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EUROPEAN COMMISSION PREDICTS INCREASED CLOTHING COMMERCE THROUGH ASIAN TRADE DEALS
BY PAUL COCHRANE
SLATED European Union (EU) free trade agreements (FTA) with South Korea, India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries would dramatically boost commercial activity in the clothing, textile and apparel sectors if the agreements are passed, European Commission analysis says.…
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PREDICTS INCREASED CLOTHING COMMERCE THROUGH ASIAN TRADE DEALS
BY PAUL COCHRANE
SLATED European Union (EU) free trade agreements (FTA) with South Korea, India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries would dramatically boost commercial activity in the clothing, textile and apparel sectors if the agreements are passed, European Commission analysis says.…
SOUTH-EAST ASIA COSMETICS INDUSTRY STARTS HARMONISATION PROCESS
BY MARK ROWE
INTERNATIONAL cosmetics companies are increasingly casting an eye over south-east Asia. In the middle of the first decade of the 21st Century it would appear to offer all things to all companies.
With Asia (including nearby China) representing half of the world’s population and an economic growth rate ranging between 5 and 10%, many companies are interested in entering or developing these markets.…
COSMETICS MARKET CONTINUES TO MATURE IN INCREASINGLY PROSPEROUS CHINA
BY MARK ROWE
AN EXHIBITION centre in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou will next month (March) be the venue for Asia’s largest personal care trade conference. Manufacturers, formulators, scientists and suppliers will converge to promote new ranges to what is now recognised as being the world’s most burgeoning market: China.…
INDIA SELLS EXCESS OIL REFIINING CAPACITY TO OIL-PARCHED WEST
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, in New Delhi
"REFINERY Process Outsourcing" or simply RPO is an exciting buzzword in the otherwise hard-pressed Indian petroleum industry, as the term represents newly found and highly profitable venture of operating refineries to fulfil surging international demand.…
INTERNATIONAL BANKS AGREE TO COOPERATE IN FIGHTING FRAUD
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A COOPERATION deal has been signed by seven of the world’s richest development banks to squeeze fraudsters out of projects they fund and oversee. The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the African Development Bank Group, Asian Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank Group have agreed a common anti-fraud strategy.…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PAINT SECTOR FEATURE
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut
WITH the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the midst of an unprecedented construction boom, the paint sector is flourishing with contracts of up to half a million dollars underway, 200% growth in fire-resistance paints, and over 16% growth predicted for the sector as a whole this year.…
TAIWAN PAINT AND COATINGS INDUSTRY FEATURE
BY JANE MOIR, in Hong Kong
TAIWAN’S paint and coatings industry is holding steady as the economy remains solid and demand for high-quality products increases, although smaller players are finding it tougher to compete in a market dominated by a few big firms.…
EU COMMISSION CONSULTS ON HYDROGEN FUEL CELL STANDARDS
BY ALAN OSBORN, in London
EUROPEAN Union (EU) lawmakers are stepping up the development of a legally binding technical standard to ensure the safe operation of hydrogen fuel cells in road vehicles. The European Commission has begun a public consultation (which runs until September 15) on the matter, seeking to ensure that the rapid technical development of hydrogen power by automakers is not held back by safety fears and conflicting national safety rules.…
PAINT COMPANIES SELL LEADED PAINTS WHERE REGULATIONS ARE WEAK
BY MONICA DOBIE
AMERICAN researchers have found that paint manufacturers continue to produce and sell consumer paints with dangerously high levels of lead in countries with weak environmental health controls. A University of Cincinnati study, to be published in the journal Environmental Research, found 75% of all tested paint in India, China and Malaysia contained high levels of lead, with more than 50% of samples containing levels 30 times higher than the permitted US standard.…