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Braskem, SCGC partner on bioplastics
Business, Published on 24/08/2023
» Brazil-based Braskem, the world's largest biopolymer producer, has joined hands with SCG Chemicals Plc (SCGC) to build a new plant in Thailand producing bio-based polyethylene, a type of eco-friendly plastic, as part of efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Amazon Has a Problem: Consumers Don't Love It as Much as They Used To
Business, Sebastian Herrera, Published on 23/11/2022
» For nearly three decades, Amazon.com Inc. has been defined by its obsession over customers. Recent information, however, suggests that consumer enthusiasm about the largest online retailer in the U.S. has slipped.
Nutritionists boost children's diet with 3D-printed meals
Business, Alberto Pena of AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» SANTIAGO: Some dehydrated "cochayuyo" seaweed, some instant mashed potatoes and hot water: these are the ingredients for a nutritious menu of 3D-printed food that nutritional experts in Chile hope will revolutionise the food market, particularly for children.
WTO scraps major biennial meeting in June
Business, Published on 14/03/2020
» The World Trade Organization's major biennial meeting, due to be held in Kazakhstan in June, has been cancelled due to concerns over coronavirus, dealing a blow to its efforts to update the global rules of commerce.
Italian businesses count heavy cost of lockdown
Business, Reuters, Published on 13/03/2020
» MILAN/ROME: Even if Italy's draconian measures to stop the spread of coronavirus prove successful, they will leave an economy in tatters, with small- and medium-sized businesses the hardest hit.
Wealthy Thais snap up Tela condo units
Business, William Hicks, Published on 18/10/2019
» Gaysorn Property Co is opening its third residential building in Thong Lor, a luxury condominium marketed towards hip, wealthy Thai families.
WTO cuts trade growth forecast
Business, Bloomberg, Published on 02/10/2019
» GENEVA: The World Trade Organisation has cut its global trade growth forecast for this year to the weakest level in a decade, warning that further rounds of tariffs in an environment of heightened uncertainty could spark a "destructive cycle of recrimination."
Saving our oceans: what's the catch?
Business, Roberto Azevedo, Published on 18/06/2019
» Recent studies on the health of our oceans offer irrefutable evidence that something very disturbing is taking place and that the threat to marine life has never been graver.
Bata targets youth with new image
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 10/06/2019
» Bata Thailand Co, the local arm of the global footwear company, is rebranding its image to become more modernised in a move to lure younger customers.