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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK
ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – CHINA CRITICISES EUROPEAN TITANIUM DIOXIDE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY
ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – VIETNAM EXPANDS IMPORT SAFETY CONTROLS TO ALL CHEMICAL INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – ICCO WARNS OF ONGOING GLOBAL COCOA SUPPLY DEFICITS
The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has predicted that the chocolate industry will continue to face cocoa supply deficits, with its latest quarterly assessment predicting that for 2022/3, there will be 99,000 tonnes more grindings than cocoa production. As a result, global stocks will fall to 1.744 million tonnes, amidst declines in output from key production hubs Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.…
THAILAND-EU FREE TRADE DEAL OFFERS MUTUAL ADVANTAGES – IF AGREEMENT IS NOT ABUSED BY CHINA
Thailand has often been overshadowed as a clothing and textile outsourcing hub, given the high profile of the industries in neighbours Vietnam and Cambodia – but its output is significant and a free trade agreement (FTA) now under negotiation with the European Union (EU) could boost its exports.…
ASIA REGULATORY ROUND UP – CHINA IMPOSES NEW LIMITS ON IRON OXIDE PIGMENT AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE USE
China’s key government economic body has released restrictions on the use of iron oxide pigments and titanium dioxide, the most important white pigment used in the coatings industry. In July (2023), China’s National Development and Reform Commission and related departments issued an updated Notice on Issuing the Energy Efficiency Benchmark Levels and Baseline Levels in Key Industrial Fields, with 11 additional controls, including 11 key areas including titanium dioxide (TiO2).…
SPLIT VIEWS AS POLITICAL CHAOS BRINGS BACK TALKS OF CANNABIS RECRIMINALISATION
The May (2023) general election in Thailand which saw fully democratic parties win handsomely over the military-backed ruling United Thai Nation party could throw the country’s recent decriminalisation of cannabis into doubt.
The progressive Move Forward Party topped the polls, along with allies it commands a majority in Thailand’s parliamentary lower House of Representatives.…
THAILAND PAINT SECTOR FACES EXPORT DECLINE BUT INDUSTRY STEADY AS ECONOMY GAINS TRACTION
The Thailand paint and coatings sector is expanding faster than general economic growth in Thailand, expanding sales as the country transitions from military-dominated to democratic rule.
This southeast Asian powerhouse economy is projected to grow GDP by 3.9% in 2023, up from 2.6% last year due to stronger-than-expected export demand from China, Europe, and the United States, according to the World Bank (1).…
THAILAND PAINT SECTOR FACES EXPORT DECLINE BUT INDUSTRY STEADY AS ECONOMY GAINS TRACTION
This southeast Asian powerhouse economy is projected to grow GDP by 3.9% in 2023, up from 2.6% last year due to stronger-than-expected export demand from China, Europe, and the United States, according to the World Bank (1).
Thailand’s ministry of commerce has maintained a targeted year-on-year growth for exports this year of 1%-2%, after a 5.5% gain in 2022 (2).…
TOURISM AND ECONOMIC CRISIS BOOST PORTUGUESE CANNED FOOD
The Portuguese canned food sector, internationally known for its canned fish lines, is thriving – thanks to tourism and innovation, despite the many supply chains issues that it still faces.
Statistics Portugal (Instituto Nacional de Estatística – INE) data suggests the sector is growing fast, with Portugal having exported EUR 305.3 million’s worth of canned fish products in 2022 (provisional data), 20.3% more than in 2020.…