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International food majors have told just-food how they are meshing their recipe development with Chinese government plans to reduce salt, sugar and edible oi consumption within the diets of Chinese consumers.

Their comments follow the mid-July reveal by China’s State Council (effectively its cabinet) of a ‘Healthy China Action Plan (2019-2030)’ targeting food processors and consumers.…

THE AMERICAN drinks industry has been counting the cost of the latest tariffs that will be imposed on its exports to China. The State Council Tariff Commission of China announced (Friday Aug 23) that it would from September 1 and December 15 impose 10% and 5% additional duties – with Chinese government documents clarifying the wide range of products affected.…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has rationalised its registration of alcoholic drinks that have EU geographical indications (GI), preventing their names from being used by producers, unless the product is made in its home region according to traditional methods. Until now, GI spirits have been logged on a ‘E-Spirit-Drinks’ register, while GI wines have been listed on a separate ‘E-Bacchus’ database.…

THE AMERICAN food manufacturing and production industry has been counting the cost of the latest round of tariffs that will be imposed on its exports to China. The State Council Tariff Commission of China announced (Friday Aug 23) that it would from September 1 and December 15 impose 10% and 5% additional duties – with Chinese government documents clarifying the wide range of products affected.…

INDIAN knitwear exporters are hoping for a windfall of orders from the US following a spurt in client enquiries, which industry leaders believe are linked to the US-China trade dispute and the latest tariff hike on Chinese clothing and textile exports to America.…

Chinese industrialists from Kunshan city, a major clothing manufacturing centre, are eyeing potential investments in Ethiopia’s Dire Dawa Industry Park, despite the challenges of locating in this hub, which is under construction, China’s ambassador to Ethiopia, Tan Jian, told just-style.

Tan said a delegation from Kunshan city, led by its mayor Du Xiaogang, visited Ethiopia in July, to probe investment and manufacturing opportunities at the park,

in Dire Dawa Industrial Park.…

TEXTILE and garment-makers in Vietnam need to continue investing in new technology to remain competitive and make their ability to meet growing demand sustainable, exports say. And there is concern that the capital required may be tough for small-and-medium-sized manufacturers to source.…

BRAZIL’S textile industry has welcomed the new trade deal between the Mercosur bloc (of which Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are fellow members) and the European Union (EU) which was announced on June 28.

With existing tariffs having impeded trade in fabrics, yarn and fibre between the two blocs in the past, Renato Jardim, the superintendent of industrial and economic policy for Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (ABIT – Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção) told WTiN.com:…

Europe’s transition to electric vehicle ownership is developing at two clear speeds, with richer countries headed for mass market penetration in the early to mid 2020s but poorer countries lagging. 

This is posing a regulatory challenge for manufacturers – EV sales have to increase Europe-wide for carmakers to meet tough European Union (EU) CO2 emissions limits.…

THE EUROPEAN automobile manufacturing sector will be hoping that the newly negotiated European Union (EU)-Mercosur trade deal is ratified quickly, given it scraps import duties imposed by Brazil and Argentina on EU automobile exports of 35%.

This agreement has been welcomed by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), which noted that the South American trade bloc, which also includes Uruguay and Paraguay, is home to around 270 million people, where 3.3 million new cars were sold during 2018.…