A recent study highlighting the net economic benefits of US liquefied natural gas exports is not the final word on whether to approve pending export applications, according to a top official at the US Department of Energy. "One thing to ...
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The textile and clothing chain within the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) needs to be vertically integrated in order to ensure the competitiveness of the Asean apparel industry. This was echoed by various ...
Tags: apparel sector, textile, clothing
On January 31, Turkish plantmaker CVS Makina told SteelOrbis that it has started cold tests in the meltshop of Turkish steelmaker Toscelik's new rebar project in the northwestern Algerian city of Oran. The investment in the project totals ...
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A Taiwan delegtation formed by government officials, researchers and industry players recently concluded a six-day visit in Japan, where they probed the possibilities of forming strategic alliances between the two countries. According to ...
Gildan Activewear Inc., Montreal, has finalized the acquisition of CanAm Yarns LLC — its 50-percent-owned yarn-spinning joint venture with Frontier Spinning Mills Inc., Sanford, N.C. — and is investing approximately $85 million ...
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The 25th edition of Colombiatex de las Américas — an annual trade show produced and organized by the Institute for Export and Fashion (Inexmoda), Medellín, Colombia — was held Jan. 22-24, 2013, at Plaza Mayor in ...
International developer EPGI has announced that they have been awarded the development management contract to develop and build the new Basra Oil and Gas International Free Zone in Iraq. The project is the second largest of its kind in ...
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Australian wool producers are planning to focus on Vietnam as the new export market and develop a sustainable supply chain for its wool industry in the country. As part of the market expansion plans, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has ...
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German automaker Volkswagen will start production of the seventh-generation Golf model at its Puebla manufacturing plant in Mexico in the first quarter of 2014. The next-generation Golf models produced at the Mexican plant will be ...
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India's largest steelmaker JSW Steel (JSW) has announced its latest financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months ended December 31 of the financial year 2012-13. In the third quarter, JSW's crude steel production ...
Tags: Steel, Reduced Profit, Lower Capacity, Mineral
US industry continued to choose up sides on the issue of liquefied natural gas exports Tuesday with chemical giant Huntsman announcing it was joining America's Energy Advantage, a new trade group dedicated to limiting gas exports from the ...
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which enables countries in Africa to export over 4000 products, including hundreds of apparel products, quota-free and duty-free to the US, has been benefitting the Chinese textile and apparel ...
According to a statement from Malaysia's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), the government is determined to work with the domestic iron and steel industry to make it more competitive. Accordingly, Malaysia's import duty ...
Tags: steel, 18 steel grades, steel industry
Germany-based injection molder Grammer is planning to set up a new production plant in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) automotive market. The company expects the automotive business in the NAFTA region to be favorable with ...
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Turkey's Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) organized a visit to Egypt on January 12-14 led by Turkey's deputy economy minister Mustafa Sever and including the participation of CIB chairman Namk Ekinci, steel company executives and economy ...