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EU GOODS COUNTERFEITING SOARS SAYS REPORT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has reported a fall in seizures of counterfeit goods by European Union (EU) customs authorities, with the number of articles seized in 2005 being 73% over 2004 numbers, although the final 2005 tally was still 75 million.…
OECD TELLS CHINA TO BOOST RECYCLING CAPACITY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHINA is being encouraged by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to boost its recycling capacity, a policy that could ultimately reduce Chinese demand for recycled materials from the west. There is currently an almost insatiable appetite in China for materials, given its breakneck industrialisation, but despite the waste this has generated, there has not been a parallel development in sophisticated waste management.…
OECD CALLS ON CHINA TO BOOST ITS ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD ON COAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ORGANISATION for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has called on China to improve its environmental record regarding the mining and consumption of coal, to help reduce pollution overall. In its Environmental Performance Review of China, an OECD working party on environmental performance has recommended China introduces "cleaner coal technology, coal washing and flue gas desulphurisation".…
EU DETAILS THREAT POSED BY GLOBAL GOODS COUNTERFEITERS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
WITH global trade ever increasing, and the power of brands to generate massive profits made starkly clear with every company report, the counterfeiting of goods is one of international organised crime’s major boom areas. The European Commission has been researching the threat posed from around the world.…
EUROPEAN COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS WORLD'S COUNTERFEIT GOODS HOTSPOTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
WITH global trade ever increasing, and the power of brands to generate massive profits made starkly clear with every company report, the counterfeiting of goods is one of international organised crime’s major boom areas.
It is a serious problem for legitimate business, especially those based in developed countries with tough piracy controls, who are seeking to export to poorer countries where intellectual property crimes are a low priority.…
VIETNAM CHINA TO SUFFER FROM EU SHOE DUTIES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports into the EU of footwear with uppers of leather made in China and Vietnam. These 16.5% and 10% duties were agreed one day before provisional anti-dumping duties they replace were to lapse, because southern European countries seeking to protect their shoe-makers disagreed over duty levels with northern Europeans wanting cheap shoes for their citizens.…
EU WARNS OF CONTINUING COUNTERFEIT CLOTHING BOOM
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has warned of a continued boom in counterfeits of clothing and accessory products entering the European Union (EU), with more than 10.9 million fake items seized by customs officials last year. This is 140% more than the numbers of seizures in 2004.…
NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE ISSUES NEW RESEARCH PAPER
BY KEITH NUTHALL and MARK ROWE
THE INSTITUTE of Nanotechnology, in Stirling, Scotland, has released a new compendium of groundbreaking research, with many studies focusing on the use of nanotechnology in environmental health. The research covers commercial and academic developments in using nanoparticles, for instance in antibacterial, self-decontamination and anti-fouling coatings; antimicrobial capsules and surfaces; making surfaces easy to clean conventionally; self-cleaning glass; eliminating odours; and other uses.…
EUROPEAN COMMISSION WARNS ON TEXTILE, CLOTHING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CRIMES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
COUNTERFEITING organisation that has made China and Hong Kong the world’s clothing fake hotspots have been described in a global European Commission survey of countries where product fakes are manufactured. The Commission gathered the information from companies, diplomatic missions and trade federations.…
MOROCCO TOBACCO MARKET FACES TRANSFORMATION
BY PAUL COCHRANE
MOROCCO’S US$1.37 billion tobacco market is undergoing a transformation following Altadis’ full buyout of the country’s tobacco monopoly earlier this year, with the distribution process to be overhauled and leaf production increased and diversified away from dark tobacco.…