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DESPITE relatively stagnant year-end results in 2016 for the paints and coatings market in Italy, last year proved unexpectedly dynamic in terms of sales and acquisitions, with several companies in the sector moving to increase their market share in specific subsectors of the market.…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU)-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA), on which negotiations concluded December 2, 2015, will open up “huge business opportunities” for Vietnamese garment companies, business experts agreed earlier this month at an event jointly organised by EU business federation BusinessEurope, EuroCham [European Chamber of Commerce] Vietnam and the EU-Vietnam Business Network.…

New and updated best practice and guidance are among the tools being deployed to identify and reduce risk amid the rising fatality rate in the global oil and gas industry. Indeed, international oil and gas operators are stepping up their focus on health and safety amidst concern over the rate of fatal accidents rising since 2014.…

Ashok Rajani said this July’s (2017) launch by AEPC of an Indian Apparel Industry Sustainability Programme (AISA) was important because incorporating sustainability in apparel production systems is no longer a choice but a necessity.

This is not just because of compliance with legislative reforms tightening controls on the environment and pollution, he said, but because of growing awareness among consumers and buyers increasing demand for sustainable products.…

A MAJOR international anti-counterfeiting action ‘Operation Renegade’ did not just seize more than 70,000 counterfeit auto spare parts, oil and air filters, grills, and fuel pumps, and nearly 600 cylinders of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants, it yielded valuable anti-smuggling and counterfeiting information.…

CONFECTIONARY manufacturers in India are having to grapple with their products and ingredients attracting a wide range of tax rates under the country’s new goods and services tax (GST), which started to be levied from July 1.

India’s GST Council, a body representing the central and state governments, has been deciding which goods will be covered by the zero, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% tax rates allowed under India’s GST legislation. …

QATAR is a small country, roughly half the size of Wales and with a population of 2.5 million. But what it lacks in demography and geography, it makes up for in spending power – and its significant cosmetic surgery industry is a key beneficiary.…

THE CHAIRMAN of India’s Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has told just-style how a new national sustainability programme will help Indian clothing exporters become more competitive.

Ashok Rajani said this July’s (2017) launch by AEPC of an Indian Apparel Industry Sustainability Programme (AISA) was important because incorporating sustainability in apparel production systems is no longer a choice but a necessity
This is not just because of compliance with legislative reforms tightening controls on the environment and pollution, he said, but because of growing awareness among consumers and buyers increasing demand for sustainable products.…

A GERMAN initiative designed to boost sustainability in the clothing and textile sector has been losing members, but a senior manager has told just-style it will continue working hard to extend its influence and would fix operation problems.

The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, set up in 2014 by Germany’s federal ministry for economic cooperation and development, has seen members fall from 188 at the beginning of this year to 148 at present.…

While moves in the knitwear sector are afoot to overtake ‘fast fashion’ with sustainable products and processes, the ultimate push to become certified organic is proving an unnecessary step too far for many producers.

There is widespread support in the industry to embrace sustainable business practices and boost eco-credentials for yarns and knitwear items.…