Cambodia and Myanmar's Textile Industry

1. With the government of Myanmar passing its new Investment Law, which came into effect in April 2017, the country is showing its continued commitment to attracting foreign investment.

2. Cambodia is strategically located in the heart of Southeast Asia. The country is bordered by Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, and has the Gulf of Thailand to its south-west. The country is popular for providing a low-cost manufacturing base for several industries.

Global High Speed Rail Development Analysis

1. While there is no single international standard for high speed rail, new train lines having speeds in excess of 250 kilometers per hour (km/h), or 160 miles per hour (mph), and existing lines in excess of 200 km/h (120 mph) are generally considered to be high speed.

2. Many countries in Europe and Asia have developed high-speed rail for passenger travel, although some systems also offer freight service.

Industrial Coatings 2018 Review, 2019 Top Manufacturers

1. Industrial coatings are used in a wide variety of applications and encompass many end-use industries such as industrial wood, protective, general industrial, rail, coil coatings OEM and consumer goods & appliances.

2. According to a recent report from Markets and Markets, the global industrial coatings market is expected to grow from $98.30 billion in 2017 to $130.97 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 5.91 percent from 2017 to 2022. 

3. According to research from Markets and Markets, the industrial coatings market in APAC  (Asia Pacific) is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. APAC is rapidly expanding the market, owing to the growing economy and increasing middle-class population.

4. The increasing number of industrial activities due to growing urbanization, mainly in China and India, are expected to drive the market during the forecast period.

5. There is an increased demand from the automotive industry in APAC, which is mainly backed by the expansion of the region’s industrial activities. This increased demand, in turn, drives the industrial coatings market in APAC.

Product Spotlight - New Products for Industrial Coatings

Intermediate Coatings, Primers, and new types of coatings

Financing for Transit-Oriented Development

1. China’s rapid urbanization has dramatically increased the need for public transit infrastructure. To accommodate these changes, it’s estimated that China needs to expand urban rail by at least 3,000 kilometers by 2020—approximately a $4 trillion investment.

2. In Chinese cities, funding for large-scale urban transit infrastructure traditionally comes from two sources: sales of land development rights and bank loans.  However, these approaches can not only financially burden city governments, but also lead to costly urban sprawl. 

3. The city of Shenzhen has been successfully experimenting with alternative approaches to overcome these significant challenges. Shenzhen’s experience demonstrates that financing transport infrastructure by harnessing the value of land can also be an opportunity for sustainable transit-oriented development (TOD) in Chinese cities.

Product Spotlight - Lubricant for Natural Gas Engine & Regulation for Food Grade Lubricant

1. In circumstances where natural gas is available as a fuel for piston engines, it can be burned under workloads ranging from very low to very high while engine rotational speed is often kept constant. Typical uses of such engines are in the oil and gas industry and in electric power generation where such tasks as compressing natural gas are common.

2. As more processes are automated in food production and reliance on machinery increases, there are more pressures on food processors operating with reduced work staff. These companies have higher goals for yields and waste reduction in production facilities while plants and operators are under time pressures with less emphasis on personnel training and education.

India's Manufacturing growth dips to 0.6% over slackening demand, global headwinds

1. Manufacturing growth slumped to a dismal rate of only 0.6 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (2019-20 or FY20) from 3.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018-19 (FY19).

The State of Transport and Logistics In Russia: 2019

1. As Russia’s transport and logistics industry maintains its foothold in the international market, we take a look at how things are panning out in 2019.

Automation for Printing Industry

1. As a production leader, your main responsibilities are meeting shipping dates, realising short delivery and lead times, consistent print quality and the lowest cost price. 

2. A manually controlled printing process leads to a significantly higher risk of human error and could keep you from achieving your goals. 

3. Printing automation doesn’t just optimise your printing process by eliminating errors; 

Product Spotlight - Introduction to Silicate Paints & Waterborne Silicate Coatings Formulation

1. Pure active silicate mineral paints are bound only with mineral binding agents. They are formed by mixing potash water glass, K2SiO3xH2O with lime, quartz based fillers and mineral pigments.

2. Once painted onto a wall they absorb carbon dioxide, and the lime-based binders carbonate and water silicate-based binders solidify. They form SiO2 x H2O and K2CO3. Mineral silicate paint coats are considered durable and weather resistant.

Textile Industry in China & India

1. The Indian textiles industry, currently estimated at around $ 108 billion, is expected to reach $ 223 billion by 2021. 

2. The industry is the second largest employer after agriculture, providing employment to over 45 million people directly and 60 million people indirectly. 

