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EGYPT’S USD1.23 billion oils and fats market has still to recover from the country’s post-revolutionary environment following the January 2011 uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Since then, Egypt’s economy has been on a downward trajectory, affecting consumer demand across the board.…

North Africa’s entire paints and coatings market is valued at about USD1.1 billion on approximately 0.5 billion litres of coatings, according to the International Paint and Printing Inks Council (IPPIC). Of this, nearly 60% of the market value and more than 75% of market volume is comprised of decorative paints and coatings, according to data collected for the IPPIC by US-based Orr & Boss Inc.…

The European Parliament’s industry, research and energy committee has called for the maintenance of tariffs protecting energy intensive industries in the EU such as the ferrous metal sector following trade deal talks with the USA.
This committee is one of 14 that will be giving detailed opinions in the coming weeks on the negotiations to force a Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement between the EU and USA.…

A CONFERENCE has been staged in Brussels that has heard how the European Commission plans to reintroduce its ‘circular economy’ proposals on increasing recycling and targeting zero waste systems, including for plastics. This policy was dropped from the work programme of the new Commission that took office from November 1, but various materials sectors were unhappy and proposals are now being redrafted for release by December.…

EUROPEAN Union (EU) environment ministers have confirmed their commitment to a binding target of at least a 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 in spite of a warning from FuelsEurope that this is “technologically and economically unachievable.”…

The UK is lagging behind many other European Union (EU) member states when it comes to energy efficiency and is fiddling the figures to show it is making better progress than in reality, according to the latest report from the Brussels-based Coalition for Energy Savings.…

THE PAKISTAN government has launched a diplomatic offensive to improve trade relations with Turkey, which it hopes will enable its textile sector to win back Turkish market share lost after Turkey initiated safeguard measures against Pakistani textile products in 2011. Turkey introduced a special high 42.2% safeguard tariff (called MHF Cess) on Pakistani knitwear and textile garment exports to protect its industry.…

A leading industry figure in a Turkish province that specialises in home textiles claims that its manufacturers are shaking off the challenge posed by foreign competitors and are ready to seize export sales.
Speaking to WTiN.com, İsa Dal, chairman of the Denizli Textile and Clothing Manufacturers Association (DETGIS), said that his sector in Denizli, western Anatolia, has been expanding.…

AN AGREEMENT on streamlining reviews in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand of offers or listings of equity or plain debt securities has been secured. It has been written into a memorandum of understanding designed to promote common prospectuses in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).…

One of Turkey’s leading producers of mattresses and other textile bed products has told WTiN.com that the country’s textile industry is benefiting from a significant increase in demand for such products.
Berna İlter, co-director of BRN Sleep Products, based in Kayseri, in Turkey’s Central Anatolia region, said growing wealth across the country has prompted a shift in bed buying purchases.…