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18-Dec-18 Some investors are beginning to bet that attractive returns can be had from Africa’s burgeoning population and tremendous infrastructure needs. An additional USD3.3 tn in investments is needed through 2040, requiring roughly double current investment levels. [image: Rodger Bosch / AFP / Getty Images]
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06-Dec-18 By 2025, EVs and HEVs will account for 30 percent of all vehicle sales globally. The growth of China’s new EV market is expected to hit 46 percent by 2020, with 2.5 million units produced in that year. [image: Greg Baker / AFP / Getty Images]
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26-Nov-18 Thailand will remain a hub for ASEAN, especially Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, said Ramkumar Dhruva, BASF President Asia-Pacific. "Automotive production in ASEAN is growing steadily, and 50 percent... is from Thailand... followed by Indonesia and Malaysia". [image: The Nation]
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21-Nov-18 China is the largest exporter of clothing, but the pollution from "Made in China" manufacturing doesn't leave the country. 42 percent of global dyes, additives and stabilisers usage is in China. [image: Wu Di / Greenpeace]
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13-Nov-18 Steel producers in Saudi Arabia are producing at half their output capacity due to foreign competition, with nearly 55% of domestic steel demand in Saudi met by imports, mostly from China. [image: Projects Mena]
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