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Mwana Africa’s Zimbabwe subsidiary Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) says it is on course to restart its nickel smelter in the first half of this year as the nickel giant moves to increase revenue and cut operating costs. The company plans that it will initially produce high quality nickel cathodes, copper sulphide and cobalt hydroxide, processing 195,000 tonnes of ore per quarter year.…

THE INDONESIAN batik industry may be set for record profits in 2015, on the back of strong growth of both the domestic and export market in recent years, according to an industry insider. “Our turnover trade has approximately doubled in the last five years,” Dewanto Santosa, director of Batik Danar Hadi, said.…

Technical textiles will be a key focus at textiles and clothing trade shows staged in Jakarta during the coming year, according to a senior event organiser. The Indonesia textile sector is planning a range of conferences for April, designed to educate potential investors about new technologies and business opportunities in Indonesia’s textiles sector.…

FOR ASIA’S private label cosmetics manufacturers, orders by Asian brands have been replacing those from western companies, as Asia has become the top personal care product market besides the US and Europe. Indeed, some countries in the region are still seeing high growth rates.…

Iraq and Syria are major hot spots in the fight against terrorism financing. Numerous militant Islamist groups are in operation, most notably the Islamic State (IS), with revenues derived from multiple sources, including extortion, seizures of grain, sales of oil, private donations and charities.…

2015 will be an important year in southeast Asia, with the launch of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) in December. But analysts question whether the region’s non-ferrous metal giant Indonesia is ready to integrate its industry with those of its neighbours.…

Indonesia remains the world’s fastest growing soap market, say researchers Mintel, which point to Indonesian bathing habits encouraged by the country’s sweltering humidity, but wealthier Indonesians are starting to prefer liquid products to bar soap. Indonesians have for centuries opted for a quick ‘mandi’, the traditional bathing method of using a scoop to pour cold water on oneself.…

THE JOINT Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia’s PT HESA Air Service to improve civil aviation safety and security standards in this key emerging market country. The JAA will work with PT HESA to deliver training programmes on these topics, “as per the market’s demand or tailored to special request and delivered at the premises designated by PT.…

The Indonesian unit of Japanese probiotic drinks giant Yakult Honsha Co Ltd has confirmed to just-food.com that it will expand its production facility in East Java to meet growing demand in the country. Details of the plan were announced by Indra Tjahjono, managing director of Yakult Indonesia, who told local media that the firm will upgrade its plant at the Ngoro Industrial Park.…

THE INDONESIAN textiles association (API) is to partner with the Indonesian ministry of industry to set up free training courses for textiles workers, according to API chairman Ade Sudrajat. The initiative is seen as an early indicator of the investor-friendly credentials of the new administration, under President Joko Widodo, who took office last month.…