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Scandinavia’s colour cosmetic sector is poised to grow between 2016 and 2019 after two years of slumping sales, with Sweden being the stronger national market, according to UK-based market intelligence firm Mintel.

Even Sweden has had a bumpy ride, however: in 2013, Sweden’s SEK41.12 million (USD4.78 million – at current exchange rates) colour cosmetics market up from SEK35.9 million (USD4.18 million).…

Russia’s decision to extend its import ban on a wide range of European Union (EU), US, Canadian, Australian and Norwegian food exports until December 31, 2017 has met with widespread disapproval from the EU meat industry. “Overall I can say we are very disappointed,” EU farm body Copa & Cogeca spokesperson Amanda Cheesley told GlobalMeatNews.…

NORWAY could face pressure to lower its meat import tariffs should it seek a trade agreement with the US to compete with the planned European Union (EU)-USA Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), experts say. Norway remains outside the 28-country EU and hence is not part of TTIP negotiations, but the deal could impact Norway’s trade in many ways, Hege Medin, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) senior research fellow told GlobalMeatNews.…

THE ARAB Spring has certainly been a mixed blessing for North Africa, with political instability as common as progress towards democratisation, and the region’s paint sector has not been insulated from these changes. Sales have swung up and down, with North Africa’s economies performing unevenly as the Arab Spring’s political changes shake out.…

The plastics industry has declared itself to be overwhelmingly against the idea of the UK leaving the European Union (EU), with the importance of the regulatory frameworks seen as the most important reason to preserve British membership.

With the UK referendum looming on June 23, discussion about regulatory issues – particularly the EU’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) rules – has come to the fore.…

Rising affluence, together with growth across feeder industries are translating into solid results for the Indonesian coatings sector. The paints and varnishes market in the country generated sales of Indonesian Rupiah IDR24,733 billion (USD1.9 billion) in 2014 according to the latest data available from market researcher Euromonitor International.…

Uncertainty is growing within industry associations influencing the non-ferrous metals industry over the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union (EU) after a scheduled in-out referendum on June 23.

René van Sloten, executive director of industrial policy at The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), representing key suppliers to metal manufacturers, said: “If the result…is indeed that Britain would leave the EU, this would significantly impact on the way it trades with other European countries.…

The opening of newly elected Myanmar parliament on February 1 will herald a month of great change for the country, leading to a new government being installed, probably in March, with potentially major consequences for the country’s textile sector.

This change of regime could inspire a set of major new investments across many industries, potentially transforming Myanmar’s textile production sector from a homegrown relic into a competitive industrial player.…

The European Union’s (EU) Energy Roadmap 2050 project is certainly ambitious – looking to decarbonise Europe’s energy sector – and it anticipates that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology will play an important role. Yet, it is clear that this technology is far from ubiquitous and significant efforts will be required to enable CCS to play a key part in Europe’s CCS future.…

NORWAY’S position as a leading market for electric vehicles (EV) has almost certainly been solidified by the European regulatory approval given to its government for removing 25% sales tax from sales of EVs.
This green light has come from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority – which acts as a watchdog ensuring some EFTA countries, such as Norway, comply with European Union (EU) law.…