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Customs awards Shemberg as year's top exporter

By Ehda Dagooc | December 21, 2006 - 12:00am

Because of strong demand from the world market, carrageenan exporter Shemberg Marketing Corporation (SMC) was named Cebu Port's top one exporter this year. The Bureau of Customs (BoC)-Cebu district awarded...

Freeman Cebu Business

Seaweed group urges inclusion of carrageenan in US GSP list

By Rocel Felix | July 1, 2003 - 12:00am

The Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines (SIAP) is urging the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to push for the inclusion of carrageenan in the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) despite...

Business

FMC Marine Colloids sets $15-M expansion in RP

By Rocel Felix | March 30, 2003 - 12:00am

American seaweed processor FMC Marine Colloids Inc. is staying put in the Philippines despite being "harassed" by its competitors in the local seaweeds industry. Timothy P. Eberle, director of operations...

Agriculture

Pollution case vs US firm referred to EMB Manila

By Rocel Felix | January 3, 2003 - 12:00am

The Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) has referred the pollution complaint against US seaweed processor FMC Marine Colloids to the Manila head office of the Environment Management Bureau (EMB).

Business

Inclusion of carrageenan in US GSP list eyed

By Rocel Felix | January 2, 2003 - 12:00am

The Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines (SIAP) is preparing the groundwork for the inclusion next year of carrageenan in the list of US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) that would cut the existing...

Business

Shemberg eyes new markets for seaweed product

By Rocel Felix | December 2, 2002 - 12:00am

MACTAN, Cebu – Shemberg Marketing Corp. (SMC), one of the major players in the global seaweed industry, is eyeing China, India, the ASEAN countries and Australia as possible new markets for carrageenan. At...

Business