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Production of ‘burel’, a traditional Portuguese wool fabric, which almost ceased in the last century, has been reborn as a natural and biodegradable material with unique functional characteristics for sports footwear.
 “We are currently rediscovering burel” and its “various applications” and “excellent features”, António Braz Costa, general director at the Portuguese Technological Centre for Textile and Clothing (Centro Tecnológico Têxtil e Vestuário – CITEVE) and the affiliated Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials (Centro de Nanotecnologia e Materiais Técnicos, Funcionais e Inteligentes – CeNTI), told WTiN.…

The garment and textile industries in the European Union (EU) and the Mercosur region of South America (Southern Common Market, in the Spanish initials) are losing hope after 25 years of negotiations to finalise a long-touted trade agreement.

Often, when both sides thought a deal was almost reached, there has been a setback for a deal that would link the 27 EU member states with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.…

The food industry is one of the most important and fastest growing branches of the Polish economy. With 60% of its land arable, Poland is the sixth largest agri-producer in the European Union (EU), according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).…

The seizure of criminal proceeds has been a policy priority of the current Singaporean presidency of FATF (the Financial Action Task Force) (1). But while it and jurisdictions such as the European Union (EU) are developing reforms to boost asset recovery, more change is needed for this tactic to become a truly effective weapon against organised crime.…

Iraq’s paint and coating sector is benefitting from a surge in construction as the country rebuilds its infrastructure, resumes stalled projects, and embarks on newbuild and expansion projects.

The country is experiencing its most politically stable period since 2003 and amidst this transformation, construction is booming.…

A Tunisia-based higher education institution is seeking to fill an artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap in this north African country, which has hosted some successful AI-based startups, but who have struggled to recruit AI-proficient workers.

The Pristini School of AI launched quietly in 2023 and has since been building its student base, now teaching 130 students across its undergraduate and masters’ courses, said its dean, Mohamed Jaoua.…

AML experts are increasingly concerned that jurisdictions worldwide are still failing to act against key enablers of money laundering, such as lawyers, trust and company service providers (TCSPs), accountants, estate agents, casinos and luxury goods traders, who ask no questions or ignore money laundering (ML).…

A group of European Union (EU) member states is pressing for delays in approving lab-grown meat for sale in the EU, calling for a broad debate on a wide range of economic and social impacts. A common note to the EU Council of Ministers has been written by Austria, France and Italy, backed by the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Malta, Romania and Slovakia.…

TEXTILE and garment companies in the European Union (EU) will need to take extra care with sustainability-focused marketing, when proposed green claim and greenwashing controls being negotiated by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers come into force later this year.…