3. The Indian textile industry contributes approximately 5 per cent to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and 14 per cent to overall Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

4. The industry is facing challenges such as the current bull run of cotton prices, the possible devaluation of the US Dollar called for by President Trump, strength of the export demand and global economic conditions.

China August Investment Report

CHINA APPROVES FIXED ASSET INVESTMENT PROJECTS
1. The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planner, approved 12 fixed-asset investment projects with the combined investment totaling 70.5 billion yuan (about 10 billion U.S. dollars) in July, data showed.

2. China's fixed-asset investment growth remained basically stable in the first seven months of the year, expanding 5.7 percent year on year thanks to robust high-tech investment, earlier data showed.

3. The projects were mainly in energy and transportation industries, according to Meng Wei, spokeswoman for the National Development and Reform Commission.

Understanding Purchasing Managers' Index

1. One of the most reliable leading indicators for assessing the state of the  economy is the PMI, formerly known as the Purchasing Managers' Index.

2. Members receive a monthly questionnaire that asks them to identify month-over-month changes for the following ten business activities that also constitute individual indexes in the Report on Business survey。

3. The most common answers include:

-Improvement
-No change
-Deterioration

Consolidation in the Solar Energy Industry

1. One of the biggest electricity infrastructure suppliers in the world is throwing up its hands and giving up on solar energy. ABB is unloading the solar inverter business, formerly known as Power-One, that it acquired in 2013 for $1.03 billion, which included $266 million in acquired cash. 

2. The company isn't just taking a loss on the deal, it's reportedly paying Fimer $470 million to take the business off its hands.

Pengerang refinery to start commercial operations in 4th quarter

1. The Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project in Pengerang, Johor, will be fully operational in the fourth quarter of this year (Q419).

2. The US$16 billion (RM66.76 billion) project between Petronas and Saudi Aramco will see 300,000 barrels produced per day, turning Malaysia into a net exporter of refined fuels for the first time since 2008

3. The facility will produce refined products including gasoline and diesel that meet Euro 5 fuel specifications and provide feedstock for the integrated petrochemicals complex with a capacity of 3.3 million metric tonnes per year.

4. in 2009, 42.3% of government revenue came from petroleum sources.But in 2019, only an estimated 19.5% of total revenue came from petroluem sources, not counting the special divided from Petronas used to finance GST and income tax refunds.

Japan's Model for Economic Revival

1. Starting in the early 1990s, Japan was in an extended economic slump. It first endured a prolonged period of bad debt and deflation. Then it began to face a range of serious structural problems including poor productivity, low birth rates, and an aging population—all of which led to demographic challenges such as labor shortages and a loss of confidence in the future. Over the past several years, however, Japan has embarked on its longest period of sustained economic expansion in the post-World War II era. 

Reinsurance Basics - Part 4 - Additional Info for Treaty and Facultative reinsurance

Continuation from below:

https://levelnineatwork.blogspot.com/2017/07/reinsurance-basics-part-1-factreaty-and.html

https://levelnineatwork.blogspot.com/2017/07/reinsurance-basics-part-2-pro-rata.html

https://levelnineatwork.blogspot.com/2017/07/reinsurance-basics-part-3-quota-share.html

China Increases Review For Foreign Investments

1. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is now charged with reviewing foreign investments to ensure they are in line with “economic security”, which has been made a top governmental priority. The state planner has had its authority beefed up in the process.

2. The new security review procedure was introduced through a brief notice published online in April by the NDRC. The note stated that its public service department would start accepting applications for national security reviews of foreign investment deals because of an “adjustment of departmental responsibility”.

Japan's Foreign Investment Policies - Part 1 - 'Quality Infrastructure'

1. Japan has acknowledged that it cannot prevent China from using its economic might to help the region’s middle-income countries meet their infrastructure needs. Yet by articulating new principles for investment, enlisting new partners, and bolstering its financial commitments, Japan has developed an alternative to the Belt and Road Initiative that could limit developing countries’ dependence on Chinese lending. 

Certificates of Origin, Certificate of Free Marketing, Certificate of Free Sales

1. There are two types of chamber of commerce certificates of origin that can be issued:

2. Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin
The main type of certificate chambers issue, this is also known as an ordinary or generic certificate of origin. These certificates declare that the goods’ country of origin does not qualify for any preferential treatment under a free trade agreement (FTA), because many FTAs have their own types of documents.

3. Preferential Certificates of Origin
This type of certificate declares that goods are subject to reduced tariffs or exemptions when they are exported to countries extending these privileges through a specific document located within the Free Trade Agreement. Preferential certificates are especially important when free trade agreements are in effect with a specified certificate of origin.