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A MEETING of the European Parliament’s special committee on tax rulings has grilled multinationals over European Union (EU) member state tax rulings. The European Commission fears they have been abused by governments giving companies low tax rates in return for registering businesses in their jurisdictions.…

THE PROJECT coordinator of a European Union (EU) funded EUR15.9 million research project has explained how it has improved pharma sector flow manufacturing. Prof Walter Leitner, of RWTH Aachen University, Germany, was speaking about the now completed Synflow project. Speaking in a European Commission briefing note, Leitner said Synflow scientists developed generic methods to apply to a “broad” number of flow manufacturing processes, rather than custom-designing systems for particular medicines, as often happens.…

China’s leaders are fond of aphorisms and extended metaphors, the pithier the better. Witness Mao Zedong’s ‘Hundred Flowers’ movement in 1956, which encouraged citizens to express their criticism of the communist party, and Deng Xiaoping’s much-quoted ‘To Get Rich is Glorious’.…

THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) system for fighting cross-border value added tax (VAT) fraud, including the EUR40-60 billion in annual VAT revenue losses linked to organised crime, is ineffective and hampered by a lack of comparable data and indicators, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors.…

GROWING demand for European home textiles, particularly in western Europe, is boosting demand for chemical finishes and dyes used in these products. Water and soil repellent finishes as well as flame retardant chemicals remain popular, but companies are also increasingly turning to more environment-friendly alternatives.…

With fast fashion demands growing and China’s costs rising, sourcing closer to home is certainly becoming a more commonly considered option for brands, speeding up clothing and textile supply chains, being particularly beneficial for smaller producers, according to experts. Companies sourcing locally can have faster turnaround times, potentially better relationships with suppliers, and greater quality control.…

Uncertainty is growing within industry associations influencing the non-ferrous metals industry over the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union (EU) after a scheduled in-out referendum on June 23.

René van Sloten, executive director of industrial policy at The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), representing key suppliers to metal manufacturers, said: “If the result…is indeed that Britain would leave the EU, this would significantly impact on the way it trades with other European countries.…

Ultra-thin diaper technology has continued to evolve, and with new mass-market innovations challenging the market position of traditionally-manufactured disposable nappies, these newer products could become dominant in the future, experts believe.

Pricie Hanna, founding partner of US-based Price Hanna Consultants, a management consulting firm which specialises in nonwoven and hygiene absorbent products, is one expert predicting ultra-thin will eventually replace traditional diapers.…

The European Commission has indicated that to just-style that it may accept a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling against “anti-dumping” duties imposed on leather footwear made in China and Vietnam imported into the European Union (EU).

The duties were imposed in 2006 over concerns that these were being sold in the EU at below cost-price and have been the subject of some controversy ever since, with several retailers claiming they were illegal and demanding refunds.…

Germany’s leading meat processor Tönnies Lebensmittel GmbH has agreed to take over up to 10 state-owned pig breeding businesses in Serbia, giving an additional supply capacity of up to 700,000 animals. The goal is to breed and process up to 4 million pigs by 2026.…