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AN APPRECIATION of interior design along with environmental concerns appear to be driving innovation when it comes to the colouring of nonwovens.

Often used in functional or ‘behind the scenes’ capacities in industrial applications, colour is not always top of the list when consideration is given to nonwovens finishing processes.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission’s (EU) comprehensive and ambitious ‘Energy Union’ package of reforms, launched last November (2016) could do more to boost the oil and gas industries, experts have told the Petroleum Review.

These ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ legislative proposals cover energy efficiency, renewable energy, the design of the electricity market, security of electricity supply and regulatory rules.…

Experts have highlighted concerns over the exploitation of Syrian refugees working in the Turkish textile industry and called at a public forum in Hamburg for them to be registered to receive basic workplace protection. They urged the Turkish government and the clothing supply chain to work together to improve the plight of Syrians fleeing the war-torn country and seeking to establish a steady work life.…

DECARBONISING air travel is increasingly becoming a priority for the aviation sector. Indeed, the world’s first, fully hydrogen fuel cell-powered four-passenger aircraft with zero-emissions launched last October could be a game changer – as researchers now look to apply the technology to bigger planes.…

ASIA’S technical textiles sectors continue to grow, fuelled by ready buyers in domestic and overseas markets, but governments can and do help too – keen to promote these sustainable high tech industries.

China is a case in point. Its industry and information technology ministry plus the National Development and Reform Commission in January (2017) jointly issued development guidance for technical textiles as part of China’s 13th Five-Year Plan, which runs from 2016-20.…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has taken a significant step towards the creation of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), but its chosen procedure may mean the powers of EU anti-fraud office OLAF will be undiminished, at least for some countries.

The latest European Council – the EU summit of heads of government – on March 9 agreed that the creation of the EPPO should be mandated through the EU’s ‘enhanced cooperation’ procedure.…

BIOMETRIC identification, use of blockchain technology to protect the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and better surveillance of the deep and dark web will continue to influence intruder detection and prevention developments this year.

Accounting and auditing network Deloitte Global estimates that 40% of smartphones in the developed world will be using fingerprints as a personal security mechanism by the end of 2017.…

THE CHINESE coatings market has been dominated by foreign suppliers, especially in higher end and high-tech market segments, but this might well be changing gradually, as the country steps up its coatings research and development (R&D) efforts.

This new push reflects the national government’s shift in economic policy away from focusing on exports and wanting to generate an economy more based on domestic consumption.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission’s plans to create a pan-European personal pension (PEPP), on which a legislative proposal is expected by summer 2017, will help the self-employed and facilitate the growing mobility of workers across the European Union (EU), experts have told Accounting & Business.…

The technology is known as ‘dynamic inductive charging’ and has been trialled in a range of scenarios across different continents. And one system, in South Korea, is now in operation on a live transport route, on roads in the towns of Gumi, in the country’s southeast, and Sejong, in central South Korea.…