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The United States has launched World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes proceedings against China, alleging that it breaches global trading rules by imposing export duties on certain non-ferrous metals sold to America. The US claims these range between 5% and 20%, and are levied on exports of antimony, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesia, tantalum and tin.…

The European Commission’s long awaited criteria to determine which substances are endocrine disrupting (hormone changing) chemicals (EDCs) and so should be banned under the European Union’s biocidal (BPR) and plant protection products (PPPR) regulations should be based on risk not hazard, the pharmaceutical industry has warned.…

Branded food manufacturers based in Britain face a risk that their exports to the European Union (EU) will attract duties now the UK government has confirmed it will push ahead with leaving the EU following the June 23 Brexit referendum result.…

Liberalising Myanmar’s cosmetics market is expected to grow significantly in coming years as it has one of south-east Asia’s largest populations (53 million people) and a growing middle class. However, however consumer sophistication and spending power remains low compared with many countries in the region – its 2014 gross national income per head was USD1,280, according to the World Bank.…

HAVING a strong reputation for sustainable practice is increasingly a strong marketing card, for the confectionery sector as much as any other consumer industry. But with its extended international supply chains, demonstrating a high regard for environmental good practice is not always easy for the confectionery sector.…

FRANCE is in the midst of reforming its often tough labour laws, in the teeth of opposition of unions who are usually backers of the country’s socialist government. The reform, commonly called the ‘El Khomri law‘ after the French labour minister Myriam El Khomri, will receive be debated and voted upon (and probably amended) at the National Assembly between July 5-8.…

COSMETICS and personal care product labelling and decoration continues to play a key role in differentiating brands on the shelf and creating an experience for the consumer. While many companies are moving towards more simple, clean looks, other higher-end brands still prefer eye-catching, metallic designs.…

The European Union (EU)-funded NANO-JETS project is developing a more efficient method to produce light-emitting fibres at the nanoscale using electrostatic spinning – or ‘electrospinning’ – technology. While the technology is still developing, these fibres could be used in sensors such as in ‘smart’ clothing that can react to the environment or wearable devices.…

THE EUROPEAN nonwovens industry has been pushing ahead, maintaining consistent growth above increases in GDP for the whole economy, increasing its international collaboration, and the successfully exploring new markets. And while it is rarely prudent to make anything more than short-term predictions about cost and tariff problems, such difficulties faced by the European nonwovens sector seem have been pushed into the background. …

THE UNITED States Trade Representative (USTR) has highlighted its continuing concern about intellectual property rights violations in the pharma sector, citing claims that 20% of medicines sold in India are fakes.

In its annual ‘Special 301 Report’, the USTR said it notes “its particular concern with the proliferation of counterfeit pharmaceuticals that are manufactured, sold, and distributed in trading partners such as Brazil, China, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Peru, and Russia.”…