TOKYO, Nov 29, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TG), Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (OG), Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (THG) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have entered into an agreement and commenced to conduct a detailed joint feasibility study on a project to produce synthetic methane (e-methane) in Texas or Louisiana, […]
A NEW and re-imagined production of playwright, lyricist, and comedian Ben Elton’s 2002 Queen musical opens as the first international production at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati. A jukebox musical based on the songs of British rock band Queen, We Will Rock You follows two rebels, Galileo Figaro and Scaramouche, as they […]
EQS Newswire / 28/10/2022 / 17:29 UTC+8 Press release (For immediate release) Sinopec Achieved Good Performance for the First Three Quarters of 2022 (28 October 2022, Hong Kong, China) China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec Corp.” or the “Company”) (HKEX: 00386; SSE: 600028) today announced its unaudited results for the nine months […]
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) should fund the development of sweet potato, locally known as kamote, to boost production and food innovation to make it a more attractive alternative to rice, a lawmaker said on Tuesday. Iloilo Rep. Janette L. Garin, a physician and former health secretary, said promoting alternatives to the Filipino staple is […]
THE PHILIPPINE Coconut Authority (PCA) should take steps to boost coconut oil production for export as the spike in palm oil’s global price presents an opportunity to compete as an alternative commodity, a lawmaker said on Monday. Albay Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda said in a statement the agency should use resources from the […]
A SOLON on Wednesday filed a bill seeking to create a national mariculture program in the country as part of ensuring the country’s food security. House Bill 5531 or the proposed National Mariculture Program Act, filed by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, aims to establish a sustainable mariculture industry that would provide a stable […]
CHICKEN production in the second quarter rose 6.9% year on year to 463.12 thousand metric tons (MT), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Central Luzon was the top producer of chicken during the quarter, accounting for 157.90 thousand MT or 34.1% of the national total. Calabarzon produced 86.19 thousand MT, Northern Mindanao 40.53 thousand […]
CONGRESS must concentrate its efforts on measures expanding food production, promoting renewable energy (RE), and the continued opening of the economy in order to keep inflation in check, legislators said. Northern Samar Rep. Paul R. Daza told BusinessWorld via instant message that legislation should seek to strengthen food security. “The aim is to attain self-sufficiency […]
TOKYO, Oct 3, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to build a renewable plastics supply chain utilizing bio-based hydrocarbons (Neste RE) for the production of styrene monomer (i.e. bio-SM), and its mass balanced renewable plastics derivatives including acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (i.e. bio-ABS*). The bio-SM production […]
TOKYO, Oct 3, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to build a renewable plastics supply chain utilizing bio-based hydrocarbons (Neste RE) for the production of styrene monomer (i.e. bio-SM), and its mass balanced renewable plastics derivatives including acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (i.e. bio-ABS*). The bio-SM production […]
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it hopes to upgrade salt production by increasing the area devoted to salt-making, describing the current shortage as a food security issue. “Salt is a food security issue. Not being able to produce salt will hurt the country’s competitiveness and ability to become a successful agro-industrial economy,” the DA […]
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has earmarked more than P100 million to help onion farmers acquire inputs and production facilities. Funding levels for the industry in 2022 so far include P47.48 million for seed, seedlings and fertilizer, P35.67 million for production and post-harvest facilities, irrigation network services, and farm production machinery and equipment, […]
By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE increasing use of lithium in the production of electric vehicles (EV) is not expected to threaten demand for nickel, which is one of the Philippines’ major minerals, with industry officials calling the two metals complementary. “We’re not worried about the development of lithium because lithium can be […]
THE Philippine Statistics Authority said fisheries production in the second quarter rose 5.6% year on year to 1.21 million metric tons (MT), driven by the aquaculture, commercial, and marine municipal fisheries segments. Marine municipal fisheries rose 14.3% to 281,240 MT, accounting for 23.2% of total fisheries output. Aquaculture, which accounted for 51.1% of the total, […]
TOKYO, Aug 31, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has decided to invest up to 730 billion yen (approximately $5.6 billion) in Japan and the United States toward supplying automotive batteries for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), for which demand is growing, and aims to begin battery production between 2024 and […]
THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) said it has approved P17.4 billion in loans so far this year for producers of high-value crops. “LANDBANK aims to promote the diversification of crop yields of our farmers alongside ensuring food security. We will continue to support the production of high-value crops through accessible and responsive credit […]
THE government is developing programs to modernize the salt industry, the Palace spokeswoman said. “The National Government is now working double time to beef-up support for the salt industry to enhance the production of the local salt in the country,” the Office of Press Secretary Rose Beatrix L. Cruz-Angeles said in a social media post. […]
EQS Newswire / 28/08/2022 / 18:44 UTC+8 Press release (For immediate release) Sinopec 2022 Interim Profit Reached Record High Level H-Shares Annualized Dividend Yield Exceeding 10% Coupled with Shares Repurchase Plan (28 August 2022, Beijing, China) China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec Corp.” or the “Company”) […]
HONG KONG, Aug 29, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – China Risun Group Limited (“China Risun”, or the “Group”, stock code: 1907), a leading global integrated coke, coking chemicals and refined chemicals producer and supplier and relevant operation management services provider in China, has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 […]
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) described its 2022 fisheries modernization plan as a catch-up program designed to minimize the need for importing fish this year. According to the BFAR, the plan hopes to address the projected annual deficit in the supply of fish, a key source of protein for the population, of […]