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Year of the Rooster waking up China’s palm oil demand

  Bloomberg As China welcomes the Year of the Rooster this week, bets that a recovery in Asian palm oil production will drive prices lower may be something for consumers to crow about. While high prices may keep Chinese buyers on the sidelines in the first part of the new year, an expected surge in supply later in 2017 in ...

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Vietnam factories optimistic despite Trump snub

  Bloomberg Vietnamese clothing maker NhaBe Garment Corp. had a lot riding on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The supplier to brands such as Calvin Klein, Michael Kors and Kenneth Cole has seen its exports more than doubled since 2011 to $729 million last year — and it increased its factories two-fold to 35, betting on a big drop in tariffs from ...

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China’s metals curb plan risks shortages in alumina

  Bloomberg China’s proposal to halt some metals production to fight air pollution over the winter would create shortages of alumina but have a more limited impact on aluminum supply, according to China’s top industry body, which has been consulted on the plan. The proposal involves an alumina suspension in three provinces that would affect about a fifth of the ...

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