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BREXITED UK FACES RISK OF EU DUTIES BEING IMPOSED ON BRITISH NUCLEAR INDUSTRY SUPPLY EXPORTS



BRITISH manufacturers and exporters of nuclear power generating equipment, nuclear power plant suppliers and nuclear fuel face a risk that some key exports to the European Union (EU) will attract duties in future, now the UK government has confirmed it will push ahead with leaving the EU.…

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BREXIT POSES MAJOR UNCERTAINTY TO POWER SECTOR



THE UK’s vote on June 23 to quit the European Union (EU) creates deep uncertainty over the shape of future electricity industry regulations in Britain, and the UK’s regulatory relationship regarding power supplies with countries remaining in the EU.

Victory by the ‘Leave’ side in Britain’s in-out referendum enables the UK government to kick off an exit process by invoking Article 50 in the Treaty on European Union, which gives notice that member state wishes to leave.…

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BRUSSELS CALLS ON EU MEMBER STATES TO DETECT AND DECLARE MORE EU FRAUD



 

THE EUROPEAN Commission has accused six European Union (EU) member states of failing to detect enough fraud in EU spending programmes where their governments have a significant management role. In its latest annual report on the ‘Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – Fight against fraud 2015’, the Commission said Austria, Britain and Finland had reported “a very low number of fraudulent irregularities, in particular in relation to the amount of frauds allocated to them” for  EU agricultural spending.…

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EU OCEAN ENERGY MOVES FORWARD, AHEAD OF NEW ROADMAP TO SPUR GROWTH



Europe in 2016 has been witness to significant milestones passed in deployment of new, full-scale demonstration and commercial tidal stream and wave energy projects.

This is encouraging for the European Union (EU), which wants clean, renewable ‘ocean energy’ to provide a tenth of its power by mid-century.…

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SOUTHEAST ASIA PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT MARKETS GROWING IN SCALE AND SOPHISTICATION



South-east Asia is a region that has sharp contrasts in economic development, from between the wealth of Singapore to countries such as Myanmar, where poverty is endemic and consumer markets are relatively undeveloped.

Such contrasts pose challenges for personal care product companies seeking regional strategies to tap the markets of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) 10 countries, whose cosmetics suppliers have to comply with the standards of the ASEAN Cosmetics Directive, which was modelled on European Union legislation.…

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COSMETICS MARKET IN MYANMAR STARTING TO TAKE OFF



Liberalising Myanmar’s cosmetics market is expected to grow significantly in coming years as it has one of south-east Asia’s largest populations (53 million people) and a growing middle class. However, however consumer sophistication and spending power remains low compared with many countries in the region – its 2014 gross national income per head was USD1,280, according to the World Bank.…

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INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EUROPE CHOCOLATE SECTOR COULD SECURE DUTY-FREE ACCESS TO INDONESIAN COCOA



THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) chocolate sector stands to access supplies from the world’s third largest cocoa producer – Indonesia – should new talks to forge an EU-Indonesia trade deal prove successful. The country produced around 400,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2015.…

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COSMETICS AND SKINCARE BRANDS LOOK TO APPLICATORS TO BOOST USER EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS PRODUCT DELIVERY



 

COSMETICS and skincare brands are expecting more functionalities and innovations from applicators to help boost market share. Packaging companies are responding by developing applicators that do not just deliver product, they add to user experience, such as with rolling and massaging functions reminiscent of spa-type applications; applicators with different benefits based on its temperature; and those that ensure the hygiene of the product.…

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FINLAND COSMETICS MARKET ALSO UNEVEN AS LOCAL PLAYERS FIGHT FOR AIR



Finland is always different from its neighbours across the Baltic. Not Scandinavian, but still Nordic, Finland’s personal care product market has been experiencing hard times, as the country of 5.5 million people sees its economy seesaw between contraction and mild grow (-0.7% – +0.5%) in the last three years.…

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CONFECTIONERY SECTOR PUSHES TO BOOST SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS



HAVING a strong reputation for sustainable practice is increasingly a strong marketing card, for the confectionery sector as much as any other consumer industry. But with its extended international supply chains, demonstrating a high regard for environmental good practice is not always easy for the confectionery sector.…

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