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TURKEY FINISHERS HELP DEVELOP IMPORTANT ANTI-VIRAL TEXTILE COATING
The Turkish textile finishing industry is playing a key role in helping UK-based international chemical producer LiquidNano make and sell new DiOX high-performance fabric coatings for water and oil repellency and anti-viral properties, helping Turkey textile manufacturers target demand created by the Covid-19 pandemic.…
KENYAN GRADUATES IN CANADA USE UNIVERSITY TRAINING TO CREATE HOME COUNTRY-BASED INFLUENCER-BASED MARKETING PLATFORM
AS every small business owner knows, marketing and sales is a tough task, especially when the day-to-day delivery of services to existing clients takes up so much time. Hiring a full-time marketer is also beyond the means of most small businesses.…
CANADIAN AUTO DEALERS LOOKING OUT FOR INCREASED PRESSURE ON PRICES AS USMCA DEAL BEDS IN
CANADIAN automobile dealers are looking out for a potential increase in the price of vehicles that they sell on account of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which came into force on July 1 (2020).
This is likely to be fuelled by the new deal insisting that Canadian (as well as American and Mexican) auto-manufacturers may have to increase their USMCA-bloc sourcing to ensure that 75% of a vehicle’s parts are made a signatory country.…
COVID-19 HELPS ORGANISED CRIME EXPLOIT ITALY’S WEALTHY FOOD SECTOR
THE FOOD industry is one sector that has performed well during the Covid-19 crisis, but like others, it has become more vulnerable to crime during the pandemic. Brenda Dionisi and Keith Nuthall examine these commercial crime trends in Italy.
THE REPUTATION of Italy contains many remarkable feats – and amazing food is one of them.…
AUSTRALIA: QUICK UPTAKE OF DIGITAL PRINTING TECHNOLOGY OFFER LOCAL DESIGNERS CHANCE TO TEST PRODUCTS
AUSTRALIA’S digital textile finishing market is small and therefore challenging compared to markets in Asia, Europe or the US. Australian fashion and fabric manufacturers usually outsource finishing to partners in Asia, notably in China or India, but use local digital print companies for smaller runs and sampling, said Romeo Sanuri, general manager Next Printing, which offers digital printing services to textile customers from Sydney.…
SOUTH AFRICAN DIGITAL TEXTILE SECTOR FIGHTS FOR LOCAL SALES, WITH COVID-19 BOOSTING COMPETITIVENESS AGAINST ASIAN FINISHERS
The South African digital printing sector has struggled over the past few years to compete with the lower prices of textile manufacturers from Asia, while the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the sector hard. But for the companies that have survived the disruption, business is getting back to normal, with the post-Covid 19 localisation trend of shorter supply chains giving orders a boost.…
CANADA AUTOSHOW ORGANISERS INNOVATE DIGITALLY TO CREATE FIRST VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
ORGANISERS of the Canadian International AutoShow are drawing on innovative online systems to launch a unique online 2021 event, which will be staged virtually because of Covid-19.
Canada’s largest annual consumer show attracted 330,000 visitors this February, so staging the 2021 event physically was an impossible health risk until the epidemic is over, said show general manager Jason Campbell.…
HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL MAPPING DEVELOPMENTS ARE UNDERPINNING FUTURE ROLL-OUT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
A RESEARCH consortium in Canada is developing an open source model to create data-rich digital maps that can improve the operations of autonomous vehicles (AVs). The inspiration behind ‘Open HD Maps’ is to enable the holders of mapping data outside existing proprietary mapping services to contribute their information to a collaborative platform on a profit-sharing basis.…
USA AUTO MAKERS JUGGLE USMCA COMPLIANCE STRATEGIES TO AVOID MARKET DEPRESSING COST INCREASES
USA automotive manufacturers are facing some tough choices when implementing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which entered into force on July 1, to avoid its pressure on costs being reflected in showroom price increases.
The new deal, which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), requires US, Mexican and Canadian auto manufacturers to increase their USMCA-bloc sourcing to ensure that 75% of a vehicle’s parts are made in a signatory country to benefit from the free trade provisions.…
TURKEY FINISHERS HELP DEVELOP IMPORTANT ANTI-VIRAL TEXTILE COATING
The Turkish textile finishing industry is playing a key role in helping UK-based international chemical producer LiquidNano make and sell new DiOX high-performance fabric coatings for water and oil repellency and anti-viral properties, helping Turkey textile manufacturers target demand created by the Covid-19 pandemic.…