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The government on Wednesday approved more than Rs93 billion worth of financing plan, mostly through loans, for the energy sector to avoid loadshedding and 6.1 million tonnes of procurement target for wheat season 2017-18.

• Pakistan

China’s measures to combat pollution will intensify supply-side pressures on its petrochemical industry which could drive up commodity prices, analysts said.

• Anti-Pollution

The activation of the fifth line at Europe's new soda ash plant, Kazan Soda Elektrik, has been delayed again by one month, a source from the company told ICIS on Wednesday.

• Soda Ash

African low density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) prices have mostly increased this week but the hikes may be short lived on the back of decreasing values in Europe and China, sources said this week.

• LLDPE

AMTX said that it has successfully built and operated an integrated demonstration unit for more than 120 days of continuous operations with 94 percent uptime.

• AMTX

2 percent), Slovenia (2.7 percent in the EU in the fourth quarter after 1.6 percent and 1.3 percent respectively in the previous quarter.

• Eurozone
• Growth

The coal-based plant suffered environmental pressure, and was cutting down its operation to almost half capacity of its 600kt/year PP, 3...

The DIFE informed labour ministry that the inspection department held 32 meetings with the factory owners to expedite the remediation an...

• Bangladesh
• RMG

A split terry fabric, consisting of a cotton side having a high absorbency and a side made from polyester with a fluffy feel, will be sh...

• Textile
• Machines

This came after United States President Donald Trump announced last week that the United States was set to impose 25 percent of tariff o...

• WTO
• Trade
• Barriers

The global chemicals for cosmetics and toiletries market for the period 2018-2022, providing up-to-date insights on this popular market.

• Cosmetics

Hexion Inc (Hexion) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kangde Composites Co Ltd (KDC) to collaborate in the development of high volume carbon fibre production methods for use in the automotive and other appropriate markets.

• Fiber

The Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business unit announced a significant capital investment to increase production capacity for Martinal LEO fine precipitated alumina trihydrate at its Martinswerk Plant in Bergheim, Germany. 

• Huber

US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminium could lead to job losses across the beer industry, warned Molson Coors, a multinational brewing company in US.

• Beer

Buyout group Ardian is considering options including a potential sale for its Italian chemicals maker Italmatch as it seeks to lock in high sector valuations, people close to the matter said.

• Chemicals

Global procurement intelligence advisory firm, SpendEdge, has announced the release of their ‘Pharmaceutical Fine Chemicals Procurement Research Report.’

• Pharmaceutical

A recent business intelligence by Transparency Market Research (TMR) has detected that the global pharmaceutical chemicals market is heavily dependent on mergers and acquisition activities.

• Pharmaceutical

Global Fatty Acid Esters Market was valued at USD 1,830.2 million in 2014 and is expected to reach USD 2.44 billion by 2022, with a CAGR of 4.6%.

• Cosmetics
• Ester

Cosmetic skin care market is anticipated to experience and incessant growth during the forecast period 2017 – 2025.

• Cosmetic

The in-depth information by various segments of Global Biological Polymer Coatings market enables managers to monitor future profitability and make vital decisions for sustainable growth.

• Coatings