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SENOR Russian government officials have conformed to GlobalMeatNews plans to build Russia’s largest duck meat production unit, in the Iskitimsky district of Novosibirsk region (oblast), south-western Siberia.

Russian ministry of agriculture and Novosibirsk oblast bureaucrats said the unit would be constructed by the Ulybino Poultry Factory Company, a major Russian poultry producer.  …

Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with ambitious plans to build 16 nuclear reactors, both small and large, to generate 17GWe by 2040. While no tenders have yet been awarded, the kingdom is working with numerous international partners to develop its nuclear infrastructure and safety systems.…

INDIA’S 12 newly sanctioned nuclear reactors with 9,000-megawatt (MW) capacity may use imported fuel, but most of the equipment will be made in India, government officials have told Fuel Cycle Week.

“We will see what is the maximum [amount of fuel] we can get from within the country and then what will be the external input of fuel,” Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan, member of India’s Atomic Energy Commission, told Fuel Cycle Week.…

WHILE Mongolia is a low-income country, with an annual per capita income of approximately USD3,590 in 2016 (said the World Bank), its economy is heavily reliant on mining, so increasing foreign investment in the sector is boosting the risk of dirty money entering the country.…

AFTER initially confusing food businesses of whether they must comply with upcoming draft European Union (EU) rules on country of origin labelling, the European Commission has told GlobalMeatNews that its planned new rules will be voluntary. It has said that under a draft Commission regulation (which will not need special authorisation from EU ministers and MEPs) from April 1, 2019, EU meat and meat product manufacturers would still be able to choose whether to label the origin of their food and ingredients.…

Morocco’s Fez airport (Fès–Saïs Airport) has opened a new terminal, being inaugurated last May (2017) by King Mohammed VI, enabling it to increase its capacity to 2.5 million passengers per year. The number of passengers passing through the airport has more than tripled in less than 10 years, from 228,399 passengers in 2006 to 892,974 in 2016, so the expansion will allow the airport to manage growing volumes for years to come.…

THE FUTURE of materials in this carbon-averse world is all about lightweighting. But quality and safety must be maintained. Nowhere is this truer than with the aerospace textiles segment, where durability, toughness and flexibility is allied with low weights, of importance when civil aviation operators are under pressure to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.…

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.…

A SENIOR UK-based think tank has made detailed proposals to ensure Britain’s booming money services business (MSB) sector is better protected from abuse by money launderers and terrorist financers.

The Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) highlighted National Crime Agency (NCA) claims that the 2,000 non-bank money remitters, currency exchange or cheque-cashing services registered in the UK help launder GBP1.5 billion (USD2 billion) of criminal proceeds annually.…

WITH full supply chains and innovative products, Thailand’s knitwear industry is thriving, making the country a nucleus for fashion manufacturing in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. Thai Garment Manufacturers Association (TGMA) executive director Chartchai Singhadeja said: “Thailand’s strength lies in our full-value supply chains, starting from fibres to yarns and fabrics, then apparel and clothing within the fashion industry.”…