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Traceable pigments are increasingly being used as a favoured trackable method to help textile and garment companies prove that cellulosic fibres utilised in fabric and final products have been made according to high social and environmental sustainability standards. With regulation, non-financial reporting and green consumer demand pushing the industry towards using fabrics that are demonstrably sustainable, cellulosic fibres derived from wood pulp and other woody plants such as bamboo, have become more attractive as inputs.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission’s new proposal for a European Union (EU) packaging and packaging waste regulation (1) is not realistic, European tobacco experts have told Tobacco Journal International (TJI). Their comments come as negotiations begin between the Commission (the EU’s executive), the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers – representing member states – on the draft text.…

The USA’s Congress and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which protects American consumer rights, are coming under pressure to amend US labelling laws so that digital labels replace the material and printed labels that have been growing – in size and complexity.…

EUROPEAN textile businesses are gearing up to implement new European Union (EU) digital product passports (DPPs), that an EU official told Textile 4.0 will “require a re-thinking of how textile supply chains work”.  

Plans for these passports – which are expected to become mandatory for companies selling into the EU – were announced in the EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles (1) and the eco-design for sustainable products regulation (ESPR) (2), released by the European Commission on March 30, 2022, as part of the EU’s circular economy reform package.…

The paint markets of the Gulf region’s two largest economies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have rebounded since the Covid-19 pandemic and are slated for growth, driven by major investments in real estate and infrastructure projects.

“Over the past 18 months, we have seen a flat and slightly declining paint markets in the region.…

The newest data released by the German Paint and Printing Ink Association (VdL) shows the fortunes of the German coatings sector were, in 2021, closely tied to the Covid-19 pandemic and increasing price of raw materials globally – causing weak short-term growth and an anticipated contraction in 2023.…

Worldwide, coatings companies specialising in manufacturing road pavement surface coatings are experiencing tailwinds, as the public and private sectors increasingly grow aware that these coatings present affordable solutions to major environmental problems.

A South Korean pavement surface coating developed by Incheon-based start-up Jchi Global (1), that reduces the scattering of fine dust in the atmosphere – which the World Health Organisation (WHO) says causes 7 million deaths-a-year worldwide from cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases (asthma, COPD), and more.…

 Alternative non-meat product sales may be growing in the USA, but more product innovation, including in ingredients, may be needed say experts, to persuade American consumers to continue embracing this segment rather than sticking to natural meat.

After robust sales growth was noted during the Covid-19 pandemic as US consumers experimented with new food products at home, concerns that this market expansion may be slowing appeared last year.…

How should anti-money laundering (AML) officers prepare for a visit by a regulator, be it a scheduled inspection, or the worst-case scenario – an unexpected dawn raid? Experts say institutions need to always be prepared for checks by regulators.

However, this is not simple given a visit to assess an obliged entity’s internal controls’ ability to effectively monitor and manage compliance with national and regional AML policies and procedures can be rare.…

The battle between an invading Russia and Ukraine’s defenders has not just been conducted with military force – by January 23 killing 7,068 civilians, said the UN, but also in cyberspace. While lacking the sophistication of attacks carried out by Chinese threat actors, Russian cybercriminals are increasingly probing Ukrainian companies critical to the institutional stability and defence of the country, primarily active in Ukrainian cyberspace for data collection purposes, according to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1): “Intelligence collection… has been the main focus of Russia’s wartime cyber operations in Ukraine”.…