Forenergo opens a second glass-insulator plant in Yuzhnouralsk
Forenergo has opened a glass-insulator plant in Yuzhnouralsk with capacity above five million units a year. Investment in the new site was about RUB900 million.
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Russian ministry proposes wider contribution relief for light industry
The Russian Industry and Trade Ministry seeks wider 7.6% contribution relief for light industry and higher equipment-leasing support in subsequent budget years.
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Ruschem reports completion of Agidol-110 development
Ruschem reports completion of a production-technology development project for Agidol-110, a phenolic antioxidant for polymer manufacturing.
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Polimer expands wide-format agricultural film production
Polimer’s new complex adds agricultural films six to 18 metres wide and increases the enterprise’s daily manufacturing capacity.
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A larger gas-cleaning market still needs project-level evidence
Reported production value describes a market. A plant project needs a different record: operating conditions, installation scope and evidence of useful performance.
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Tourist arrivals and average stays tell different demand stories
Indonesia’s tourism update reports arrivals and a mean stay for different time windows. A stay-mix example shows why the figures cannot be treated as one demand measure.
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A maintenance spending total does not isolate the price of a repair
An airline-cost report gives an annual maintenance total. An invented two-service account separates work quantity, service mix and unit charges without reconstructing actual carrier costs.
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Solar-panel collection needs a stock-and-flow account
Australia’s proposed solar-panel stewardship work raises an accounting question: which figures describe removals, collected panels, pending stock and completed processing?
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Ingredient tonnage does not measure finished confectionery output
Reported growth in cocoa-butter substitute production concerns an ingredient category. Converting its mass into finished-product output requires composition and a matching observation boundary.
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G20 goods exports edge up as services grow faster in the third quarter
G20 goods exports grew 0.4% in the third quarter of 2024, while imports rose 1.5%. Machinery and European pharmaceuticals contributed to the quarterly increase.
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FMM expects a softer manufacturing outlook in late 2025
FMM expects weaker manufacturing outlook in H2 2025. Its survey of 627 firms links pressure to US tariffs, electricity costs and expanded sales and service tax.
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Türkiye reports $9.45 billion tourism income for the first quarter
Türkiye’s first-quarter tourism income reached $9.45 billion in 2025, up 5.6%. Food and drinks formed 24.7% of income; departing visitors numbered 9.12 million.
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UK industrial output falls in March while the first quarter grows
UK industrial output fell 0.7% in March, but rose 1.1% in the first quarter. The monthly and quarterly figures use different periods and describe output volume.
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Russia’s January industrial figures separate annual decline from adjusted stability
Russia’s production fell 0.8% year on year in January 2026. The season-adjusted monthly figure was unchanged; the economists had forecast annual growth of 0.9%.
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UK February GDP: matching growth rates have different comparison periods
UK GDP grew 0.5% in February 2026. Services led three-month growth; monthly industrial gains came from mining and energy despite a slight manufacturing decline.
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Malaysia manufacturing sales rise: value growth and physical output remain different measures
Malaysia’s manufacturing sales reached RM169.4 billion in January 2026, up 7.1 % annually. Electronics and foods drove growth; adjusted monthly sales rose 2.9%.
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Winner Sky opens a manufacturing facility in Batu Kawan
Winner Sky opened a 60,000-square-foot plant in Batu Kawan. Plans RM70 million investment over five years and an increase from 150 employees to 450 in Malaysia.
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MKS opens the first phase of its Penang Supercenter
MKS has opened the first phase of its Penang Supercenter. The phased project plans over RM400 million investment and over 1,000 jobs in semiconductor equipment.
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Hevel commissions three solar plants in Sverdlovsk Region
Hevel commissioned three Artinsky solar plants totalling 37.9 MW in Sverdlovsk Region. Investment reached RUB2.7 billion; a new 110 kV substation connects them.
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EnergoProm-Alliance outlines its next Podolsk expansion
A planned workshop extends the manufacturer’s Podolsk development programme; completion remains a future milestone.
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AGR and Defetoo restart engine assembly in Kaluga
The partners announce serial engine assembly, while later machining and capacity expansion remain development plans.
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Kohler opens its Casa Grande bath and shower manufacturing facility
Kohler opened its Casa Grande, Arizona, manufacturing complex to produce Sterling bath and shower fixtures.
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EuroChem reports first urea at its new Kingisepp plant
EuroChem has produced its first urea at the new Kingisepp plant in Leningrad Region.
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