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In the modern textile industry, coating, surface modification and laminating are the key means to tailor textiles and nonwovens to create functional products for specific, often high-performance, applications.

Such techniques have offered the sector potential advantages as it entered uncharted terrain in 2020, being at the forefront in humankind’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.…

Detailed rules of origin have been approved within the new European Union-UK Brexit trade deal specifying what manufacturing processes should be applied to textile products covered by the agreement’s duty-free provisions.

A key benefit of the text is that goods sold between the EU and UK should not attract import duties, but such products must have been substantially transformed either within Britain or remaining EU member states.…

Detailed rules of origin have been approved within the new European Union-UK Brexit trade deal specifying what manufacturing processes should be applied to quality natural and man-made fibres and fabrics covered by the agreement’s duty-free provisions.

A key benefit of the text is that goods sold between the EU and UK should not attract import duties, but such products must have been substantially transformed either within Britain or remaining EU member states.…

THE COATINGS industry within the European Union (EU) and the UK will be awaiting the outcome of additional consultations over the exchange of technical information on chemicals as the Christmas Eve EU/UK trade agreement is rolled out.

These are provided for within the 1,256 page text, which has sparked concerns from the British Coatings Federation (BCF) about major costs for UK manufacturers as they gather data to comply with a new UK REACH chemical control system.…

Detailed rules of origin have been approved within the new European Union-UK Brexit trade deal specifying what manufacturing processes should be applied to nonwovens products covered by the agreement’s duty-free provisions.

A key benefit of the text is that goods sold between the EU and UK should not attract import duties, but such products must have been substantially transformed either within Britain or remaining EU member states.…

WHEN governments talk about how to reduce the risk of terrorism, the most oft-voiced policies are security-based: detecting and cracking down on extremist cells and targeting online propaganda.

But the reality is that a more effective way of reducing societies’ exposure to criminal groups seeking to achieve political ends through violence and fear is simply to make regular life more interesting.…

THE NEW trade and cooperation agreement struck on Christmas Eve by the European Union (EU) and the UK will preserve significant cooperation on anti-fraud matters. The 1,256 pages long agreement includes detailed provisions on exchanging criminal records, evidence, fingerprints, vehicle registration records and more.…

While the new European Union (EU)-UK trade deal delivering the post-Brexit trading relationship between Britain and the EU has preserved a good measure of free trade for food and drink, the agreement introduces fresh red tape that maybe costly.

The deal allows for quota and duty free trades in food and drink between the EU and the UK.…

WHILE the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) will bring significant change to civil aviation across Europe, extensive air industry provisions within the 1,256-page EU/UK trade and cooperation agreement agreed on Christmas Eve, means that significant disruption has been avoided.…

THE NEW trade and cooperation agreement struck on Christmas Eve by the European Union (EU) and the UK will preserve significant cooperation on anti-fraud and anti-money laundering matters. Keith Nuthall reports.

CRIME prevention managers and security officials within major companies will be relieved that there has been any agreement at all between the UK and the EU, as the transition period binding Britain to European law expired on January 1.…