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                    [ArticleID] => 2132013
                    [Title] => Plastics makers nix safeguard measures on petrochem imports
                    [Summary] => The Philippine Plastics Industry Association has appealed to the government not to impose safeguard measures on the imports of raw materials such as high density polyethylene and low linear density polyethylene, arguing that such a move would raise prices of local commodities.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-10-06 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1473425
                    [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
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                    [ArticleID] => 1136421
                    [Title] => Phl needs to consider product standards prior to integration
                    [Summary] => 

To prepare for the ASEAN economic integration by 2015, the plastic industry should be able to identify the priority products that could be negotiated with neighboring countries to achieve standardization of products.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1342554 [AuthorName] => Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 844449 [Title] => Plastic makers upbeat on growth prospects [Summary] =>

Plastic manufacturers are likely to see growth in their business because of the entry of Japanese printer manufacturers into country.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 826506 [Title] => 2 for Manila [Summary] => MAY kakaibang appeal pa rin ang mga official acts ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Maynila. [DatePublished] => 2012-07-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135410 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805107 [AuthorName] => Ernesto P. Maceda Jr. [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 810751 [Title] => Plastic sales to drop [Summary] =>

Local plastic manufacturers expect a continuous drop in sales to both domestic and export markets this year resulting from moves toward banning or regulating the use of plastic bags.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 797743 [Title] => 'Ecology bureau key to plastic ban issue, waste management' [Summary] =>

A government agency that is supposed to play a key role in solid waste segregation and management and in the development of a recycling market has yet to be organized 12 years after its existence was legislated.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 706837 [Title] => Manufacturers appeal complete ban on plastic bags [Summary] =>

The Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA) is appealing to local government units (LGUs) not to impose a complete ban on the use of plastic bags.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 303056 [Title] => Petrochem, plastic firms to present new arguments on tariff issue [Summary] => The Cabinet-level Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM) Committee has decided to give the Association of Petrochemical Manufacturers of the Philippines (APMP) and the Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA) another opportunity on Tuesday, Oct. 25, to present new material information regarding their respective positions on the petrochemical tariff issue.

Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila said the APMP has complained that it was not properly informed on how the CTRM had arrived at its earlier decision to reduce the tariff on 11 petrochemical products.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 269910 [Title] => 2 industry groups reach accord on tariffs for petrochem raw materials [Summary] => The Association of Petrochemical Manufacturers of the Philippines (APMP) and the Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA) were in agreement for once on imposing a 15 percent Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rate on imported petrochemical raw materials and finished plastic products to remove distortions during yesterday’s Tariff Commission hearing.

At present the existing MFN rate on some raw materials is at 15 percent, while the MFN rate on finished products is already down to seven percent, thus creating distortions.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 267304 [Title] => Phil Plastics Industry Ass’n questions viability of JG Summit naphtha plant [Summary] => The Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA) is questioning the viability of the proposed naphtha cracker plant of JG Summit Petrochemicals Corp.

According to officials of the PPIA, the proposed naphtha cracker plant will never be viable due to a number of reasons.

First and foremost, the PPIA pointed out, for a naphtha cracker plant to be viable, it should have a minimum output production of one million metric tons (MT).

However, the proposed naphtha cracker plant is projected to have an output of only 600,000 MT.
[DatePublished] => 2004-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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