Japan’s July shipments abroad …
Japan’s July shipments abroad fell 36.5% from a year earlier steeper than June’s 35.7%, as demand from its major markets deteriorated.
Palm oil stockpile in the coun…
Palm oil stockpile in the country fell 5.7% to 1.3 million tonnes in July from a month ago, as export rose faster (+13%) than output (+3%).
Crude oil futures eased 3 cent…
Crude oil futures eased 3 cents to USD71.94 a barrel in overnight trade
SEASI analysis of steel scrap 2008 consumption in ASEAN countries
Monday, 03 Aug 2009
South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute said that scrap consumption in the ASEAN region dropped by 5% to 15.5 million tonnes in 2008. However, import rose by 13% to 9 million tonnes. Export fell moderately to 2.1 million tonnes. Domestic supply in the region dropped dramatically from 10.6 million tonnes in [...]
Malaysia introduces special economic zone
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Malaysia Tuesday introduced a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to boost economic growth for its east coastal region, local media reported.
The SEZ was aimed to attract 90 billion ringgit (25.7 billion U.S. dollars) to an area covering two east coastal states of Terengganu and Pahang, said Malaysian Prime Minister Najib [...]
