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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK

25th Nov 2024

A World Bank study released in October revealed that 58% of Indonesian households with visible interior paint still use products containing lead, posing significant health risks, especially to children under five. An estimated 10.2 million young Indonesian children live in homes with lead-based paint, with 14% of them at heightened risk from deteriorating paint conditions, according to the report.

It said 77% of popular paint brands on sale in Indonesia exceed safe lead levels, contributing to long-term health issues such as reduced IQ, neurological disorders, and cardiovascular problems.

The country’s industry ministry denied the report’s claims, stating that Indonesia’s decorative paints meet national standards, which limit lead content to below 90 parts per million (ppm), in line with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations.

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CHEMICAL REGULATION DILEMMA FOR NEW UK GOVERNMENT

21st Oct 2024

The election of a new Labour government in the UK comes at a critical time for chemical regulation in Great Britain (GB) – and hence textile-finishing materials. Public consultation is currently underway on potential changes to how GB (not Northern Ireland) regulates its chemical industry and market.

When the UK left the European Union (EU) on 1 January 2021, it also left the EU’s comprehensive REACH chemical control system, which was formally replaced by a UK REACH system. This mirrored EU REACH, grandfathering existing registrations and restrictions to the national system, although GB companies lost access to EU databases run by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).…

ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – CHINA CRITICISES EUROPEAN TITANIUM DIOXIDE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY

21st Aug 2024

The China National Coatings Industry Association has complained that a European Union (EU) anti-dumping investigation into Chinese exports of titanium dioxide have sparked anti-dumping tariff rates far higher than expected. The provisional anti-dumping rates announced by the European Commission in July were 39.7% for the Longbai Group, 14.4% for Anhui Jinxing Titanium Dioxide Group, 35% for other responding companies, and 39.7% for other non-responding companies.

The China Coatings Industry Association warned that if this tax rate is implemented, it will seriously affect the exports of Chinese titanium dioxide companies and the future development of the industry.

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*The Indonesian Paint Manufacturers Association (APCI – Asosiasi Produsen Cat di Indonesia) has worked with the government to launch a high school programme, promoting and explaining paint technology.

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PRACTISING HEALTH CARE IS GOOD FOR YOU

23rd May 2024

We often tend to put ourselves last and feel guilty when we make time for ourselves. But practicing regular self-care is one of the best things you can for yourself and others. Here’s why.

Think of your inner voice – have you ever talked to yourself in a way you would never dream of talking to a loved one? Are you more supportive and encouraging of your friends than you are of yourself when going through a rough patch?…

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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – VIETNAM EXPANDS IMPORT SAFETY CONTROLS TO ALL CHEMICAL INPUTS

21st May 2024

Vietnam’s ministry of industry and trade (MOIT) has released a draft amendment to the country’s Law on Chemicals. The draft amendment stipulates that all chemicals, including paint and coating ingredients, must be declared when imported through Vietnam’s National Single Window Information Portal.

Under current regulations, only certain chemicals must be declared when imported, leading to the possibility of many dangerous and toxic chemicals imported into Vietnam. The MOIT explained that this weakness was especially relevant for new chemicals imported into Vietnam for the first time, impeding the government’s ability to update the list of chemicals that must be declared, hindering the identification of new chemicals, needed to apply management and safety procedures.

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LAVA JATO PUSHES MONEY LAUNDERERS TO ADOPT MORE SOPHISTICATED WAYS TO HIDE DIRTY CASH IN BRAZIL

11th Mar 2024

A senior lawyer in Brazil who has defended criminals accused of money laundering has said how the Lava Jato cases, which highlighted massive public corruption, have pushed launderers towards using crypto-currency to hide dirty money.

But even though the Lava Jato task force was officially disbanded in 2021, Pierpaolo Bottini, partner at São Paulo-based Bottini & Tamasauskas Advogados, and a former director of the Economic Criminal Law of the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences, said this abuse of crypto has been highlighted in cases he is defending. …

EUROPEAN METAL CAN SECTOR CALLS FOR STRONGER RECYCLING RULES IN REVISED EU PACKAGING AND WASTE RULES

5th Mar 2024

AMBITIOUS recycling measures in a proposed European Union (EU) packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR) are essential to boost packaging waste collection and achieve a true circular economy for packaging, EU can industry experts have told CanTech International.

Indeed, as EU ministers and MEPs negotiate the final legal text of these planned reforms, the CEO of industry association Metal Packaging Europe (MPE), Krassimira Kazashka, said her group wants “EU legislators to provide for stronger recyclability measures and more pragmatic reuse requirements”.…

INNOVATORS FUEL POLAND’S EXANDING FOOD AND DRINK MARKET AND INDUSTRY

5th Feb 2024

The food industry is one of the most important and fastest growing branches of the Polish economy. With 60% of its land arable, Poland is the sixth largest agri-producer in the European Union (EU), according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).…

MALAWI CONVICTS BOGUS UNIVERSITIES OWNER, CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS FOR MORE ACTION

30th Jan 2024

An executive of an unregistered university in Malawi has been convicted and fined, the first legal fruit of a government crackdown launched in 2022.

Tuweh Gusto Gadama, 55, on January 17 (2024) was ordered by Principal Resident Magistrate Rodrick Michongwe, sitting in the capital Lilongwe, to pay Malawi Kwacha MWK3.4 million (USD2,000) for operating higher education institutions illegally.…

INNOVATIONS IN 3D PRINTED SPORTS FOOTWEAR

26th Jan 2024

3D printing technology has been fuelling innovative designs, performance enhancements and sustainability credentials in the sports footwear industry. Customer personalisation is an increasingly popular innovation, using data from foot scans to calibrate the printing machines.

Also, sustainability benefits claimed for 3D printed shoes are growing in effectiveness for marketing as brands seek to reduce their environmental footprint.…