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THE EUROPEAN Commission’s new proposal for a European Union (EU) packaging and packaging waste regulation (1) is not realistic, European tobacco experts have told Tobacco Journal International (TJI). Their comments come as negotiations begin between the Commission (the EU’s executive), the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers – representing member states – on the draft text.…

While some commentators say the textile and clothing industry’s automation level remains low with investment being too sluggish and unambitious, others predict a bright future where robots and humans collaborate in sustainable customised design and manufacturing. 

The clothing segment of the sector has, of course, been historically labour-intensive – with associated high costs – with manufacturers hesitant to adopt greater automation, given the availability of low-cost labour in cheap outsourcing centres.  …

Factory digitisation, including the emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, has increased big data availability by “at least two orders of magnitude from what was available a couple of decades ago,” said UK-based AI-driven predictive maintenance software provider Senseye chief technology officer and co-founder Robert Russell.…

The European Union (EU) is edging towards a digital Euro, one of several jurisdictions worldwide developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), but what anti-money laundering controls would need to be built into the system and how can this be balanced with data protection and privacy considerations?…

Given the constant expansion and tightening of sanctions against Russian individuals and organisations since Russia invaded Ukraine last February 24, it is no surprise that Russians have developed innovative ways to evade these sanctions. Sanction Scanner, a UK-based screening and transaction monitoring service provider highlighted how Russians have been utilising peer-to-peer exchanges of digital currencies to help conceal the beneficial owner of crypto.…

The newest data released by the German Paint and Printing Ink Association (VdL) shows the fortunes of the German coatings sector were, in 2021, closely tied to the Covid-19 pandemic and increasing price of raw materials globally – causing weak short-term growth and an anticipated contraction in 2023.…

Worldwide, coatings companies specialising in manufacturing road pavement surface coatings are experiencing tailwinds, as the public and private sectors increasingly grow aware that these coatings present affordable solutions to major environmental problems.

A South Korean pavement surface coating developed by Incheon-based start-up Jchi Global (1), that reduces the scattering of fine dust in the atmosphere – which the World Health Organisation (WHO) says causes 7 million deaths-a-year worldwide from cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases (asthma, COPD), and more.…

The European Parliament is grappling with the fallout of the Qatargate’ cash-for-influence corruption scandal. Greek socialist MEP Eva Kaili has been replaced as the parliament’s vice-president by a Luxembourg socialist, after Kaili was arrested by Brussels police. Officers allege they found EUR1.5 million cash at her home and that of former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, another socialist, from Italy.…

The European Union (EU) food and drink industry is preparing to lobby to improve reforms proposed by the European Commission to EU packaging and packaging waste legislation. Industry association FoodDrinkEurope has said they will “require significant improvements to be workable”. In particular, the association is concerned about mandates within a proposed regulation that food and drink companies ensure growing proportions of their packaging be made refillable or reusable.…

The collapse of crypto-trading platform FTX and its associated hedge fund Alameda Research may help spark the creation of a global regulatory regime to monitor crypto-currency exchanges. Keith Nuthall reports.

The FTX Group’s November 11 filing for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy sent shockwaves through the global crypto-currency market and should encourage the development of international regulation to control this unstable industry.…