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EU ROUND UP – DEHP FACES ADDITIONAL EU CONTROLS
ADDITIONAL European Union (EU) controls could be imposed on the use of common phthalate DEHP (di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) over concerns about its environmental endocrine disrupting properties. The plasticiser is already on the EU’s candidate list for substances of very high concern (SVHC) and its EU use could be made subject to special authorisation from February.…
EU FOURTH AMLD TO INTRODUCE NATIONAL COMPANY REGISTERS ON BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
NATIONAL authorities in the member countries of the European Union (EU) will be obliged to create central registers listing the ultimate owners of companies on their territory following a deal on the fourth EU anti-money laundering directive (AMLD) agreed on Tuesday (Dec 16) in Brussels.…
COLOMBIA PAINT SECTOR GROWS, BUT BLACK MARKET POSES SERIOUS THREAT
Colombia’s paint and coatings sector is continuing on a path of steady growth fuelled by the country’s construction boom even as it struggles to ward off the threat posed by a thriving informal sector.
Between 2011 and 2012, the country’s paints, varnishes, inks and mastics sector saw gross production rise from USD566 million to USD715 million according to figures collated by Acoplasticos, a trade body covering the plastics, chemicals, petrochemicals, rubber, paints, inks, coatings and fibres sectors, based on information from the Colombian national statistics administration (DANE – Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística).…
ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY WILL BE LAUNCHED IN 2015 – BUT INDONESIA MAINTAINS ITS ORE EXPORT BAN
2015 will be an important year in southeast Asia, with the launch of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) in December. But analysts question whether the region’s non-ferrous metal giant Indonesia is ready to integrate its industry with those of its neighbours.…
US MEAT EXPORTERS PLACING THEIR BETS ON VALUE PRIZED CUTS IN TAIWAN MARKET
US meat exporters are to launch inexpensive cuts of American corn-fed beef in the Taiwanese market, with demand for premium products being depressed by soaring prices for American beef, accompanied by lacklustre consumer spending power on the island. The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently partnered with a Taipei five-star hotel to promote plate fingers, petite tenders, and clod hearts, which with prices between Taiwan New Dollars TWD250 (USD7.91) to TWD550 (USD17.41) per kilogramme would roughly cost half the price of the currently popular rib eye, fillet, and boneless ribs.…
MILK IS TOPS, BUT WHEY AHEAD EVEN BETTER, SAYS EU CRYSTAL BALL
MILK will remain “white gold” for Europe’s food sector during the next 10 years, despite the current market difficulties, according to the European Commission’s annual assessment of the industry’s prospects. The report was launched at a one-day conference in Brussels on Friday, December 5.…
RELIANCE-SHANDONG JV MAY INSPIRE OTHER SINO-INDIAN TEXTILE AND CLOTHING ALLIANCES, SAY EXPERTS
The newly announced textile joint venture between India’s Reliance Industries and China’s Shandong Ruyi Science and Technology Group could inspire many more such deals, shifting of textile and clothing production bases from China to India, experts have told just-style.
“The aim of this joint venture is to try and capture the global market,” said Devkishan Manghani, chairman, textile trade, Southern Gujarat Chambers of Commerce told just-style, regarding the deal, which will see Reliance integrate its textile manufacturing capacity with the JV.…
BRANDS AND MANUFACTURERS PUSH AHEAD WITH PLANS TO FORGE PAKISTAN ‘BUYERS’ FORUM’
THE CREATION of a consultative textile and clothing ‘buyers’ forum’ in Pakistan, linking brands with manufacturers, government and unions, has moved a step closer following an international meeting staged in Islamabad.
This first ‘buyers’ meeting’, was held on December 15 and 16, organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Dutch and Pakistan governments.…
OPEN UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA OPENS NEW FRONTIERS ABROAD
The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) is reaching out to higher education institutions in other neighbouring countries to establish collaborations that will encourage more foreign students to enroll for distance learning.
University vice chancellor Professor Tolly Mbwette said the institution’s board hoped to spread its influence regionally: “We are now the largest distance learning university in the region and our plan is to take distance learning to most countries in East Africa and those under the Southern African Development Community [SADC] by 2016.”…
TRANSPORT PROJECTS TO BENEFIT FROM NEW EU EURO315 BILLION INVESTMENT PLAN
TRANSPORT projects are a key focus of a major European Union (EU) investment programme announced last week – which is designed to inject EUR315 billion into the EU economy between 2015 and 2017. The plan, launched on Wednesday (Nov 26) by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB), is being rolled-out at break-neck speed in EU terms.…