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GOVERNMENT REFORMS POINT TO BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR COLOMBIAN OIL SECTOR STILL BESET BY DOMESTIC SECURITY FEARS
COLOMBIA’S oil and gas sector is stabilising after a crisis provoked by the plunge in global oil prices, but efforts to recover growth are being hampered by guerrilla attacks, corruption scandals and a popular backlash against the industry.
The crash in oil prices that began in 2014 has left the oil industry in Colombia in a precarious position, with only an estimated five years of commercially reliable reserves remaining, according to government calculations.…
USA PAINT AND COATINGS SECTOR EXPECTED TO GROW, IF TRUMP DOES NOT TORPEDO TRADE POLICY
International politics and trade relations are set to influence the medium-term future of the US paint and coatings industry, analysts have predicted, highlighting a generally positive outlook with certain caveats.
USA PAINT AND COATINGS SECTOR EXPECTED TO GROW, IF TRUMP DOES NOT TORPEDO TRADE POLICY
The state of the economy and its knock-on effect to the construction and manufacturing sectors (the World Bank is forecasting 2.2% GDP growth for the USA in 2017), is encouraging for paint and coatings producers.…
ASIA-PACIFIC GROWTH AND INNOVATION INSPIRES INVESTMENT INTO REGION’S NONWOVENS SECTOR
WITH the Asia-Pacific continuing to be the hub of global industrial growth and also a nexus of technological innovation, the region’s non-wovens sector has been making the most of these benefits, increasing both output and quality.
The Chinese nonwoven fabric sector, for instance, has been growing steadily, with 8-10% year-on-year growth in recent years, surpassing the average growth rate of the country’s entire textile industry.…
GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES PROMOTE FOUR AUTO INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN’S ministry of industries and production has granted Category-A Greenfield investment status to four automobile manufacturing investors to set up manufacturing plants – effectively greenlighting their projects to establish auto-making plants in the country.
Shah Jahan Shah, spokesperson for Pakistan’s ministry of industries and production said he ministry had signed an agreement with these July 17 (2017).…
BIRLA SPONSORS SUSTAINABLE APPAREL COALITION MEETING DISCUSSING DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY INDEX
Global India-based textile conglomerate the Aditya Birla Group, a world leader in viscose staple fibre, was the ‘platinum sponsor’ of a Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) meeting held in Bengaluru (Bangalore), India from May 22 – 23. This was an important conclave in the California-based SAC, as it approaches a 2020 deadline to develop its Higg Index, a suite of self-assessment tools enabling brands, retailers and manufacturers to measure their environmental, social and labour impact.…
FINDING A WAY HOME FOR A WAVE OF MYANMAR REPATS
Myanmar human resources managers are facing a challenge managing a flood of qualified professionals return home from abroad in the past half-decade, with the country’s government transitioning from military to civilian rule and opening up the economy.
At first it may seem that Myanmar returnees – so called ‘re-pats’ – would be ideally placed to prosper in a local business environment.…
CHINA’S NEW TWO CHILD POLICY HAS BOOSTED SALES – BUT WILL GROWTH BE SUSTAINED?
It is rare when the non-wovens sector can identify a government policy that has a real and direct major impact on its sales – but such is certainly the case with China’s new two-child policy – expected to create a major boost in Chinese sales of wipes and disposable nappies. …
CHINA’S NEW TWO CHILD POLICY HAS BOOSTED SALES – BUT WILL GROWTH BE SUSTAINED?
It is rare when the non-wovens sector can identify a government policy that has a real and direct major impact on its sales – but such is certainly the case with China’s new two-child policy – expected to create a major boost in Chinese sales of wipes and disposable nappies. …
NORWAY’S INDUSTRIAL MINERAL RICHES GENERATE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, WHILE REGULATORS KEEP AN EYE ON ECO-CONTROLS
With an ever-increasing reliance on technology and global shift towards renewable energy to protect the planet’s resources, the Nordic industrial minerals sector finds itself at something of a crossroads in terms of sustainability.
Home to some of the world’s largest reserves of minerals used in critical technologies, with a profitable future predicted, the industry is being closely monitored by Nordic regulatory authorities to ensure mining is conducted as ethically and sustainably as possible.…
TRUMP’S QUITTING PARIS DEAL WILL NOT PREVENT RENEWABLES GROWTH AND CARBON EMISSIONS’ DECLINE, SAY EXPERTS
Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 Paris Climate Treaty will not halt moves to cut fossil fuels or reduce decarbonisation requirements on the non-energy minerals sector and other industries, say experts.
Trump called for a new “fair” deal that would not disadvantage US businesses and workers and claimed that China and India had “no meaningful obligations” placed on them by the agreement.…