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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting unprecedented international sanctions has disrupted an ongoing shift in Russia’s finishing sector towards digital textile printing. “Digital textile technologies are something new both for the entire world and for Russia. But we have a special interest in them.…

Researchers have created an eco-friendly graphene-based nanofilter to remove dyes from textile wastewater, prompting scientists to claim another important industrial use for what has been called a ‘super material’. In the finishing segment, specialists have argued the filter could be a “game changer” for an industry facing increasing regulatory pressures and sustainability market demands.…

Growing environmental concerns and rising awareness of sustainable energy resources is driving considerable growth in the global used cooking oil (UCO) market. Production is also being boosted by recent technological advancements in UCO processing, expanding supplies from the rapidly evolving foodservice industry and initiatives by various governments to promote UCO for industrial use.…

Fighting money laundering is tough enough in peacetime, requiring the careful application of sophisticated and complex investigative techniques, so outbreaks of war can damage efforts to fight ML and terror financing. The chaos of war can also provide opportunities for financial crime and the laundering of its proceeds, including the evasion of sanctions.…

Cannabidiol oil, or CBD oil, has steadily become a more in demand commodity supplied by the bio-based oils and fats industry due to rising product usage in food, pharmaceuticals, supplements, nutraceuticals, lotions, shampoos, soaps, bath gels, massage oils and cosmetics.

Product developers stress how CBD products can provide consumers with relief for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.…

The United Nations Environment Assembly’s (UNEA) planned global pact on plastic may act as a further disruptor and consolidator of efforts to address plastic packaging in the dairy industry. The legally binding agreement, which UN member states agreed would be concluded by 2024, according to a March 2022 announcement, aims to facilitate an end to plastic pollution by addressing the lifecycle of plastic, from design and production to disposal.…

Tunisian students who fled Ukrainian universities following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia have found themselves in academic limbo, struggling to receive recognition for their completed studies, at home or in other countries.

When Russian tanks and missiles violated Ukraine sovereignty, Tunisian news media was filled with patriotic images of Tunisia’s President Kais Saied ordering an airbridge rescue mission, followed by sentimental images of students arriving back in Tunis, cradling beloved pet cats as parents rushed to hug their children.…

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has released its strategy to create a “global baseline” of guidance on how companies and public organisations should make disclosures on their impact on the environment and society. It will try to release this core advice by the end of the year.…

Mexico’s largest automotive industry association, the AMIA (Asociación Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz) is optimistic about the Mexican sector’s future, despite having to recover from Covid-19 disruption, continued semi-conductor shortages and government support for used car sales.

Speaking to Wards Auto, AMIA president José Zozaya said current production halts because of chip-related parts shortages should end in 2022’s second semester, having already been reduced to hours a week from days in late 2021.…

The Ethiopian government is planning to create a system of up to 50 elite boarding schools in its country that will initially supply existing universities with well-educated students aged 18 and above but may later stage higher education courses. It has developed a programme to build these schools in the next five years across the country.…