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THE BIG BOOST IN EU PIG MEAT EXPORT MIGHT NOT LAST FOR LONG



EUROPEAN Union (EU) pig meat producers were big winners in boosting export sales over between last March (2016) and February (2017), according to the European Commission, with receipts rising by more than 33% compared to the same period last year. The EU pigmeat sector earned EUR5.4 billion in export earnings from March 2016 to February 2017, EUR1.35 billion more than the same period in the previous year, leading the United States and Canada as the second and third most important pigmeat exporters, reported EU statistical agency Eurostat.…

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IATA BOSS HAILS NEW AVIATION EMISSIONS REDUCTION SYSTEM AS ‘HISTORIC’



THE DIRECTOR general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called the global civil aviation sector’s carbon emissions reduction system “an historic achievement” enabling it to expand sustainably.

In an exclusive interview with Jane’s Airport Review, Alexandre de Juniac, said the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), agreed last September at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), “gives aviation a license to grow by placing the industry at the forefront in managing its climate change impact.”…

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IATA BOSS HAILS NEW AVIATION EMISSIONS REDUCTION SYSTEM AS ‘HISTORIC’



THE DIRECTOR general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called the global civil aviation sector’s carbon emissions reduction system “an historic achievement” enabling it to expand sustainably.

In an exclusive interview with Jane’s Airport Review, Alexandre de Juniac, said the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), agreed last September at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), “gives aviation a license to grow by placing the industry at the forefront in managing its climate change impact.”…

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CREDIT SUISSE IN MULTI COUNTRY TAX EVASION PROBE



Swiss bank Credit Suisse is facing parallel investigations in five countries – Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK for facilitating tax evasion and money laundering. The bank admitted in a March 31 statement that it was “cooperating” with local tax authorities which had contacted its London, Paris and Amsterdam offices the day before “concerning client tax matters.”…

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GREENWASHING THREATENS BOOMING NATURAL AND ORGANIC COSMETICS MARKET IN ASIA



A STAGGERING 62% of Asia-Pacific consumers (including China and India) buy natural and organic cosmetics and another promising 32% are keen to buy them – making the region a hotspot for manufacturers of such lines. But this impressive growth also has made the region a perfect breeding ground for greenwashing, experts warned.…

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FRAGRANCE SALES GROW SLOWLY IN CHINA – BUT INNOVATIVE LOCAL BRANDS BEGIN TO EMERGE



SALES of personal fragrance products maybe on the rise among the 1.4 billion people market of mainland China, but thus far, growth is still almost solely attributable to millennials residing in the big cities, market researchers say.

Retail sales of personal perfume products grew by 8.9% in the whole of 2016 from the previous year to just Chinese Yuan Renminbi CNY6.1 billion (USD885 million), with the competitive landscape remaining firmly in the hand of foreign players, according to market researcher Euromonitor International.…

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ASIA REGULATORY ROUND UP – HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE BACKS CHINA’S ‘BELT AND ROAD’ INITIATIVE



HONG Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will ease listing requirements for certain infrastructure companies, notably those involved in projects aiding the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative. This aims to promote transport infrastructure helping move Chinese goods to central Asia, southeast Asia, Africa and Europe.…

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CAR PART SUPPLIERS WILL PROMOTE AUTOMATED DRIVING, EU INDUSTRY EVENT TOLD



EUROPEAN Union (EU) automotive suppliers are accelerating innovation in connected and automated driving (CAD), industry experts told the April 25 policy debate on ‘Safe, Sustainable, Smart Mobility’, organised by the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) in Brussels.

“Digitalisation is the most important transformation in the car industry,” said Violeta Bulc, the Commissioner for transport and mobility on the EU executive body, the European Commission.…

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EU LAWMAKERS BACK REQUIREMENT TO TEST 20% OF ALL NEW MODELS FOR EMISSIONS RULE BREACHES



 

European Union (EU) lawmakers have voted for emission compliance checks on 20% of all new models already on EU roads to beat test cheats in type approval assessments. The European Parliament voted through the requirement on Tuesday (April 4) at its Strasbourg, France, plenary, in an amendment to proposals drafted by British Conservative MEP Daniel Dalton on a proposed law revamping the EU’s type approval system.…

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EUROPEAN WIPES MARKET COMPLEX – WITH GROWTH AND DECLINE AS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS GROW



THE EUROPEAN wipes market is a complex affair. This is a varied segment, in itself, but wipe use varies between countries with contrasting consumer cultures – meaning that in some states, wipes sales are increasing; in others decreasing; and in others, the kinds of wipes being sold is changing.…

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