Search Results for: Indonesian

BY POORNA RODRIGO

The Indonesian Textile Association (API) has said it will be trying to increase export sales for its members in other ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries in 2013, amidst declining European Union (EU) and USA demand.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

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Sportswear giant Adidas confirmed in July that it would be closing its only company-owned Chinese apparel factory, which employs around 160 people. It also continued to face pressure in 2012 to make USD1.8 million in severance payments to workers at a former Indonesian supplier factory, where its owner fled without paying wages.…

BY POORNA RODRIGO

THE INDONESIAN Textile Association (API) has branded a government decision to increase the minimum wage in the capital Jakarta and its surrounding region by 44% as "illogical", arguing the country’s garment and textile industry will be hit hard by the hike.…

BY MARK GAO, IN BEIJING

China is starting to indulge the art of genetically modified (GM) food production, with potential long-term benefits for its oils and fats sector. But it is more likely to boost imports of soybean and palm oil in the short-term to make good shortfalls in supplies of bio-based oils and fats.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

JAPANESE cosmetics ingredients company Ajinomoto has unveiled a joint venture with Indonesia chemical company PT Lautan Luas Tbk (LTL). Western Java-based PT Lautan Ajinomoto Fine Ingredients will use amino acids to manufacture cosmetics ingredients, especially for Asia customers.…

BY MARIANI DEWI, IN JAKARTA

THE CHAIRMAN of the Indonesian Food and Beverage Association (Gapmmi) has called for tougher enforcement of his country’s labelling rules, preventing food products being sold where consumers cannot read key information on packaging.

Adhi Siswaja Lukman, association chairman, said customs officials should simply block imports if they are improperly labelled: laws say labels must be in Bahasa Indonesian and include a "product name, composition, producer and use by date," he noted.…

BY CARMEN PAUN, IN RIO DE JANEIRO

THE WORLD’S energy ministers are pondering policy responses to ‘The Future We Want’, a document summarising recommendations from the United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) which ended June 22 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…

BY KARRYN MILLER, IN HANOI

WITH similar tropical and sub-tropical climates giving personal care product consumers some similar requirements as regards skin care, the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region could be regarded as one by lazy marketers.…

BY DAVID HAYHURST, IN PARIS

CHANTAL Ronceray is targeting fast growth in turnover at Jamal Paris, a small but ambitious halal cosmetics products company she co-founded in 2007. It is an act of faith in the long-term potential for sales among France’s 4.7 million Muslims, Europe’s largest such population.…

BY MARK ROWE

FOR products that are marketed for their ability to sooth and generate the feel-good factor, the sustainable sourcing of cosmetics ingredients causes plenty of headaches for manufacturers and suppliers. The industry is in a period of transition, in which several of the world’s multinationals are engaging in a step change in how they go about sourcing the oils they need, and the public wants.…