The state-owned Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation hasdecided this week to provide guarantees of up to 75% of bank loans to new LNGprojects that are deemed to help reduce Japan's import costs for the fuel, aJogmec official said ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
It has been one year since The Woolmark Company officially launched its Out of Vietnam project in a bid to help Vietnam become one of the world’s top five textile and clothing manufacturing countries by 2020. As the global authority ...
Tags: Wool Supply, Textile
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has stated that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to Japan's request to establish a panel regarding China's decision to impose an anti-dumping (AD) duty on certain ...
Tags: Stainless Steel Pipes, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
According to statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan’s output of stainless steel products totaled 238,986 tons in March, increasing by 7.2% from a month ago. Among them, 105,733 ...
Tags: Japan, Stainless Steel, Construction
In March this year, Japan's seasonally adjusted industrial production increased 0.9 percent over the previous month, while the original index indicated a decrease of 6.7 percent compared to the same month last year. The country's seasonally ...
Tags: Iron and Steel, Mineral
The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) announced hat Donna Dempsey has been named Executive Director of the organization, effective June 3, 2013. "Donna brings more than 15 years of experience to AMERIPEN, ...
Tags: AMERIPEN, Donna Dempsey, Executive Director, Packaging
The global supply of ethylene and its derivatives is expected to remain in excess and “from 2014 the excess supply is likely to reach 5 million tons or more, due to the increases in excess supply in the Middle East as well as the ...
Tags: Global Ethylene, Textile
In March this year, Japan's industrial production increased 0.2 percent over the previous month, showing a month-on-month increase for the fourth consecutive month. Japan's industrial output showed a decrease of 7.3 percent from March in ...
Tags: Industrial Output, Mineral
A cooperative in Aklan involved in the piña-weaving industry has been identified by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as its qualified cooperator/partner in the Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Project under its “Big ...
Russian gas giant Gazprom held discussions Wednesday with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on expansion of energy cooperation, with joint design and construction of a nationwide gas grid for Japan among the issues on ...
Tags: National Gas Grid, Chemicals
In February of the current year, Japan's seasonally adjusted industrial production increased 0.6 percent from the previous month, while the original index indicated a decrease of 10.5 percent compared to the same month last year. ...
Tags: Iron and Steel Output, Mineral
Japan and India will discuss the demand and supply of LNG, its pricing mechanism as well as latest trends among consumers' procurements of LNG at low prices over Tuesday-Wednesday in Tokyo, a Japanese government source said Monday. The ...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) along with other stakeholders joined forces to strengthen national and local collaborative efforts to promote, develop, and sustain the growth of the ...
The fifth Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) for 2013-14, launched by the Government of South Africa, aims to support the manufacturing of textiles and clothing in the country, along with other sectors. Unveiling IPAP 2013-14, Minister ...
In February this year, Japan's industrial production decreased 0.1 percent from the previous month, showing a month-on-month decrease for the first month in three months. Japan's industrial output showed a decrease of 11 percent from ...
Tags: Industrial Output, Mineral, Japan