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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
UNESCO-BACKED DEBATE AT COP-28 TOLD UNIVERSITIES SHOULD PURSUE CLEAR AND TARGETED SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
Practical programmes and strategies that enable universities and colleges to drive forward sustainable practices and knowledge to fight and manage climate change are increasingly needed, a UNESCO-sponsored workshop heard this week in Dubai.
Staged on Wednesday (December 6) as the United Arab Emirates hosts the COP28 conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) this month, HE experts stressed such work needs to extend to less economically developed countries.…
VIETNAMESE GARMENT SECTOR UNDER GROWING PRESSURE TO BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE
Vietnam’s businesses in export-focused garments and footwear manufacturing are facing up to the challenge of becoming greener. This realisation comes even as the country benefits from free trade agreements (FTA), such as the 2019 European Union (EU)-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the 2020 UK–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).…
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.…
FASHION BRANDS SHOULD PAY MORE FOR ORDERS: BANGLADESHI MANUFACTURERS
RMG manufacturers in Bangladesh have urged fashion brands and buyers to pay more for orders after the country’s minimum wage for textile and clothing workers increased to Bangladesh Taka BDT12,500 (USD113.38) on Tuesday, a 56.25% increase from the previous BDT8,000.
Many workers, however, are still protesting, calling for further increases, forcing apparel factory closures today (Thursday Nov 9).…
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.…
EGYPTIAN COTTON EXPORTS TO CHINA SURGE AS CHINESE SPINNERS AVOID BLACKLISTED XINJIANG FIBRES
Chinese textile and clothing manufacturers are increasingly relying on Egyptian cotton, over the past two seasons becoming Egypt’s second largest buyer of cotton, driven by the US ban on Xinjiang cotton, competitive pricing, and strong demand for luxury fibres.
“China has always been a player in Egyptian cotton, but they were never on top of the list.…
INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO BOOST CLOTHING AND TEXTIE SECTOR UNDERMINED BY WEAK GLOBAL ECONOMY
The Indonesian government is looking to actively support the country’s textile and clothing industry as it faces a downturn in exports, depressed by soft economies in overseas markets facing high inflation and interest rates.
Trade has indeed fallen, said the Indonesia industry ministry, which told Just Style of a decline in both exports and imports in the first half of this year (2023), with clothing and textile exports dropping by 18.7% and imports by 19.8%.…