The textile and apparel exports from the Southeast Asian of Malaysia would rise by 20 percent once the currently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement becomes a reality, the Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association (MTMA) ...
Tags: Textile Exports, Apparel
Australia-based, Mongolia-focused coking coal explorer Aspire Mining Limited has announced that it has signed non-binding memoranda of understanding (MoU) with four North Asian steel mills and coking coal buyers for the purchase of coking ...
Tags: Mining, Coking Coal
According to statistics, almost all of the top 75 tire makers in the world have plant in Asia, with most of them having more than one plant in Asia. Some international companies, such as Hankook, see more than half of its products produced ...
Tags: Tire, Transportation, Auto Parts
The response of Asian and global markets to US liquefied natural gas exports will be much stronger and will happen much sooner than many anticipate, putting strong downward pressure on Asian prices, Rice University fellow Kenneth Medlock ...
Tags: LNG Exports, Chemicals
The Government of Nepal has provided 2 ropanis (1 ropani = approx. 508.72 sq m) of land for setting up a Handicraft Design and Development Centre (HANDECEN) to the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN). The decision to ...
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Indian rigid plastic packaging products manufacturer Mold-Tek has announced plans to expand its operations overseas by setting up a plant in Dubai next fiscal, with an investment of about INR150m ($3m). According to the company, which ...
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SHARES have closed higher despite slipping in afternoon trade due to concerns about a slowdown in China. Data from China showed exports unexpectedly fell 3.1 per cent, while imports fell 0.7 per cent in June, suggesting a further slowdown ...
Tags: economy
British sports car maker Caterham plans to launch a city car and an SUV in an expansion of its partnership with Renault’s upcoming performance division Alpine. Caterham chairman Tony Fernandes told Automotive News the Renault-based ...
EU Trade Commissioner Karl De Gucht will be hosting a meeting in Geneva entitled "Staying Engaged – A Sustainability Compact with Bangladesh" on July 8, 2013. The high level discussion will focus on agreeing on ways for ...
Tags: Apparel
Some 1960s "plate glass" universities are challenging the big names Jul 6th 2013 |From the print edition Tweet..EVERY year newspapers and college guides rank British universities according to the exam results of the students they admit, ...
Tags: Reinforced Glass, Glass, Construction, Decoration
US-based candy maker Boyer Candy has relaunched its Original Peanut Butter Cup Pourable Curl Sauce – a key ingredient for ice cream. According to the company, the Curl Sauce and Mallo Cup Topping is one of the key ingredients for ...
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French carmaker Renault and British racing-car company Caterham have expanded their joint venture (JV) for the development of a new sports utility vehicle (SUV) and subcompact model vehicles. The new vehicles would be based on the ...
Tags: Renault, Caterham, SUV, Subcompact Models
The Asian LPG paper market flipped to a slight contango for the first time since August last year Wednesday, on active selling of August Saudi Aramco propane Contract Price swaps, market sources said Thursday. If the structure steepens ...
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Royal DSM, a life sciences and materials sciences firm based in the Netherlands, c, a New Zealand based producer of nutritional products for both human and animal markets, for an undisclosed amount. Unitech, established in 1970, is ...
Asian butadiene prices are at a 3-1/2 half year low amid weak demand and a glut of synthetic rubber stocks, Platts data showed. The FOB Korea benchmark for butadiene stood at $1,350/mt on June 17. The last time butadiene prices were ...
Tags: Butadiene, Weak Demand