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EU AND CHILE MEAT SECTORS COULD BENEFIT FROM PLANED REVISED BILATERAL TRADE DEAL
THE CHILE meat and livestock industry has welcomed the launch of talks between the European Union (EU) and the South American country on upgrading the current 14-year old free trade deal between the two jurisdictions.
A first round of talks are expected to begin on Thursday (Nov 16), with the goal of deepening existing agreements, so that they also address non-tariff barriers such as health import controls.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP - EU TIGHTENS FOOD HEALTH COOPERATION AFTER EGG SCANDAL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) member states and the European Commission have agreed to strengthen monitoring and information sharing systems on food fraud, to help prevent the emergence of damaging scandals such as this summer’s Netherlands egg contamination scandal. Rapid common risk assessment procedures are to be created including swift convening of Commission/member state meetings to exchange relevant scientific information.…
EU/JAPAN EPA WILL BOOST EU DAIRY INDUSTRY, SAY EXPERTS, BUT JAPANESE PRODUCERS ARE WORRIED
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) planned trade deal with Japan – its sixth most important trading partner – struck in principle at the July 6 EU-Japan Summit in Brussels and set to be operational in 2019, will benefit the EU dairy industry greatly, experts say.…
BRAZIL DIGITAL TEXTILE COMPANY PROSPERS FROM BUILDING DOMESTIC BRANDS WITH BRIGHT FABRICS
‘Colourful’,’ young’, ‘big’ and ‘clever’ are words often bandied about to describe the positive qualities of Brazil, and they certainly could be used to define La Estampa, a Brazilian textile company specialising in digital print B2B.
With a global print capacity of 25,000 metres per day, La Estampa is able to punch its weight in global digital textile markets.…
EU-VIETNAM TRADE AGREEMENT WILL BOOST TEXTILE TRADE, CLAIM EXPERTS
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU)-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA), on which negotiations concluded December 2, 2015, will open up “huge business opportunities” for Vietnamese garment companies, business experts agreed last month (September). They were speaking at an event jointly organised by EU business federation BusinessEurope, EuroCham [European Chamber of Commerce] Vietnam and the EU-Vietnam Business Network.…
VIETNAM TEXTILE EXPORTERS LOOK TO ASIA TO BOOST SALES
VIETNAM’S textile and clothing and textile sector is looking to sell more product into Asian markets such as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan, while solidifying its traditional export bases like the US and EU, the latest trade data indicates.
Last year, Vietnam exported USD2.28 billion’s worth of clothing and textiles to South Korea – a 7.45% gain compared with 2015, according to Vietnam customs data analysed by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). …
EU-VIETNAM TRADE AGREEMENT WILL BOOST TEXTILE TRADE, CLAIM EXPERTS
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU)-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA), on which negotiations concluded December 2, 2015, will open up “huge business opportunities” for Vietnamese garment companies, business experts agreed earlier this month at an event jointly organised by EU business federation BusinessEurope, EuroCham [European Chamber of Commerce] Vietnam and the EU-Vietnam Business Network.…
INCREASED COMPETITION FROM ENLARGED SANTIAGO AIRPORT TO BRING DOWN THE COST OF AIR TRAVEL IN THE REGION
WORK is advancing on a major expansion of Santiago’s Pudahuel International Airport to cope with Chile’s rapidly-growing aviation market. But airlines feel they are bearing more than their share of the USD1 billion construction cost.
Officially known as Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, the facility has been Chile’s gateway to the world since it opened 50 years ago.…
SOUTH AMERICA PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT SECTOR STRUGGLES TO GROW AS ECONOMIES RECOVER AND GOVERNMENTS ABANDON LEFTIST CONTROLS
The macro-economic slowdown experienced by Latin America in recent years has thrown the brakes on what had been impressive growth in the beauty and personal care sector since the turn of the century.
Much of the region is now looking for ways to stimulate the sector, tempering ambitions by aiming for more gradual growth rather than runaway success.…
MEXICO FACES USA TRADING UNCERTAINTY – BUT PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT SECTOR REMAINS OPTIMISTIC
THE DIFFICULTIES that have surged in the diplomatic relations between the Mexican government and the new US administration of President Donald Trump have increased uncertainty within the Mexican personal care product market and industry.
With Mexico facing US demands to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with the risk of the US imposing temporary safeguard duties on Mexican exports to protect American manufacturers, companies in Mexico are seeking to boost domestic consumption.…