India's Minister of Textiles, K Sambasiva Rao, has assured that the Ministry would be taking up the issue of imposition of 'anti-dumping duty' on certain textile products, where it is badly needed, with the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Mr. ...
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This afternoon, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman reached out to a broad cross-section of stakeholders to join him on a call to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. As U.S. negotiators press forward to complete a ...
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Shenq Fang Yuan Technology Co., Ltd., a major machining-center maker in Taiwan founded in 1996, is known for simultaneous-motion five-axis machines mostly for processing intricate products such as watch cases, jewelry, small and mid turbine ...
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Taiwan's packaging machinery industry has been developed over the decades by local companies using skills and know-how learned from overseas, initially with the aim of replacing imports. The industry went on to become an exporter, and many ...
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The more than 40 percent rise in provincial minimum wage (UMP) this year has forced around 60 textile and clothing firms from Jakarta to shift to Central Java region, Ade Sudrajat, chairman of the Indonesian Textile Association (API) has ...
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Indonesia's Indofood Sukses Makmur (Indofood) has increased its stake in Singapore-listed vegetable processor China Minzhong Food (CMFC) to more than 50%, through direct market purchases. Earlier this week, Indofood launched a mandatory ...
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The imports of textiles and apparel by the United States increased by 3.11 percent year-on-year to $ 59.014 billion during the first seven months of 2013, according to the Major Shippers Report, released by the U.S. Department of Customs. ...
Textile executives from 17 countries will visit the U.S. Cotton Belt during the biennial COTTON USA Orientation Tour. The participants will learn about U.S. cotton and how the fiber is produced, processed and marketed. The 35 ...
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Foton, with both production and sales ranking first in the world, is regarded as a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer. In order to fulfill its target of 3 million units of production and sales by 2020, Foton has started rapid expansion ...
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The global LNG market is expected to see a peak in supply tightness in 2014, rising Asian demand will likely match the average 0.9 Bcf/day additional liquefaction capacity expected to come onto the market in the year, Barclays Research said ...
Barry Callebaut has unveiled a new cocoa processing facility in Makassar, Indonesia through its joint venture (JV) with Comextra Majora, following an investment of $33m. The swiss cocoa and chocolate products manufacturer entered into the ...
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Stock markets in Moscow and copper mines in Chile appear to have little in common. But these are two spots where investors in New York and London have been pumping money borrowed on the cheap to seek out big returns. Aggressive monetary ...
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Reportedly, Indonesia's steel export values totaled US$901.3 million in July, rising by 15% from a month ago, according to data released by Statistics Indonesia (BPS). In July, the country's import values of articles of iron and steel ...
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Global efforts to battle trade protectionism need to be reinforced to help shield the fragile economic recovery across the world. In a report released today, the European Commission identified about 150 new trade restrictions introduced ...
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Huntsman, a manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, has completed the acquisition of the business of Oxid, for about $75m. Oxid manufactures and markets specialty urethane polyols under the trademark Terol, and distributes ...
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