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CHINA’S NEW TWO CHILD POLICY HAS BOOSTED SALES – BUT WILL GROWTH BE SUSTAINED?



It is rare when the non-wovens sector can identify a government policy that has a real and direct major impact on its sales – but such is certainly the case with China’s new two-child policy – expected to create a major boost in Chinese sales of wipes and disposable nappies. …

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CHINA’S NEW TWO CHILD POLICY HAS BOOSTED SALES – BUT WILL GROWTH BE SUSTAINED?



It is rare when the non-wovens sector can identify a government policy that has a real and direct major impact on its sales – but such is certainly the case with China’s new two-child policy – expected to create a major boost in Chinese sales of wipes and disposable nappies. …

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TRUMP’S QUITTING PARIS DEAL WILL NOT PREVENT RENEWABLES GROWTH AND CARBON EMISSIONS’ DECLINE, SAY EXPERTS



Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 Paris Climate Treaty will not halt moves to cut fossil fuels or reduce decarbonisation requirements on the non-energy minerals sector and other industries, say experts.

Trump called for a new “fair” deal that would not disadvantage US businesses and workers and claimed that China and India had “no meaningful obligations” placed on them by the agreement.…

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION SAYS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM OVER EASTERN EUROPE DOUBLE STANDARDS - FOR NOW



THE EUROPEAN Commission has concluded “for the moment” it has no evidence of any significant differences in quality of the same branded food products, including meat, dairy products and chocolate, sold in eastern European member states than those sold elsewhere in the European Union (EU).…

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TÖNNIES AND IDAVANG INVESTMENT PLANS COULD SIGNAL FUTURE FOREIGN MEAT INVESTMENT IN RUSSIA, SAY OFFICIALS



Global meat majors including Germany’s Tönnies Denmark’s Danish Idavang are planning to invest in major Russian projects – government officials say the scale of Russia’s 144 million market could be overcoming reluctance by overseas players to develop Russian operations because of its economic recession and sanctions.…

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EU TRADE GROWING SLOWLY AS NORWAY PRISES OPEN PROTECTED DAIRY MARKET



With its rich dairy heritage and reliance on milk-based products in its diet, Norway is slowly opening up trade in its dairy sector, looking to capitalise on demand for dairy-based health and wellness products, both domestically and abroad. The country has traditionally protected its food sector, but the Norwegian dairy sector has a lot of innovative strengths.…

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DAIRY ROBOTICS SET TO INCREASE EUROPE-WIDE, SAY EXPERTS



DAIRY robots might seem like science fiction, but their use has increased dramatically in Europe over the last 20 years. Ireland’s Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre (Teagasc) predicts 20% of cows will be milked automatically by 2020, with other reports citing a 50% rate in northwest Europe by 2025.…

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SAUDI ARABIA’S GROWING HOT COUNTRY WORKFORCE BUYS MORE DEODORANT



SAUDI Arabia’s hot and humid desert climate has made it a high-priority higher income market for international deodorant brands. With temperatures regularly exceeding 45 degrees Celsius in the summer and 30 degrees in the winter, staying fresh all day is a social necessity.…

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EUROPEAN NONWOVENS RECORD SOLID PERFORMANCE WITH NO NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FROM BREXIT OR TRUMP, YET

BY ALAN OSBORN, in London; and EUGENE VOROTNIKOV, in Voronezh, Russi

EUROPE’S nonwovens producers again served up a solid performance in 2016 against the background of (uneven and) uncertain trading conditions for the industry.

As usual, the just-published returns from EDANA, the representative organisation for the USD30 billion nonwovens industry in Europe, show some important national variations.…

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DUTCH POULTRY HATCHING FIRM PLOTS MOVE INTO RUSSIA



THE NETHERLANDS-based Hendrix Genetics plans to build a complex producing hatching eggs for turkey chicks in Russia this year, according to the Russian ministry of agriculture.

Ina report, it has said the new complex will be able to produce 6.5 million hatching eggs per year, and the potential to increase volumes in future.…

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