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THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has moved to prevent the substitution of Bisphenol A (BPA) by a closely related chemical – 2,2-bis(4′-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methylpentane – adding it to its candidate list of substances of very high concern. This means that the European Commission may in future require special authorisation for any use of this chemical in the European Union (EU) under the EU’s REACH chemical control legislation.…

A TECHNOLOGY entwined with fossil fuels that, by the of 2018, boasted 43 large-scale facilities, (18 in commercial operation, five in construction and 20 in development), and which processed almost 40 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of CO2, is clearly more than a passing fad.…

NORTH Africa offers personal care product majors populous markets, close to European manufacturing centres, with large and growing middle classes (outside troubled Libya) – but trading in these countries is not without complication. Regulatory shifts, counterfeiting and some security concerns make these useful markets a challenge for brands to tap.…

EASTERN Europe remains a highly diverse market, where major beauty brands must think strategically to achieve economies of scale and a regional presence that really deliver profits. This is also a region where some markets are significantly bigger than others – with Russia and Poland being key targets.…

WITH the Asia-Pacific coatings market and industry being one of the most dynamic worldwide, experiencing continuous robust growth, the potential for additives to give brands an edge in seizing market share is increasingly important.

Backed by buoyant construction, automotive and marine industries across the Asia Pacific, the region’s paint and coatings additives market is showing promising growth, analysts say.…

THE CAMBODIAN government has good reason to be bullish about the potential loss of its European Union (EU) ‘Everything but Arms’ duty-free trade access – investment from China in its clothing and textile sector is booming. Prime Minister Hun Sen has threatened violence against Cambodian opposition leaders if the EU follows through on scrapping this trade preference.…

THE CAMBODIAN government has good reason to be bullish about the potential loss of its European Union (EU) ‘Everything but Arms’ duty-free trade access – investment from China in its clothing and textile sector is booming. Prime Minister Hun Sen has threatened violence against Cambodian opposition leaders if the EU follows through on scrapping this trade preference.…

A EUROPEAN court has demonstrated the challenges faced by European Union (EU) auto-makers in following EU emissions rules. Not only are they complex, but the EU’s complicated decision-making system can open emissions rules to legal challenges if they have been agreed in ways that break the EU’s 478 page Treaty of European Union.…

TAIWAN’S nuclear power sector is looking to the future with increased optimism, since a referendum rejected plans from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to phase out nuclear power on the archipelago by 2025. The DPP has since the 1980s campaigned for a nuclear-free Taiwan and press ahead with this policy after its election win in 2016.…

The US and China at the G20 meeting in early December settled for a 90-day suspension of their bilateral trade war including a halt to any additional tariffs, but sourcing patterns are not going to become business-as-usual any time soon for China’s soybean sector.…