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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – CHINA CRITICISES EUROPEAN TITANIUM DIOXIDE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY
ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – VIETNAM EXPANDS IMPORT SAFETY CONTROLS TO ALL CHEMICAL INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – ICCO WARNS OF ONGOING GLOBAL COCOA SUPPLY DEFICITS
The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has predicted that the chocolate industry will continue to face cocoa supply deficits, with its latest quarterly assessment predicting that for 2022/3, there will be 99,000 tonnes more grindings than cocoa production. As a result, global stocks will fall to 1.744 million tonnes, amidst declines in output from key production hubs Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.…
ASIAN PAINT AND COATING REGULATORY ROUND-UP – NEW ZEALAND PLANS TO SLASH LEAD CONTENT IN PAINTS
The New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has called for comments on planned reductions to allowable lead levels in paints, and in art materials such as chalk, crayons, and felt-tip pens.
The country’s current lead level limit for paint is 0.1% (1,000 parts per million/ppm) and the proposed changes would reduce this to 0.009% (90ppm), in line with countries including Australia, Canada and the United States, the EPA said in a note.…
TALLOW SALES EXPECTED TO GROW, DESPITE SOME PUSHES AGAINST MEAT PRODUCTION
The global market for tallow, traditionally a common ingredient in the production of soaps, detergents, and lubricants, is undergoing considerable movement, driven by rising consumption of meat products coupled with the rising usage of tallow in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, biofuels and feeds industries.…
IRAN SANCTIONS EVASION PERSISTS AS UN-BASED NUCLEAR RESTRICTIONS LAPSE
Implementing international sanctions is never easy, but the sanctions regime on Iran is highly complex, buffeted by shifting diplomatic stances. With its Security Council ally Russia relying on Iranian military and technology supplies for it to pursue its invasion of Ukraine, time-limited UN restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme officially lapsed on October 18.…
GLOBAL STUDENT BODY ENCOURAGES SUSTAINABILITY CHANGE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WORLD’S CAMPUSES
A global student body is encouraging universities and colleges to lead societal change that pushes behavioural norms towards more sustainable practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as this summer’s record heat https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-summer-2023-hottest-on-record/#:~:text=The%20summer%20of%202023%20was,(GISS)%20in%20New%20York. Underlines climate change.
Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS) International was launched in Denmark during 2019 and has since grown to be an alliance of 27 national and international organisations, working together to promote sustainability on campus, at home and at work.…
RUSSIA SANCTIONS ARE UNPRECEDENTED – BUT SO IS THE LEVEL OF EVASION
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has sparked an unprecedented level of international sanctions. However, it has also caused an unprecedented wave of sanctions evasion.
June’s (2023) plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had a clear message for the global anti-money laundering community, which includes organisations fighting sanctions evasion: “FATF reiterates that all jurisdictions should be vigilant to current and emerging risks from the circumvention of measures taken against the Russian Federation in order to protect the international financial system.”…
AUSTRALIAN POLICE BUST ML RING HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT WITHIN CHINESE CURRENCY EXCHANGE
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has led a major operation to take down a Chinese-organised ML syndicate, which the AFP alleges laundered Australian dollars AUD228.8 million (USD145 million) between 2020 and 2023. It had been hiding in plain sight within a Chinese currency exchange, alleges the AFP.…
UK AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE DEAL OFFERS WOOL TRADERS CHANCE TO EXPAND YARN CHOICES FOR TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS
The wool and textile sectors of Australia and the UK will be closely assessing the impact of the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which came into force on May 31 (1). The agreement, one of the first major trade deals stuck by the UK following its Brexit from the European Union (EU) in 2020, includes a significant reduction and removal of tariffs in trade between the two.…