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The need for digital monitoring and value chain management is perhaps nowhere clearer than in the end-of-life segment of the clothing and textile industry. More than 92 million tonnes of textile waste are landfilled annually, out of some 100 billion garments produced, according to environmental campaigner Earth.Org…

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) spending push on mega construction projects is generating strong demand for paints and coatings in this key Gulf region economy.

This includes developments such as ‘Dubai South’, which will house the world’s largest airport, Al Maktoum International Airport.…

As construction ramps up, paint and coatings companies are eyeing lucrative opportunities in Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara, with several recent project launches promising a significant boost to the industry.

Outgoing President Joko Widodo recently inaugurated several key projects in Nusantara, including the emerging city’s international airport, hospitals, schools and housing.…

The scourge of the fentanyl trade and heightened international tensions caused by Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Hamas’ attack on Israel and the resulting Israeli invasion of Gaza have shifted the USA’s assessment of its ML, TF and PF risks.

These conclusions have been written into the latest US treasury ‘National Risk Assessments [NRA] on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing’, released on Wednesday (Feb 7).…

CLOTHING manufacturers, particularly in the so-called ‘fast fashion’ sector, will have to pay more attention to any claims they make about their products when new European Union (EU) laws on consumer rights and green claims come into force, EU and international experts have told Just Style.…

The European Union’s (EU) solar panel manufacturing industry is under intense pressure from a glut of cheap Chinese imports. It is calling for urgent action to prop up the domestic EU supply chain to prevent bankruptcies and relocation of panel makers to southeast Asia and the United States.…

Textile finishing companies and departments will need to review the extent their chemicals pollute surface and ground waters in the European Union (EU) in coming years, as the EU moves forward with a comprehensive reform of its water pollution legislation.

The European Parliament is waiting for the EU Council of Ministers to take a formal position on a proposed legislation package that would update the EU Water Framework Directive, the Groundwater Directive and the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (also known as the surface water directive).…

A new law that expands the kinds of environmental wrongdoing in the European Union (EU) branded a criminal offence has been accepted by the EU Council of Ministers and European Parliament. They have in principle agreed a new directive (1) that will tell all 27 EU member states to criminalise breaches of environmental obligations such as the illegal trade and handling of chemicals, including textile finishing chemicals.…

The international can-making and associated industries have committed themselves to greater sustainability, as the world finally agrees to take tangible steps to keep climate change within what is hopefully a manageable level.

To this end, 29 major companies, institutes and associations linked to can makers, recyclers, aluminium makers and rollers, released a declaration of practical steps towards reducing their own greenhouse gas emissions, directly and indirectly.…

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.…