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DYS SUPPLY CONCERNS HIT THE EUROPEAN UNION FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF NEW CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING LAW
Textile finishers and dyers in the European Union (EU) will face another set of detailed sustainability rules, through the passage into law of a revised EU classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) regulation. This move has sparked industry concerns about additional costs and loss of competitiveness on global markets.…
EU ROUND UP – OLAF TARGETS FRAUD IN HUGE COVID-19 RECOVERY FUNDS
European Union (EU) anti-fraud agency OLAF has told Belgium-based news wires it is probing fraud and graft in the EU’s EUR724 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) (1), designed to help member states’ economies recover from Covid-19.
So far, EUR150 billion has been paid out, reported Brussels news service Knack, with Italy and Spain receiving more than 25% of payments.…
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLOTS DETAILED PLANS TO ENACT EU TEXTILE SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
The European Parliament (EP) is pushing for European Union (EU) policies and laws to impede fast fashion, which its members consider a threat to the environment. MEPs have been debating how to respond to the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, which was released by the European Commission last March (2022) as a detailed road map pushing the industry towards circulatory and carbon neutrality.…
AML TECH BRANCHES OUT WITH AI, WITH MARKET BOOMING AND DIVERSIFYING
As tech evolves, notably through the development of artificial intelligence (AI), anti-money laundering (AML) compliance officers at obliged entities are assessing a growing range of applications and platforms.
The global AML software market size is estimated to grow by USD2.7 billion from 2022 to 2027 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.01%, although “the high cost of implementation may impede” this expansion, according to the Illinois, USA-based market researcher Technavio.…
INNOVATIVE TECH HELPS MANAGE COVID 19-INSPIRED INCREASE IN NONWOVENS WASTE
The Covid-19-related increase in waste from disposed personal protective equipment (PPE) has focused attention on nonwovens waste management.
For instance, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said 1.5 billion units of PPE, much of which nonwovens, weighing 87,000 tonnes, were procured between March 2020 and November 2021 alone and shipped to support countries’ urgent Covid-19 under UN emergency work alone.…
HUGE AND GROWING MARKET FOR WELLNESS-FOCUSED APPAREL PROMPTS FABRIC INNOVATION
THE COVID-19 pandemic brought many changes to the world, and changes in fashion that incorporated a desire to enjoy a healthy lifestyle was one. With many consumers spending more time at home, including during working hours, demand for comfortable clothes with functionality to aid indoor and outdoor exercise has boomed.…
ANTIMICROBIAL TEXTILES FOR PERFORMANCE CLOTHES BOOST THEIR SUSTAINABILITY
Textile manufacturers and researchers have been relentlessly developing new antimicrobial solutions for performance and protective clothing, especially focusing on sustainability.
The global antimicrobial textile market, which also includes antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral products, was valued at USD10.8 billion in 2020, expected to reach USD14.7 billion in 2027, according to India-based market researcher Qualiket Research (1). …
EU REGULATORY ROUND UP – EU PAINT MANUFACTURERS FACE NEW LABELLING AND CLASSIFICATION RULES
Paint and coatings manufacturers and suppliers in the European Union (EU) will face another set of detailed sustainability rules, through the passage into law of a revised EU classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) regulation. EU chemical industry association CEFIC is one body that has warned that supply chain problems could follow, with the availability of chemicals and chemical products being restricted or blocked should producers and importers not comply with the new controls.…
INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL ROUND UP - ISSB REVIEWS SECTOR-SPECIFIC SASB STANDARDS TO BOOST THEIR GLOBAL APPLICABILITY
Accountants and auditors have been asked to contribute to an International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) review of its sector specific SASB standards, to make them more applicable worldwide. The ISSB has taken responsibility for the former Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards, which companies using its IFRS S1 and S2 standards on general sustainability and climates must consider when drafting sustainability reports.…
ASIAN PAINT AND COATING REGULATORY ROUND-UP – INDONESIA MULLS BAN ON LEAD IN PAINTS
The Indonesian government is drafting a regulation to ban lead-based paints in the country, Markus Winarto, the secretary-general of the Indonesian Paint Manufacturers Association (APCI) has told PPCJ. The government has been under pressure from environmental health activists to take this step – one already taken in the Philippines, for example, but is facing some difficulties in finding alternatives for certain applications such as road markings and anti-corrosion coatings, said Winarto.…