In a major blow to the manufacturing industry, the finance ministry has imposed an anti-dumping duty on the use of caustic soda till 2013. SEE MORE VietNamNet Bridge – It is estimated that more than 10 tons of gold have been
sold in an effort to stabilize the market and ease the “gold fever”. As the
supply is profuse, the market has become less boisterous. However, the domestic
price is still higher by 1.5 million dong per tael than the world’s price. SEE MORE VietNamNet Bridge – The official exchange rate fluctuation in recent days is
not the thing experts are worried about. However, they have expressed the doubts
about the feasibility of the government’s plan to curb the exchange rate
fluctuation at below one percent by the end of the year. SEE MORE (VEN) - The General Statistical Office said that the consumer price index (CPI) this September increased 0.82 percent from a month ago, 16.63 percent against December 2010 and 22.42 percent against a year ago. This increased the CPI in the first nine months of this year to 18.16 percent against the same months last year. SEE MORE The Dow Chemical Company has announced that the SCG-Dow Group, a joint venture between Dow and SCG, has reached a key milestone for the new propylene oxide (PO) facility in Thailand by ramping the plant up to stable production levels in preparation for the full capacity run scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2011. The world-scale plant, located within the Asia Industrial SEE MORE
