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The Indonesian Textile Association (API – or Asosiasi Pertekstilan Indonesia) has told WTiN that it expects the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Indonesia and the European Union (EU) would significantly grow its industry’s European exports. It also predicts a deal, for which substantive negotiations are still being prepared, would also increase the purchase by Indonesia’s textile sector of European-made textile manufacturing equipment and finishing chemicals.…

INDONESIA’S paints and coatings industry is introducing a growing range of new products and innovations as the market becomes increasingly competitive, as recent robust growth continues into the foreseeable future.

A 2012 report by UK-based market researchers Euromonitor International, said the total turnover of the Indonesian paints and varnishes sector was forecast to grow by 10% in 2012 to Indonesian Rupiah IDR15.3 trillion (USD1.53 billion), up from IDR6.4 trillion (USD640 million) in 2005, with a combined annual growth rate of 8.4% between 2005 and 2012.…

THE INDONESIAN Textile Association (API – or Asosiasi Pertekstilan Indonesia) has told WTiN that the Indonesian government is considering revamping its policy programme designed to boost investment in the sector. He added that the industry is also looking to improve its own competitiveness by focusing increasingly on higher value products.…

THE EUROPEAN Parliament has now formally approved a new European Union (EU) offshore oil and gas drilling directive, designed to prevent accidents such as the Deepwater Horizon spill happening in coastal EU sea waters.

These new rules will require oil and gas firms to prove they can cover potential liabilities from accidents and submit major hazard reports and emergency response plans to regulators before drilling operations start.…

is traditionally a major supplier of biodiesel to the European Union (EU) market, but trade flows have reduced sharply in the past year and could fall further with an anti-dumping duty soon expected. An additional anti-subsidy countervailing duty may also be imposed on the Southern Cone nation.…

INDONESIA’S mining industry is richly endowed with natural resources. United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports stress how the country ranks among the world’s leading producers of tin, copper and nickel, with sizeable reserves of other key ores such as bauxite, gold and silver.…

WITH global cocoa prices continuing to rise and concerns growing that climate change will hinder efforts to boost production, the confectionery sector’s key Asia Choco Congress 2013 this year explored solutions to assure sustainable cocoa supplies.

Experts from industry giants such as Cargill, Mars and CAMOI joined with international cocoa specialists to assess ways of solving ongoing and potentially worsening market disfunction.…

THE EVER-CHANGING sourcing equation is a challenge to the global garment and textile industry supply chain. There is talk of moving production back home to western countries – bringing it closer to market- but its viability is being questioned. Meanwhile in Asia, where the majority of clothes are currently produced worldwide, the sourcing landscape is changing, experts say.…

AMERICAN auto makers have welcomed a judicial crackdown on selling counterfeit parts, accessories and diagnostic devices following a rapid succession of recent court cases in which China-based manufacturers and online sales have figured prominently.

“We support very stringent safeguards – the average vehicle on the road is 11 years old and has 30,000 components so the aftermarket parts business is so lucrative and there are an awful lot of ways to cheat the system,” said Dan Gage, director of communications and public affairs for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance), the leading advocacy group for the industry, representing the makers of 77% of car and light truck sales in the US.…

THE CREATION of a harmonised customs system within the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by 2015 should be better exploited by its regional clothing and textile industry through better vertical integration, a conference was told this week.…