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TÜRKIYE DAIRY PRODUCTION FALLS AS INDUSTRY STRUGGLES WITH INFLATION AND DEPRECIATING LIRA

Türkiye is one of the top 10 milk producers worldwide, according to the Turkish National Dairy Council (Ulusal Süt Konseyi - USK) but the country’s dairy sector has been impacted over the past two years by high inflation and the depreciation of the Turkish lira (1). Production is slowly rebounding, with demand driven by the country’s growing population and new export markets.  

“Until the Covid pandemic the dairy sector was growing really well, then it started to decrease due to inflation and other issues, and has not really recovered,” said Shirley Kaston, co-founder of the Kök Projekt, a food start-up accelerator and consultancy in Istanbul.  
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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK



A World Bank study released in October revealed that 58% of Indonesian households with visible interior paint still use products containing lead, posing significant health risks, especially to children under five. An estimated 10.2 million young Indonesian children live in homes with lead-based paint, with 14% of them at heightened risk from deteriorating paint conditions, according to the report.…

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ETHIOPIA EYEING EMERGING MARKET INVESTMENT AS USA MAINTAINS AGOA BAN ON COUNTRY OVER HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS



The Biden administration’s September 6 (2024) decision to renew the suspension of Ethiopia from membership of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which once granted the Horn of Africa duty-free access to the USA, is forcing Africa’s second most populous country to look east for alternative textile and clothing investment and export sales.…

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INDIA ENERGY MAJOR EXPANDS BIOGAS SERVICES AND GOVERNMENT DEVELOPS RENEWABLE ENERGY



 

India’s struggling biofuel industry may finally be picking up as the country’s oil refining major, Reliance Industries Ltd, announcing an Indian Rupees INR650 billion (USD7.72 billion) investment plan to set up 500 compressed biogas (CBG) plants over the next three years in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.…

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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK 

A World Bank study released in October revealed that 58% of Indonesian households with visible interior paint still use products containing lead, posing significant health risks, especially to children under five. An estimated 10.2 million young Indonesian children live in homes with lead-based paint, with 14% of them at heightened risk from deteriorating paint conditions, according to the report.

It said 77% of popular paint brands on sale in Indonesia exceed safe lead levels, contributing to long-term health issues such as reduced IQ, neurological disorders, and cardiovascular problems. 
 
The country’s industry ministry denied the report’s claims, stating that Indonesia’s decorative paints meet national standards, which limit lead content to below 90 parts per million (ppm), in line with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations. 
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PAKISTAN CLOTHING AND TEXTILE EXPORTERS BENEFIT FROM BANGLADESH CHAOS – BUT LOCAL WEAKNESSES LIMIT GAINS



The ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh has proved a blessing for Pakistan’s clothing and textile sector, enabling many Pakistani exporters to secure international orders ahead of Christmas most by their Bangladeshi competitors. However, weaknesses in the Pakistani industry have prevented it from taking full advantage.…

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DEFORESTATION LAW DELAY UPSETS EU OILS AND FATS INDUSTRY, BUT OVERSEAS SUPPLIERS HAPPY



EUROPEAN oil and fats industry representatives are concerned and green groups angry that the European Commission is proposing to delay (1) implementation of the May 2023 European Union (EU) deforestation regulation (EUDR) (2) by a year. However, industry groups in Malaysia and Indonesia are hailing the delay as a sensible move, helping them prepare for the new regime.…

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NIGERIA’S PAINT INDUSTRY NAVIGATES REGULATORY CHANGES AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AMID PUSH FOR LEAD-FREE FUTURE



Nigeria’s paint and coating industry and its key construction sector partner are at a crossroads, balancing economic pressures with regulatory demands, in a simultaneous push for growth and sustainability. Recent developments highlight the complex landscape facing manufacturers, regulators and consumers alike in Africa’s most populous country (with 230 million people). …

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BIRLA CELLULOSE BOOSTS TRACEABILITY WITH GREENTRACK PLATFORM IMPROVEMENTS



India’s Birla Cellulose, a global leader in supplying viscose staple fibre (VSF), is soon to launch an upgraded version of its popular traceability tracking platform, GreenTrack, the company has told Textile 4.0. GreenTrack 2.0 will, among other features, help partner textile brands measure the quantity of fibre used at each stage of their value chain.…

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CHINESE PAINT MAJORS LOOK TO DOMESTIC CONSUMER SALES AS COMMERCAL REAL ESTATE SLUMPS



China’s paint and coatings companies are struggling to make headway in a tough domestic real estate market, even though medium-term forecasts remain positive. In the first six months of 2024, the value of real estate sales fell by 26.4% year-on-year. The average prices of deals struck dropped 7%, according to the China Real Estate Information Corp which bases its data on the country’s 100 largest real estate developers.…

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