A year ago APP declared a permanent end to natural forest?clearance across its entire supply chain through the introduction of its FCP. Covering over 2.6 million hectares of forest concessions, it says the commitment is the largest plan ...
Tags: forest concessions, HCV, HCS, FCP
Acrylic resins, manufactured by the polymerization of acrylates or methacrylates, find use in several applications ranging from paints and coatings to automotive and construction. Demand for acrylic resins is dependent on the health of the ...
Tags: Acrylic Resins, coating, Paints, Plastics, Adhesives
The United States imported textiles and apparel worth US$ 104.724 billion in 2013, registering an increase of 3.76 percent over imports of $100.931 billion made in 2012, according to the latest Major Shippers Report, released by the U.S. ...
Tags: Textile, Apparel Imports
South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported 4.6 million mt of coal in January, tumbling 33% on-month from the 6.8 million mt shipped in December, according to the latest operating data released by the port Friday. January ...
Tags: Coal Terminal, Mineral
For the year 2014, the German clothing industry is expecting positive development, and clothing sales are estimated to increase by 3.75 percent year-on-year, said Gerd Oliver Seidensticker, president of the German Fashion Association ...
Tags: German Clothing, Apparel
The exports of petrochemicals from GCC countries of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE is expected to increase, once the Bali Package is ratified by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council later this year, ...
Tags: Bali Package, Textile
Indonesia's Industry Minister Mohammad S. Hidayat said on Thursday that non-oil and gas industry in the country would grow up between 6.4 to 6.8 percent this year with an estimated export earning of 125 billion U.S. dollars. The growth in ...
Tags: Gas Industry, Non-Oil, Mineral
Polish biodiesel production jumped almost 11% on the year to 184,684 mt in the third quarter of 2013, the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) said Thursday. A local market source attributed the rise to strong downstream diesel demand bolstering ...
Tags: Biodiesel Production, Chemicals
JAKARTA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Shipment of Indonesia's concentrate ores overseas have been at standstill since the government's mineral ores export ban came into effect on Jan. 12, official said here on Monday. The government has required ...
Tags: mineral ores, Hence, export, Susilo Siswoutomo
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. posted record net sales of nearly 7.1 trillion won in fiscal 2013, which was 20 billion won more than in fiscal 2012. Based on the average exchange rate for 2013, Hankook recorded sales of more than $6.4 billion. ...
Tags: UHP, Hankook, tire, Mercedes-Benz
BlackBerry looks like it will launch new smartphones at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) tech show. It’s no secret that BlackBerry has had a difficult couple of years, but the Canadian smartphone maker hasn’t ...
Leading home textile suppliers from throughout Asia will look to take advantage of the expanding Southern China market at Intertextile Guangzhou Hometextile China, held from 18 to 22 March 2014. Located at the China Import and Export Fair ...
Tags: Textile, SILVERPLUS, Messe Frankfurt, CHAT
The increase in electricity tariff will push the prices of Indonesian garments by up to 50 percent, making the industry less competitive in both domestic and export markets, Indonesian Synthetic Fiber Producers Association (Asosiasi ...
Tags: Power Tariff, Garment Prices
Beating the slowdown blues, Hong Kong-based apparel retailer Giordano has reported 5 per cent growth in its sales at HK$ 1,333 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013, driven by strong demand from the Chinese mainland. ...
Tags: Giordano, apparel retailer
China's economic reform is one of the key issues that will impact sovereign ratings and growth prospects of developing Asian economies this year, according to a global credit rating agency. In its latest reports "2014 Outlook: Emerging ...
Tags: Sovereign Rating, economic reforms