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Local detergent manufacturers scored a major victory after the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) rejected an application for definitive safeguard measures against the importation of sodium tripolyphosphates (STPP), an ingredient which accounts for a large part of the cost of production of local detergent manufacturers.


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Still reeling from the issue of an American soldier raping one of our own, Philippines-US relations face another potential major irritant – this time over detergents.


American companies manufacturing detergents in the Philippines, led by Procter and Gamble Philippines, have sought the assistance of the US government and the American Chamber of Commerce in the face of rising duties being slapped by the Philippine government on imports of sodium tripolyphosphate or STPP, which accounts for a substantial portion of the cost of making detergents.


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Shouldn’t local detergent manufacturers petition government for an increase in tariffs on imported finished detergents? Aside from the fact that this may no longer be possible because of government commitments under the WTO and the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), Al Supetran, president of ACS Manufacturing, believes that "any business that depends on protection will not survive." 


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A pall of gloom pervades the offices of ACS Manufacturing Corp., makers of Pride detergent, one of the few truly Filipino detergent brands in the country.


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American companies manufacturing detergents in the Philippines, led by Procter and Gamble Philippines, have sought the assistance of the US government and the American Chamber of Commerce in the face of rising duties being slapped by the Philippine government on imports of sodium tripolyphosphate or STPP, which accounts for a substantial portion of the cost of making detergents.


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DTI nixes safeguard measure vs detergent ingredient

March 2, 2007 - 12:00am

Local detergent manufacturers scored a major victory after the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) rejected an application for definitive safeguard measures against the importation of sodium tripolyphosphates...

Business

Potential diplomatic row

January 3, 2007 - 12:00am

Still reeling from the issue of an American soldier raping one of our own, Philippines-US relations face another potential major irritant – this time over detergents. American companies manufacturing...

Business

RP detergent industry struggles to stay afloat

November 9, 2006 - 12:00am

(Conclusion) Shouldn’t local detergent manufacturers petition government for an increase in tariffs on imported finished detergents? Aside from the fact that this may no longer be possible because of...

Headlines

RP detergent industry struggles to stay afloat

November 8, 2006 - 12:00am

(First of two parts) A pall of gloom pervades the offices of ACS Manufacturing Corp., makers of Pride detergent, one of the few truly Filipino detergent brands in the country.

Headlines