India is mulling a ban on the export of onion in order to ensure domestic supply and prevent steep rise in prices that could lead to a further stoke inflation. Over the past few weeks, the prices of onion have increased sharply. The ...
Tags: Onion Exports, Food
ProSep Inc is to supply a seawater treatment package valued at more than US$3 million for installation offshore Malaysia. The ProSep package consists of multimedia backwashable fine filters used to reduce suspended solids in water. The ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
The countries that have signed CAFTA-DR free trade agreement may lose about 100,000 jobs in the textile industry if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is signed in its current form, which allows Vietnam to import raw materials ...
Tags: CAFTA-DR Textile Sector, Textile
Textile and clothing exports from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) declined sharply in 2012, according to Textiles Intelligence. The main causes were declines in exports to the USA and the EU, ...
Mazda says it is on the path to remain profitable after having finally turned its fortunes around last year, marking the first time in five years the Japanese manufacturer has posted a profit. The company made $34.3 billion yen ($372 ...
Tags: Mazda, Auto Parts
“With the 18th Round of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations now underway in Malaysia, the timing of the hearing, and opportunity for Ways & Means Committee Members to seek clear, unambiguous answers from the USTR on President ...
Tags: TPP Negotiations, Textile
Colombia-based Nutresa has agreed to acquire Chile-based food and beverage producer Tresmontes Lucchetti for $758m, as part of its efforts to expand its international footprint. Tresmontes Lucchetti is involved in the manufacture of ...
This Special Issue of Desalination brings together 15 papers on radioactive decontamination of water, including individual studies as well as comprehensive reviews of the latest technology developments in this field. This Special Issue on ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, water
India is evaluating plans to raise the import tax on refined edible oil, in order to discourage the rising shipments from Indonesia and Malaysia, which are affecting the local refiners. Currently, India imposes a 7.5% tax on edible oil ...
Tags: India, Import Tax, Oil
RGA Reinsurance Company has been granted a preparatory license by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to operate a licensed life reinsurance branch in Shanghai, China, which is likely to be fully operational within one year. ...
Global packaging solutions provider Serac has developed a new blow molding-filling-capping line which is specifically designed for dairy bottles production below 12,000 bottles per hour. According to the company, the new solution opens ...
Lately, 100 units of CAMC heavy duty trucks are exported to Malaysia. Multiple models of trucks are included in the batch, with all of which are equipped with high power engines. As reporter learned, Malaysia is a country with low ...
American casual dining restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse has introduced new Great Barrier Eats, a special menu featuring seafood such as crab, tuna, shrimp and salmon. The new Great Barrier Eats include Great Barrier Trio appetizer, ...
BASF will increase its global capacities for producing the chemical intermediate 1,4?butanediol (BDO) and the BDO derivative PolyTHF (chemical name: polytetramethylene ether glycol, PTMEG) within the coming two years. BASF's annual BDO ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, coating, paint
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