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Pertamina Lubricants affirms as market leader in industrial sector
PT Pertamina Lubricants (PTPL), a part of Pertamina Group, is not only expanding its business in domestic market, but the company aggresively penetrates international markets, particularly Asia Pacific region.
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Met coal market haunted by china’s low demand
Coking coal market outlook in the remaining of 2024 and 2025 is expected to struggle with low demand from China, the world’s largest coking coal consumer for steelmaking. The World Steel Association anticipates a notable decline in steel demand in China and most of major developed economies in 2024.
OPINION | Bill Sullivan
WTO and nickel export ban – Bigger picture considerations
The long running dispute between the World Trade Organization and Indonesia over the country’s ban on the export of less than fully processed and refined nickel continues to drag on, with Indonesia planning to present new arguments in support of its appeal against the 2022 decision that the export ban represents a breach of the 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade.
