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Metal traders will be examining new trade talks between the European Union (EU) and Indonesia, with negotiators targeting non-tariff red tape that has been hindering Indonesian exports to Europe of its key tin reserves.

The talks, announced last month (July) will begin later this year and Indonesian non-ferrous metal exporters could benefit from the abolition of tariffs and other trade barriers.…

THE INDONESIAN knitwear sector stands to boost its access to European Union (EU) markets should new talks to forge an EU-Indonesia trade deal prove successful. Trade is already significant – Indonesian exports to the EU of knitted or crocheted men’s and boys’ shirts generated receipts of USD35.1 million in 2014, for instance; for knitted and crocheted fabrics the figure was USD14.1 million in 2014, according to international trade data.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has told just-style it is planning to launch a sustainability impact assessment on a proposed European Union (EU)-Indonesia free trade deal that is expected to boost apparel and textile trades on both sides.

A spokesperson from the European Commission’s trade directorate general said the assessment’s “valuable input” will help negotiators on both sides to hone the deal, the spokesperson said.…

INDIA’S 1.3 billion population and a rapidly growing economy provides ideal conditions for the spread of its hair care products market, which, according to market researcher Euromonitor International, is growing at an annual rate of 8%, with sales of USD3 billion in 2016.…

INDONESIA’S hand-made traditional textile sector, especially its famous batiks, is lagging behind growth on its large scale machine-printed batik motifs on apparel and textiles, industry experts have warned. And this is a pity, given this potentially lucrative high end production has not been recognised for its true potential value on the international market, they have said.…

Thailand-based automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are set to benefit from the expansion of an existing auto tariff-free zone to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam in 2018. These would then join this ASEAN-linked trading zone’s member countries Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand to forge an ASEAN-wide automotive market bloc.…

THE COMMON market launched on January 1 by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has so far failed to promote a sustainable increase in legitimate intra-ASEAN meat and livestock trades. Instead, imports from outside the bloc, domestic production and US dollar-based smuggling continue to thrive, say experts.…

South-east Asia is a region that has sharp contrasts in economic development, from between the wealth of Singapore to countries such as Myanmar, where poverty is endemic and consumer markets are relatively undeveloped.

Such contrasts pose challenges for personal care product companies seeking regional strategies to tap the markets of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) 10 countries, whose cosmetics suppliers have to comply with the standards of the ASEAN Cosmetics Directive, which was modelled on European Union legislation.…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) chocolate sector stands to access supplies from the world’s third largest cocoa producer – Indonesia – should new talks to forge an EU-Indonesia trade deal prove successful. The country produced around 400,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2015.…

HAVING a strong reputation for sustainable practice is increasingly a strong marketing card, for the confectionery sector as much as any other consumer industry. But with its extended international supply chains, demonstrating a high regard for environmental good practice is not always easy for the confectionery sector.…