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Digital textile printing will help Malaysia’s textile industry adopt greater automation as it tries to cope with a tight labour supply, the Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association has said.

Its president Tan Thian Poh said the digital textile print segment will take centerstage, as fabric manufacturers cope with Malaysian government immigration restrictions on foreign workers for all industries.…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted energy supplies and raised concerns about the future availability of oil and gas, inflating these commodity prices and hence energy prices, increasing textile and apparel processing costs worldwide. On December 21, as Russia was preparing to send its military into Ukraine-government controlled territory (February 24), Brent crude was selling for USD71.57 a barrel.…

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has released its first full set of final draft sustainability reporting standards for the European Union (EU) for public consultation. EFRAG has been charged with developing standards expected to become compulsory under a proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.…

The camel wool industry has grown in recent years, but this niche market has yet to reach its potential, particularly as a sustainable fibre popular with environmentally-sensitive consumers, say industry experts, producers and sellers.  

Global production of camel hair rose from 2,018 tonnes in 2006 to an estimated 3,600 tonnes in 2021, according to data from the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO).…

IF the UK loses its right to European Research Council (ERC) grants and access to the European Union (EU)’s 9^th Framework Programme (FP), dubbed Horizon Europe (1), a long tradition of cooperation in research and innovation will be put at risk, scientists warn.…

Tobacco companies are closely watching the impact of Germany’s Supply Chain Law, taking effect in 2023, the first time German companies have been given legal responsibility to respect human rights in global supply chains. Industry observers predict there will be a considerable need for additional compliance efforts by tobacco producers and traders as a result.…

INDEPNDENT states accused of harbouring major corruption are the responsibility of their own citizens, ideally with change imposed through the ballot box. But dependent jurisdictions with powers reserved to metropolitan (former colonial) governments have more complex political problems. Keith Nuthall reports on the latest scandal in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).…

Accountants in the European Union (EU) are considering how to manage a more intrusive and proactive legal system fighting money laundering (ML) and terrorist finance (TF) proposed within the new package of AML/CFT reforms proposed by the European Commission last July (2021).…

Its launch may be more than a decade late, but the European Union’s (EU) first European Pressurised water Reactor (EPR) has finally started producing electricity for the Finnish national grid. Its strategic importance to Finland, as the country is preparing for NATO membership following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is hard to overstate.…

The international steel sector is working to reduce its climate change impact through closer links to the renewable energy sector, along with steel making innovation and more recycling.  

This industry is responsible for between 7% and 9% of human-generated carbon dioxide, according to the World Steel Institute.…