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<title>Indo Rama Synthetics (India) signs MoU with Indorama Ventures</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Indo Rama Synthetics (India) Limited, the countrys largest dedicated polyester manufacturer and Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), Thailand's largest Polyester producer, signed a MoU to ...</description>
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<title>Pakistan - Cotton market faces range-bound trading</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Trading remained range-bound with firm spot rate amid grade issue, traders at the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) said on Thursday.  


The KCA kept the spot rate unchanged at Rs 5,800 per...</description>
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<title>Canada - Tembec drops after loss on pulp mill Shutdowns</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Tembec Inc. (TMB), a Canadian maker of paper, pulp and wood products, fell the most in six weeks after its quarterly loss widened more than analysts expected on unscheduled mill shutdowns.
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<title>Japan - Teijin joins Kesennuma Project</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Teijin Group will donate wastewater treatment systems and energy-efficient polyester curtains as part of its participation in the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technologys (AI...</description>
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<title>Pakistan - Gas supply restored to textile mills in Faisalabad</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>The SNGPL restored gas supply to the textile mills in Faisalabad zone on Wednesday.
 
Resultantly, the textile mills in Faisalabad kept their boilers on besides generating electricity throug...</description>
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<title>India - High input costs may keep Grasim growth in check</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>For Grasim, the December quarter was marked by an improvement in cement realisations which boosted its operating margin by 30 basis points year-on-year.
 
The company's consolidated cement d...</description>
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<title>Pakistan - Cotton prices up in domestic and global markets</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Cotton prices in the domestic market have witnessed improving, up 18 percent at Rs 5,800 after hitting a low of Rs 4,900 in last year, showing a strong prospective for its exports as it prices recover...</description>
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<title>Japan - Tosoh says continuing to curb output at naphtha cracker</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Japan's Tosoh Corp, an integrated chemical producer, said on Wednesday it did not know how long it would continue curbing production at its sole 527,000 tonnes per year (tpy) naphtha cracker due to sl...</description>
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<title>Europe 2011 ethylene, propylene volumes fall on Q4 production cuts</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>European ethylene and propylene production data released on Wednesday highlighted the difficulties the olefins industry faced in 2011, particularly in the fourth quarter when significant production cu...</description>
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<title>South Africa wool market remains strong</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>The South African wool market held up well despite a stronger rand during trade this week, Cape Wools Merino said on Wednesday.
 
Company spokeswoman Ona Viljoen said Cape Wools' indicator c...</description>
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<title>Japan  World`s fiber production at record high level in 2011</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>According to a Japan Chemical Fibers Association report based on mostly recently announced figures, worldwide fiber production in 2011 is estimated to have increased by 7.9% over the previous year to ...</description>
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<title>Nigeria - FG earmarks N100bn to revive cotton production</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>To revive the cultivation of cotton, the Federal Government has earmarked the sum of N100 billion as credit facility for farmers to boost its production in the country.

The chairman, Presid...</description>
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<title>Pakistan - Textile sector faces unprecedented gas, power shortage</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>The textile sector is the backbone of the national economy as it has direct contribution to domestic production, financial services and foreign exchange earnings.

The sector has strong impl...</description>
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<title>Pakistan - 600 textile units remain closed for 35 days</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>About 600 industrial units in the region remained closed for last 35 days due to indefinite gas load shedding by the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL).

Resultantly, textile industry output...</description>
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<title>Pakistan - Positive trend continues on cotton market due to supply shortage</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>The positive trend seen on Monday continued on Tuesday also on the cotton market, dealers said.

KCA raised the spot rate by another Rs 50 to Rs 5,800, they said.

Prices of the se...</description>
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<title>Benzene supply to be limited with bulk of scheduled maintenance in Asia in 1Q, 2011</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Benzene supply will be limited in the 1Q of 2011 with a bulk of scheduled maintenance and production issues at the aromatics plants in Asia.

The market situation is a short-term reversal of...</description>
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<title>Agreement to acquire ExxonMobil`s stake in Fina Antwerp Olefins jv</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Before 2011 came to a close, Total Petrochemicals signed an agreement with ExxonMobil Petroleum and Chemicals BVBA (Antwerp / Belgium)  a member of ExxonMobil to acquire the latters 35% stake in com...</description>
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<title>Pakistan - Textile exports to US may drop 18% in volume</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Although Pakistans textile and apparel exports to the United States are expected to have risen by 3% in 2011 in terms of dollar amount, a decline of 18% in volumes is expected over the same period, a...</description>
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<title>Pakistan - APTMA concerned over decline in textile exports</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Mohsin Aziz has expressed concerns over drop in exports of textile in December 2011. He said unprecedented energy shortage was the prime reason ...</description>
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<title>India cuts cotton output forecast to 34.5 million bales in 2011/12</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description> Cotton production in 2011/12 season that began in October is seen at 34.5 million bales, down from the earlier forecast of 35.6 million bales, Textile Commissioner AB Joshi, said on Tuesday.
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