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EU MINISTERS CUT ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES FOR THREE CHINESE PLASTIC BAG PRODUCERS



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has slashed antidumping duties on three Chinese suppliers to the EU market of plastic bags and sacks. Ministers have agreed that exports from Huiyang Kanlun Polyethylene Manufacture Factory, of Huizhou; Bao Xiang Plastic Bag Manufacturing (Shenzhen) Co Ltd, of Shenzhen; and Quanzhou Polywin Packaging Co Ltd, of Nanan, should attract antidumping duties of 8.4 % rather than the standard rate of 28.8%.…

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THAILAND'S COATINGS SECTOR MUSCLES THROUGH ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TURMOIL



BY MARK ROWE

DESPITE the worldwide economic gloom (and the country’s own political woes), Thailand’s paint industry appeared vibrant right up to and including the final quarter of 2008, with a raft of expansion plans, significant investment and takeovers in an active market.…

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IFC BACKS THAI AND LAO OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank will invest up to US$25 million to finance oil and gas exploration in Thailand and Laos by London-based Salamander Energy. The IFC will acquire minority interests in a Laos Savannakhet production-sharing contract and northeast Thailand concessions.…

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THE BEST STYLE MODEL? INTEGRATED TEXTILE AND CLOTHING COMPANIES, OR NETWORKS OF INDEPENDENT SUPPLIERS?



BY PHILIPPA JONES, DOMINIQUE PATTON and LUCY JONES

The growth in outsourcing within the clothing and textile sector worldwide has highlighted a key issue, and that is the relative merits of running an integrated company that handles basic production and design, or relying on a string of specialist suppliers to deliver the goods, from fibre supplies, to textile manufacture, design, clothing assembly and retail.…

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CULTURALLY DIVERSE SOUTH EAST ASIA OFFERS MARKETING CHALLENGES FOR COSMETICS COMPANIES



BY WILLIAM BARNES

A WOMAN brushes past palm fronds into the pastel lights of a busy Bangkok salon. At the counter she turns what looks to be a flawless, ivory face towards a woman in a vaguely medical uniform: "Aiyee! I am getting so old.…

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION ROUND-UP - DEVASTATED FISHERY RESTORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES



BY KEITH NUTHALL

A MAN-MADE ecological disaster that almost destroyed a fishing industry is now being reversed. The northern Aral Sea – once a shallow saline remnant – is now growing again, boosting fish production. Excess irrigation shrank central Asia’s Aral Sea by 70% from 1960 to 2004, and its level dropped about 20 metres, splitting it in two in 1990: a small Northern Aral Sea entirely within Kazakhstan and a large Southern Aral Sea, shared by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.…

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THAI TOBACCO MONOPOLY SETS SIGHTS ON EASTERN EUROPE



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE THAILAND Tobacco Monopoly (TTM) has sets its sights on securing export markets in eastern Europe, planning to launch new brands in the region, with a special focus on Poland and Russia. Looking to offset declines in sales in the Thai domestic market, the state-owned trading company noted that cigarette trading restrictions were weaker in parts of eastern Europe than in Thailand.…

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THAILAND LAUNCHES AWARENESS PROJECT PROMOTING THE VALUE OF TREES



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THAILAND has made a significant step forward towards helping the UN Environment Programme achieve its goal of planting one tree for every person on earth (around seven billion) by 2009, launching its own national ‘Plant for the Planet, Plant for the Future’ campaign.…

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THAILAND PAINT INDUSTRY PUSHES AHEAD, DESPITE EXTERNAL, FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL SETBACKS



BY MARK ROWE

LIKE the majority of industries in Thailand, the paint and coatings sector has endured a roller coaster ride in recent years. Having put the disruption caused by the 1997 financial crisis firmly behind it, the military coup of 2006 further unsettled affairs.…

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COMMERCIAL CRIME IS A KEY PLANK OF THE TAMIL TIGERS RENEWED OFFENSIVE IN SRI LANKA



BY KEITH NOYAHR, in Colombo

SRI Lanka’s Tamil Tigers have stepped up commercial crime across continents to fund what they call the "final war" of separation, now the formal ceasefire with the govern,ent has ended. But, the foundation to pursue such sophisticated crime was laid during Sri Lanka’s highly internationalised peace process, reports Keith Noyahr from Colombo.…

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