage window for methanol will remain shut in the third quarter of 2014 on expectations of higher export volumes from the Middle East and stronger Chinese demand that would soak up Asian supplies, sources said late ...
Tags: Methanol, natural gas
Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis have fallen amid thin trade after news Qingdao port had halted shipments of aluminum and copper amid a probe into loan irregularities ...
Tags: import premiums, Copper futures
Iran is loading eight LPG cargoes totaling 317,000 mt in May for export to Asia, the biggest monthly volume since resuming shipments in May 2013 following an eight-month halt on concerns over an EU ban on shipping insurance, shipping and ...
The exports of fabric and garments from the Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam jumped 21.3 percent year-on-year to US$ 5.991 billion in the first four months of 2014, according to the preliminary data released by the Customs IT & Statistics ...
Tags: Fabric Exports, Garment Exports