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AIMPLAS develops new techniques to give a second life to packaging, textile, tyre, and mattress waste According to estimates by the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA), up to four million tonnes of end-of-life tyres…
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OTTO Motors Launches World’s Smartest Autonomous Forklift OTTO Motors, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) today announced the availability of OTTO Lifter, the smartest autonomous forklift on the market. With more than a…
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Myanmar to accept Thai baht for border trade, eyes using rupee Myanmar will start accepting the Thai baht currency for settling border trade transactions and is also looking at a similar plan to use the Indian rupee for such trade, the…
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Myanmar's sea trade surges in interim budget period Myanmar's maritime trade increased by over US$770.2 million in the first four months of the interim budget period, compared to the same period of the last fiscal year of 2020-2021,…
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Cambodia-EU trade up 4.6 percent to $4.98 billion last year Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the European Union (EU) was valued at 4.5 billion euros ($4.98 billion) in 2021, up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, said a joint press release…
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Meghna Industrial EZ receives $100m in foreign investment – highest in private zones A total of 12 foreign companies from seven different countries finalized agreements to put their money in the industrial hub near the Dhaka-Chattagram…
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Recycling plastic bottles to make garments Bangladesh is set to become a major source of recycled yarn and fabrics made from plastic bottles as the country looks to capture more market share of global high value-added garment items such as…
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Germany’s Framas Group expands local production Framas Group, the leading injection molding machine manufacturer of Germany, has unveiled its plan aimed at expanding production activities in Nhon Trach 2 Industrial Park in the southern…
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Vietnam attracts nearly 5 billion USD of FDI in two months Foreign investors have poured nearly 5 billion USD in Vietnam so far this year, equivalent to 91.5 percent of that in the same time last year, reported the Foreign Investment Agency…
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LANXESS increases prices for hexanediol Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is raising its prices for 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) globally with immediate effect. The increase amounts to EUR 1,200 per metric ton. HDO is an important precursor for…
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