DUBLIN, IRELAND, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Research and Markets (http://bit.ly/1kqKPIb) has announced the addition of the “2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) Market 2014-2018: Plasticizers, 2-EH Acrylate, 2-EH Nitrate, and Others” report to their offering. 2-EH is an oxo alcohol which was earlier employed in the industry as a plasticizer alcohol for manufacturing various phthalate plasticizers, but as [...]
DUBLIN, IRELAND, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Research and Markets (http://bit.ly/1oZJx9J) has announced the addition of the “Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Market by Type, Application, End-Uses & Geography – Trends & Forecasts to 2018″ report to their offering. It also includes the company profiling and competitive strategies adopted by various market players including ExxonMobil Corporation (U.S), [...]
DUBLIN, IRELAND, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Research and Markets (http://bit.ly/1mE4VDc) has announced the addition of the “Global Specialty Enzymes Market Forecasts & Opportunities, 2018″ report to their offering. Specialty enzymes are natural proteins produced from microorganisms, plants and animals. An enzyme serves as catalysts for the chemical process that include the production of pharmaceuticals, [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The death toll from bicycle accidents has risen over the previous year in Korea; on average two bicyclers (excluding two-wheel motor bikers) have died in a three-day period during the first half of this year. According to the National Police Agency of Korea on July 10, while overall road accidents [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Statistical Office has recently published data on the youths of Korea: The population of youths is in a steady decrease and their life quality is not getting better. According to a report “2014 Statistics on Youths,” the proportion of youths in Korea’s population this year was 19.5 percent–the [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Koreans’ infatuation with German-made cars extends well beyond new and used cars and now moves to rental cars. According to the Korea Rent-a-Car Association on July 11, most of the top-ten import car brands registered for rental cars including leased ones as of the end of 2013 were German-made models [...]
WASHINGTON, DC, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Thirteen of the world’s leading producers of beer, wine, and spirits have released their report on 2013 progress made in implementing the Beer, Wine and Spirits Producers’ Commitments to Reduce Harmful Drinking (www.producerscommitments.org). “We saw 2013 as an important first year to lay the foundation for this unprecedented global [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A study said as many as 47 percent of Korea’s 167,000 millionaires with net financial assets in excess of 1 billion won (about US$987,000) reside in Seoul (as of end of 2013). According to a report “Korea’s Rich People” published recently by KB Financial Group Management Institute, most of the [...]
![[Stats] Pros and Cons of Raising Cigarette Prices](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Cigarette-Price-2.jpg "[Stats] Pros and Cons of Raising Cigarette Prices")
A survey revealed that 59 percent of Koreans were in agreement over the government’s plan to raise the cigarette prices. Gallup Korea recently held a survey on 1,000 adults older than 19 years of age, asking “What do you think about the plan to increase the price for a pack of cigarettes to 4,500 won [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the World Cup fever heightening up to its apex as the semi-finals are wrapped up, leaving only the most important match of the tournament to be played, an interesting study has been published on the contesting nations of the World Cup on their wage floor. Which country will [...]