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OECD SUPPLY CHAIN GUIDANCE MOVES TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION
CLOTHING and textile companies are grappling with new good practice guidance in supply chain management that was released by the Organisation for Economic Development & Cooperation (OECD) last May (2017). An OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector was staged in Paris last month (January 30-31), attended by governments, businesses, trade unions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working within or having an impact on the apparel sector.…
INDIA’S RISE TO BECOME TOP BOVINE MEAT EXPORTER KEY FEATURE OF NEW WTO EXPORT SALES DATA
MAJOR shifts in the power of exporting countries within the meat and livestock sector in the past decade have been identified in new statistical analysis released by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The global body has noted how India between 2006 and 2016 became a bovine meat export power house (notably in buffalo meat) with overseas sales rising from 79,400 tonnes (1.9% of world exports) to 1.2 million tonnes (18.7%) and the world’s largest exporter to boot.…
ONLINE SALES WEAKEN BIG BRANDS - BUT INDIE SCRAPPERS WILL HAVE TO FIGHT TO RETAIN CONSUMER LOYALTY
ONLINE-savvy cosmetics consumers are becoming more adventurous – gone are the days that they would only trust the quality of traditional brands bought sight unseen on the web. Instead, consumers are investigating product ingredients carefully, as well as online reviews, and armed with such information, are often choosing to buy emerging, smaller brands over those established, known ones.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EU SUGAR EXPORTS BOOM AFTER PRODUCTION QUOTAS FALL AWAY
BEET and cane sugar exports from the European Union (EU) boomed in 2017, the year production quotas were scrapped (on September 30), according to figures released by the European Commission. They rose by 42.9% year-on-year, up from EUR631 million in 2016 to EUR902 million in 2017.…
BENELUX COSMETICS MARKET STILL STRONG BUT SALES CHANNELS ARE SHIFTING, SAY EXPERTS
SALES of cosmetics and toiletries in the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) may be steady, but these developed markets are shifting amid growing diversity in distribution. Products are increasingly bought online and in non-traditional channels such as budget, lifestyle and fashion stores.…
SPECIALIST CHEMICALS SECTOR IS GLOBAL GROWTH AREA, AS DEMAND FOR SMART MATERIALS GROWS
THE GLOBAL speciality chemical market has been showing steady gains over the past few years and is set to continue in its growth trajectory, according to latest data. According to data from Pune, India-based global research company Allied Market Research, the global industry was worth USD175.4 billion in 2014 and has since shown promising growth to USD184 billion in 2015, USD193 billion in 2016 and USD202.5 billion in 2017.…
EU REGULATORY ROUND UP – MORE COATINGS CHEMICALS ADDED TO ECHA’S ROLLING CHEMICAL SAFETY PROBE
THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added four chemicals used by the paint, coatings and adhesives sector to its rolling CoRAP programme of assessing in detail the environmental health risks posed by certain chemicals. These investigations are carried out by European Union (EU) member states and their conclusions can spark additional controls being placed on these chemicals.…
EU MOVES TOWARDS REFORM OF RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE THAT WILL STILL ENCOURAGE BIOFUEL USE
EVEN with the spectre of Brexit looming over the European Union (EU), the authority and power of the EU over environmental policy across Europe remains of critical importance, and so the bio-based oils and fats sector has been closely watching the discussion of proposed reforms to the EU’s renewable energy directive (RED).…
NONWOVENS DEMAND GROWS ACROSS AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST, BUT OVER AND UNDER-PRODUCTION PROBLEMS PERSIST
THE NONWOVENS market in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is increasingly important to the global nonwovens industry, with rising consumer demand being generated by middle classes that are growing in size. Countries in the region are also comparatively young, with high birth rates, boosting demand for diapers and wipes.…
METALS INDUSTRY WELCOMES NEW EU TRADE DEFENCE INSTRUMENTS
EUROPEAN non-ferrous metal industry association Eurometaux has welcomed the release of new details of European Union (EU) controls of the dumping of cheap metal and ore on EU markets. “We commend EU institutions for reaching a long-awaited agreement on trade defence modernisation,” European non-ferrous metals association Eurometaux director general Guy Thiran told Metal Bulletin.…