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UAE PAINT SECTOR HITS THE BUFFERS AS RECESSION HALTS CONSTRUCTION BOOM
BY PAUL COCHRANE
PAINT sales in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are forecast to fall by 25-30% this year, a remarkable change in fortunes from the years of double-digit growth when the country’s US$300 million coatings sector was one of the fastest growing in the world.…
SAUDI ARABIA'S WISH FOR LONG-TERM HIGHER OIL PRICES MAY JUST COME TRUE
BY PAUL COCHRANE
WITH a quarter of the world’s reserves the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the most influential member of OPEC and able to put an extra two million barrels of oil on the international markets within days. But the kingdom is notoriously opaque about its oil policy and reserves, with decisions made at the highest level by the ruling House of Saud.…
INDIA STARTS TO DEVELOP INTEGRATED FASHION SECTOR WITH GLOBAL PUNCH
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA
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The Indian clothing sector is emerging from its traditional image as an outsourcing-hub image and establishing its own brands that sell modern design and high quality garments in the international market. A resurgent economy still growing during the current global economic downturn and the official encouragement of entrepreneurial freedom have brought forward talented designers to challenge established names in the business.…
OIL TANKERS OFFERED ADDITIONAL SAFETY OFF WEST AFRICA BY SEARCH-AND-RESCUE DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
OIL tankers sailing past the often unstable shores of west Africa will be safer in future, following the commissioning of a fully-equipped regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Monrovia, Liberia, coordinated by the International Maritime Organisation. The centre will help ships in distress off the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.…
HOW CHINA'S GOVERNMENT STIMULUS PACKAGE IS HELPING THE RECYCLED METALS IMPORT MARKET RECOVER
BY MARK GODFREY
BUSINESS remains slow in Jinghai, a slice of industrial land a couple of hours east of Beijing designated as one of China’s key recycling belts. Business was brisk here up to October 2008, the date given locally as the beginning of a savage dip in demand for recyclables.…
EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO PROBE GOOGLE LIBRARY PROJECT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is to launch an inquiry into the digitalisation of millions of books by Google, without the permission of their rights holders, to see whether the European Union (EU) should protect authors and publishers.
This follows a request made yesterday (28-3) by the EU Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels.…
HALAL COSMETICS DEVELOPING INTO NEW GLOBAL PERSONAL CARE NICHE MARKET
BY DOMINIQUE PATTON
DEMAND for halal cosmetics worldwide is on the rise, driven not only by more affluent Muslim consumers but also growing interest in high quality, safe products.
Sales of all kinds of halal-certified goods have surged in recent years alongside higher purchasing power in Muslim countries.…
SEVEN MACRO TRENDS IN THE TEXTILES AND APPAREL INDUSTRY 2008
BY LEE ADENDORFF
IF there was a year when long-term textile and clothing market forecasters missed by a mile, 2008 was it. Forecasts made in 2007 were dominated by looming concerns about trade restrictions, investment in technology, a potential slow-down of production and a consolidation of business investment but no one predicted what devastating effects an unexpected recession would have on the textiles and apparel sector.…
USE OF BIOFUELS GROWING IN GLOBAL AVIATION
BY KARRYN MILLER
"THE STONE Age did not end for lack of stone, and the oil age will end long before the world runs out of oil," said Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani in 2003, former oil minister of Saudi Arabia. Six years on Mr Yamani’s words appear to ring true more than ever before – with alternative fuels becoming a viable petroleum substitute.…
INDIA'S PERSONAL CARE SECTOR THRIVES DESPITE THE RECESSION
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA
INDIA’S cosmetics industry appears to have taken the international economic downturn in its stride as the US$950 million market grew by more than 15% in 2008-09, according to the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).
All the major brands speaking to Soap Perfumery & Cosmetics are registering a positive growth and companies remain confident about the future prospects.…