Red palm oil has burst onto the health scene as a miracle food, helping to heal everything from cardiovascular disease to Alzheimer's to cancer. However, as it becomes more popular worldwide, a dark secret has come to light. Due to its ...
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Sacmi to play a key role at the UCIMA stand with innovative beverage & closures solutions. Now in its 26th edition, Propak Indonesia - Jakarta, 20-23 November 2013 - is a vital Far East fair that showcases all the latest in processing, ...
South Korea-based insurance conglomerate Hanwha Life has forayed into Indonesian insurance market with a strategy to gain 1.5% share of the country’s insurance market. The expansion follows the acquisition of 80% stake of PT ...
Tags: insurance, Hanwha Life, Insurance Market
The exports of textiles and apparel from Indonesia is targeted to reach US$ 13 billion this year, Indonesian Textile Association (API) chairman Ade Sudrajat said while speaking to reporters recently at the Jakarta International (JI) Expo. ...
Tags: Textile Exports
Spain-based insurance firm Mapfre has purchased a 20% percent stake in Indonesia’s Asuransi Bina Dana Arta ( ABDA), for an undisclosed sum. Besides acquiring the minority stake in ABDA, Mapfre has formed a partnership to provide the ...
The global largest dye-chem show - China International Dye Industry, Pigments and Textile Chemicals Exhibition, known as China Interdye, has already been successfully held for 13 editions. With the brand superiority and popularity of ...
WRAP is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2013 International Product Safety and Restricted Substances Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Organized by the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), this conference will allow owners and ...
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Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM), a subsidiary of Daihatsu Motor in Indonesia, is set to unveil eight new car concepts at the ongoing Indonesia International Motor Show 2013, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The eight new models include UFC 2, CUV, ...
The Datsun Go+ will become one of the world's cheapest people-movers when it launches in emerging markets in 2014. The second all-new model from Nissan Motor Company's born-again budget brand, the Indonesian-built Datsun Go+ will cost ...
Tags: Auto, Transportation
Suzuki Indomobil Motor (SIM), an Indonesian subsidiary of Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor, has commenced the production of its 1000cm3 passenger car, Karimun Wagon R, from September 2013. The Karimun Wagon R is a passenger car with five ...
Tags: Suzuki, Transportation, Auto
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 ...
Tags: Textile Firms, Textile
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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Major players in Indonesia's cement industry have each posted solid growth in revenue in the first half of the year on the back of solid demand for the building material, but that has not translated into profitable results for all of them. ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
Facebook turned on a key security feature by default on Wednesday that scrambles data sent by users to the company's servers, following similar moves in recent years by Web services such as Google and Twitter. Two years ago, the social ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota is planning to invest about $230m to build a new car engine manufacturing plant in Indonesia, as part of its strategy to expand powertrain production in emerging markets by 20%. The new plant will be used to ...
Tags: Engine Plant, Toyota