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Automakers selling battery electric vehicles (BEVs) into the 27-country European Union (EU) market are working hard to fulfill EU regulatory requirements to provide digital battery passports using a unique serial number and QR code from February 2027.  https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/07/10/council-adopts-new-regulation-on-batteries-and-waste-batteries/

The law was only adopted in July 2023, creating a compliance challenge for EU market automakers, many of them US-owned, said Beatriz Ildefonso, circularity and materials manager at the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA), the suppliers representative body.…

The Indian clothing and textile industry is gearing up to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) powered technologies and other high-tech innovative manufacturing processes to remain competitive, a major industry gathering in Delhi saw last week.

Gartex Texprocess India, a textile industry exhibition with 170 exhibitors and about 15,000 visitors, held from August 1 to 3, also highlighted innovations in sustainable fabrics, eco-friendly trims and high-performance accessories.…

BEV sales are stalling in the European Union (EU). After growth in 2021 and 2022, sales figures (https://www.acea.auto/pc-registrations/new-car-registrations-3-in-may-2024-battery-electric-12-5-market-share/) released July 18 by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) for the year through May 2024 show BEVs taking 12.5% of the EU car market, a decrease from 13.8% the previous year.…

Can usage and sales in Europe’s largest economy, Germany, are robust, indicating a positive outlook for metal packagers and fillers. Separate data from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany and Forum Getränkedose (FGD), an association representing can majors such as the Ardagh Group, Ball Beverage Packaging Europe Ltd and Crown Holdings Inc, show that the metal can was the only beer container to see growth in Germany in 2023, at 3.8%, compared to a 4.5% drop in overall beer sales (1). …

Budget constraints are threatening the ability of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) to continue investigating VAT fraud, especially as it expands to take on newcomers Poland and Sweden this year, the Luxembourg-based office is warning. The EPPO College (1), a management board composed of the European Chief Prosecutor, Laura Kövesi, and prosecutors from the now 24 participating member states – has been pushing for a much bigger budget as the agency’s workload rises.…

Angola may be a hydro-carbon rich country in south-west Africa country, but it is increasing its electrification rate and diversifying its energy sources to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) (1). That said, experts warn that private investment is urgently needed for this country to maintain this forward-looking policy.…

The metal packaging sector in Taiwan has been building a sustainable future, with solid growth since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, can makers and fillers told Cantech International at the Taipei Pack trade show in the Taiwanese capital Taipei (1).…

European Union (EU) member states have been adapting to the new legal guidance on access to their national registers of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) following the November 2022 ruling (1) at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and a new EU directive published June 19 (2024).…

Paints and coatings companies worldwide are rushing to find new raw materials to develop eco-friendly products in line with international requirements and global sustainable goals, but the task has been difficult and time consuming.

As countries and companies race to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which includes urgent action to fight climate change (1), regulators are becoming increasingly intolerant of toxic chemicals in paints and coatings.…

The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH – Bundesgerichtshof)’s ruling, issued June 27, that Emmerich, Germany-based vegan fruit gum and liquorice manufacturer Katjes cannot call their fruit gums ‘climate neutral’ will impact affecting future food advertising and labelling, industry experts have told Just Food (1).…