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31-Dec-18 Asia's naphtha market looks set to face downside pressure in the first half of 2019 as key producers in the Middle East and Southeast Asia ramp up production, while demand in Northeast Asia could falter during a heavy steam cracker maintenance season. [image: Platts Oil]
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30-Dec-18 JGC Corp has been awarded the contract for the construction of chemical plants that will be the foundation of a high-performance synthetic-resin manufacturing and sales undertaking in Thailand involving Kuraray, PTT Global Chemical and Sumitomo Corp. [image: JGC Corporation]
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27-Dec-18 Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn will invest well over INR1,500 crore (USD216mn) in new production lines to manufacture certain iPhone models in its factory near Chennai. The project is expected to bring employment of over 25,000 jobs. [image: The Economic Times]
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10-Dec-18 With the aim of reducing India’s dependence on imported medical devices by promoting manufacture and use of local ones, the government will form a Medical Devices Development Council to spearhead policy initiatives to boost local manufacturing. [image: The Times Of India]
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06-Dec-18 Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate, Vingroup, introduced its first smartphones in Dec-18 as part of its tech expansion. The company launched four new models under the brand name "Vsmart", at the Landmark 81 skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh. [image: Vietnam Insider]
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