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CHEMICAL MAJORS EXPLORE DECARBONISING PETROCHEMICALS AS THEY LOOK TO REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS



International efforts are stepping up to scope and map what it will take to wean chemical manufacturing off its high dependence on oil and gas feedstock for chemicals that are then used to make plastics, fertilisers and other important products.

Options include using building-block raw materials from biomass instead of fossil-fuel feedstock; boosting the yield of chemicals for a given quantity of feedstock; and, applying advanced recovery and recycling technologies in circular economy approaches.…

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INDONESIA CHALLENGES LEGALITY OF EU PALM OIL BIOFUEL RESTRICTIONS



A WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel will assess whether import restrictions created by the European Union (EU) to reduce the use of carbon-intensive biofuels comply with global trading rules.

The Indonesian government is challenging portions of the EU’s renewable energy directive (RED) linked to EU guidance limiting the indirect land use change (ILUC) of biofuel feedstock cultivation.…

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INDUSTRY EXPERTS PREDICT NEW WAVE OF VAPING REGULATION WILL ENCOURAGE CONSUMERS TO SMOKE MORE TOBACCO



Cigarette sales could be boosted by the growing challenges faced by vaping products, according to senior figures from the industry speaking to TJI. Certainly, the days when vaping products received a relatively clear pass in marketing restrictions are over in some jurisdictions.…

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MOROCCO UNIVERSITY DEVELOPS INTERNATIONAL AGRITECH DEVELOPMENT PILOT THAT COULD BE REPLICATED NATIONWIDE



Euromed University Fez, in Morocco, has been chosen as the regional academic partner to launch what is hoped to be a revolutionary agritech development hub aimed at transforming Moroccan small-scale subsistence farming into fully digitalised and innovative agri-food businesses.

The university – also called Université Euromed de Fès (UEMF) and based in the country’s second largest city – will help farmers to create an industry exporting quality products overseas, alleviating rural poverty and using farming techniques that counter ecological challenges.…

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CONSENSUS GROWS IN SOMALIA – UNIVERSITIES ARE FAILING TO DELIVER GRADUATES ABLE TO GROW WAR-SHATTERED ECONOMY



A consensus is growing within Somalia’s higher education services that the current tertiary sector needs to be better aligned with the country’s developing labour market demands as its economy emerges from years of conflict.

There has been a significant level of agreement to the conclusions of a new report highlighting such concerns – ‘Somalia’s Education Sector: Fostering Skills Through A Demand-driven Education System’, co-produced by a think tank the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies and the City University of Mogadishu.…

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TEXTILE INDUSTRY INNOVATORS CREATING NEW STRAINS OF SUSTAINABLE NATURALLY COLOURED COTTON



Textile industry innovators are seeking to create and improve naturally coloured cotton, that can reduce or even remove the need for manufacturers to add dyes that can be expensive and generate significant levels of pollution.

Natural coloured cotton is not new, with Liv Severino, head of Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, a state-owned research corporation affiliated with Brazil’s ministry of agriculture, livestock and food supply, noting evidence that human clothes were made from such fibres in the Andes 5,000 years ago.…

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ASIAN DAIRY SECTOR AND MARKET NAVIGATING TOUGHENING HEALTH CLAIM REGULATIONS



Growing Asian dairy markets are increasingly regulating the health claims that could be made on packs of food, a trend that is impacting international dairy exporters from Europe as much as local dairy producers.

A key example is Taiwan, that will in 2022 forbid the word ‘healthy’ on food items except foods that have received special health food permits.…

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ANNUAL EU CRIME REPORTS SHOW EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS STILL FAILING TO CRUSH ENDEMIC FRAUD



THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) continues to struggle to clamp down on fraud within its revenue collection and spending programmes – making progress, but with major scams still emerging within the EU’s complex international decision-making systems.

In its latest annual ‘fight against fraud’ report (1) (2), covering 2019, the European Commission reports that 939 discovered irregularities were reported as fraudulent (8% of the number), involving EUR461.4 million in lost money (28% of that affected by irregularities).…

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COURT FINALISES TAKEOVER DEAL OF GREEK COLD CUTS PRODUCER CRETA FARMS



The takeover of troubled Greek cold cuts producer Creta Farms has been approved by a court, with Dutch-Bulgarian investment trust Impala Invest Group, which already runs food manufacturers in Bulgaria, to gain ownership.

A court of first instance in the Cretan city of Rethymno has formally approved a restructuring plan filed at the court by the new owner, which had been previously approved by the Greek banks and includes debt haircut of 64.12%.…

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BANGLADESH LEATHER INDUSTRY SAYS IT AFFORD NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES



THE Bangladesh leather and footwear sector says it can afford to pay new minimum wages for the leather sector, with the industry association being upbeat about implementing the new system and remaining “compliant”.

The ministry of labour and employment on September 8 issued a gazette fixing a minimum monthly pay of USD84 for the leather and footwear sector workers, just short of USD95 rate for garment industry employees.…

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