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A key question in any industry is to what extent robotics will be able to replace the human hand. This issue is especially pertinent for textiles and clothing – where sensor-based automation increasingly carries out human tasks such as assessing the feel of textiles and quality control.…

Consumers of athleisure and performance gear will drive demand for sustainability in this segment, before requirement in materials and industrial processes are mandated by regulations, textile industry observers have indicated. As a result, existing brands have been warned by market experts to focus on product development, facing competition from newcomers keen to capitalise on increases sales for this segment witnessed during the Covid-19 pandemic. …

China’s nonwovens industry is preparing for ongoing long-term growth, bolstered by increasing demand for nonwovens globally and inspired by the drive for digitisation within the country, to improve manufacturing productivity and efficiency. With support from national government policy and initiatives to boost digitisation in nonwovens manufacturing, industry majors and small-and-medium-sized business owners alike are pursuing greater use of industry 4.0 tech, noted the Europe-China Eco Cities Link Project, a project backed by the European Union (EU) and the Chinese government [1].…

European Union (EU) member states are lagging in compliance with a requirement in the fifth anti-money laundering directive (5 AMLD) (1) to create public ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) registers by January 10, 2020. A European Commission webpage (2) on 5AMLD compliance last updated June 2 (2022) shows 12 governments are facing infringement proceedings either because they have not adopted legislation writing the directive fully into national law or because they have implemented it incorrectly.…

The United Nations Environment Assembly’s (UNEA) planned global pact on plastic may act as a further disruptor and consolidator of efforts to address plastic packaging in the dairy industry. The legally binding agreement, which UN member states agreed would be concluded by 2024, according to a March 2022 announcement, aims to facilitate an end to plastic pollution by addressing the lifecycle of plastic, from design and production to disposal.…

Tunisian students who fled Ukrainian universities following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia have found themselves in academic limbo, struggling to receive recognition for their completed studies, at home or in other countries.

When Russian tanks and missiles violated Ukraine sovereignty, Tunisian news media was filled with patriotic images of Tunisia’s President Kais Saied ordering an airbridge rescue mission, followed by sentimental images of students arriving back in Tunis, cradling beloved pet cats as parents rushed to hug their children.…

Cooperation with the paint and coatings sector is enabling innovators within the solar power technology industry to deliver on its promise to be a key means to decarbonise the global economy. Offering a key alternative to dealing with surging fossil fuel energy prices amidst Russia’s bloody and destructive invasion of Ukraine, paint and coatings companies are increasingly optimising solar generation.…

Transparency International has flagged nine countries, including two European Union (EU) member states – Austria and Slovenia – where it says in a February 3 blog (1) societies need to be on “particularly high alert” for corruption, highlighting declining efforts to fight graft.…

HALAL food producers from Bosnia & Herzegovina (B&H) are increasingly their competitiveness in European regional and worldwide food markets. This country, with 3.2 million inhabitants (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=BA), of which more than 50% are Muslims, in 2006 established an Agency for Halal Quality Certification (https://www.halal.ba/index.php/en/pocetna/o-agenciji),…