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THE GLOBAL artists’ paint market and industry may be small compared to bulk coatings segments, but it is important – and not just because real profits can be made by manufacturers, but also because this specialist segment drives innovation.

The need to reduce the environmental health impact of products that have inevitably had to deliver high-quality performance is one key focus of manufacturers and brands at present.…

WHILE crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero and the others have built their reputation and success of the reliability of their blockchain-based transaction records, it does not mean that these financial systems are immune to fraud. Indeed, fraudsters have found ample opportunities to exploit and subvert the eco-system that surrounds cryptocurrencies.…

WITH an estimated USD1.5 trillion lost to the global economy because of bribes, the World Bank is pushing for a diverse array of technology to be deployed – it is a call being answered with anti-graft systems being installed worldwide.

Reducing corruption “is a priority” for the World Bank, it said in a briefing note in September 2017.…

AMERICAN confectioners may suffer from the latest tit-for-tat tariff exchange between the USA and China, with retaliatory duties from China targeting US confectionery exports. Many of these duties are high – at 25% – imposed from September 24 on US-made sugar; cocoa powder; milk powder; honey; jams; and more; plus 20% duties on US-made confectionery without cocoa; chewing gum; some chocolates; and more.…

AS the USA continues to expand its shale gas production, environmentalists are keeping a close eye on how this increasingly large industry is managing its pollution. For the American sector is huge. The USA produced 16.86 trillion cubic feet of shale gas in 2017, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), accounting for around 62% of all US natural gas production during the year.…

THE SECURITIES and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has announced a strategic framework to develop green finance. A priority will be to enhance listed companies’ consistent and comparable disclosure of environmental information, emphasising climate-related risks and opportunities. The SFC will also help asset managers clarify how and to what extent they factor environmental criteria into their investment processes and risk assessments.…

EUROPE’S auto-makers are shaping up for a political struggle with European Union (EU) parliamentarians as both sides debate a proposal to drastically decrease CO2 emissions from EU-made trucks.

A regulation proposed by the EU executive the European Commission this May (2018) – see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:f38df734-59da-11e8-ab41-01aa75ed71a1.0001.02/DOC_1&format=PDF…

THE CHINESE government has directly targeted the American knitwear sector in the latest tit-for-tat response in the trade wars launched by US President Donald Trump. Beijing has highlighted knitted goods in a list of products that maybe subject to retaliatory tariffs, should the USA impose a threatened third list of duties on Chinese tech, drafted over alleged thefts of American IP.…

REGULATORY and other pressures are behind a recent international surge in construction of electric vessels.

Using battery-electric power instead of traditional fuels such as marine diesel to drive a ship’s propulsion and/or operate its equipment can reduce greenhouse gases and lessen health, safety and environmental risks, particularly when vessels are in or near port.…

They say the UK can forge its own future by negotiating bespoke trade deals that reflect British interests rather than those of Brussels. But the more comprehensive deals Britain strikes, the more its room to manoeuvre will shrink – because all its trading partners (who are also striking deals with each other) will have to agree the same or similar terms for such deals to work.…