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ASIAN PAINT AND COATING REGULATORY ROUND-UP – CHINA ORIENTATES ELECTRIC VEHICLE AUTO COATINGS RULES TO EU REACH REGIME



China’s Zhongguancun Inspection, Testing and Certification Industry Technology Alliance has released a standard to promote Chinese conformity with European Union’s (EU) REACH chemical control regulation in the automotive industry. The standard proposes REACH-compliant restrictions on REACH-regulated automotive chemicals, including paints and coatings.…

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SINGAPORE IS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TEST BED TO AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL AV DEVELOPERS



US and Ireland-based autonomous vehicle (AV) technology supplier Aptiv is one of many AV initiatives using the Asian city state of Singapore as a testbed for such vehicles, related sensors and relevant electronic components. The country’s proactivity on AVs has led to four generations of autonomous vehicles being approved for eventual use by Singapore transport authorities, which include models from Audi and BMW.…

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SOMALI EXPAT ACADEMICS RETURN TO SOMALIA FOR UNIVERSITY JOBS – BUT FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY, NOT MONEYSOMALI EXPAT ACADEMICS RETURN TO SOMALIA FOR UNIVERSITY JOBS – BUT FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY, NOT MONEY



A desire to contribute to nation-building and improve standards of universities within Somalia is luring Somali intellectuals to return home to work in academia.

Professor Abdullahi Barise, the founding president of the City University of Mogadishu, said his institutions and others were welcoming this increasing number of foreign-educated Somalia lecturers and professors.…

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FORD EUROPE PLANNIG TO BECOME LEAN AND MEAN, BUT WILL IT CONTINUE TO SHED CAPACITY?



Ford Europe’s February 14 announcement that it will axe 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years is designed to ensure the US major’s European arm survives as a more focused electric vehicle (EV) brand, but some experts wonder Ford can prevent this key wing downsizing further in future.…

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US TOBACCO LEAF DEMAND REMAINS HIGH, DESPITE MOVE AWAY FROM SMOKED PRODUCTS



Demand for US tobacco leaf is projected to remain robust, despite increased reluctance to use smoked products (worsened by concerns about respiratory disease prompted by Covid-19) and the ongoing China–US trade war launched by former US President Donald Trump.

Tobacco leaf was one of the Chinese export products hit by punitive US import duties of 25% imposed during 2019, with China responding in kind with additional 10% and 25% duties levied on US exports of tobacco leaf to China.…

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BRAZIL’S NEW PRESIDENT UNDER PRESSURE TO REVAMP BIOFUEL CHAIN



Brazil’s biofuel industry is putting pressure on the country’s new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to make significant reversals to the laissez-faire policies implemented by his right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro to boost the domestic market in 2023. The sector is concerned about a sluggish economy, which the OECD says will grow just 1.2% in 2023 (inflation stands at 5.77% – January figures).…

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HOW WOULD A NEW TESLA PLANT IN MEXICO HELP THE COMPANY EXPAND ITS BUSINESS?



Tesla, currently facing competitors developing more affordable electric vehicle (EV) models, could expand business and maintain its leadership in the North American and European market by opening a new plant in northern Mexico, say analysts. In this way, Tesla could leverage Mexico’s lower labor, utility and property costs.…

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CHIP MAKER’S TSMC IS PLANNING EXTRA CAPACITY IN ASIA, WHICH MAY EASE SUPPLY CONCERNS FOR US AUTOMAKERS



An expansion drive by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chip maker, is expected to be helpful for US automakers, increasing supply and decreasing supply chain risks, industry observers believe. TSMC is now building a new facility also in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture.…

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DUTCH UNIVERSITIES OPPOSE EDUCATION MINISTER’S PROPOSAL TO STOP ACTIVE RECRUITMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS



The Netherlands’ education, culture and science minister Robbert Dijkgraaf’s call for universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS) to stop participating in international education fairs until further notice would be a step too far, university chairs have told University World News (UWN).…

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INDIA COMBINES TEXTILE MANUFACTURING STRENGTH WITH IT KNOWHOW TO FULFILL PRODUCT PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS



India’s textile sector is working with the country’s strong IT industry and professionals to deliver monitoring and labelling systems that comply with forthcoming digital product passport (DPP) requirements being pioneered especially in the European Union (EU). Its executive, the EU, released plans last March (2022), to pass rules that would insist that products, including textile lines, are released with detailed electronic information demonstrating that their materials sourcing and final manufacture are sustainable.…

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