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EU MEMBER STATES MULL WATERPROOFING CHEMICAL CONTROLS



ENVIRONMENTAL regulators in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark have requested information about the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including as textile waterproofing agents, as they develop a joint proposal to restrict their use in the European Union (EU), which would be authorised through REACH chemical control system.…

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION CRACKS DOWN ON 5AMLD AND 4AMLD NON COMPLIANCE



The European Commission has launched a series of infringement procedures for shortcomings in national legislation implementing the European Union’s (EU) fourth and fifth anti-money laundering directives (4AMLD and 5AMLD), including one against Britain, even though it left the bloc on January 31 (but remains subject to EU law during a transitional period to December 31. …

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FOOD FRAUD IS BIG CRIMINAL BUSINESS THAT CAN PUT BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS AT RISK



AS online food sales boom to aid self-isolation during the Covid-19 outbreak, the risks of counterfeiting and piracy within the food and drink sectors will become more evident. This comes as regulators are mulling tougher action to fight this commercial crime.…

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IRISH DIPLOMACY WILL WORK HARD TO ENSURE EU TAX RULES REMAIN LIBERAL, NOW BRITAIN HAS LOST ITS SAY



WITH Britain having finally bowed out from the European Union (EU) on January 31, Ireland has lost its allied English-speaking Atlantic-oriented member state, with which it has fought battles within the EU Council of Ministers against proposals for greater harmonisation of EU tax rules.…

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NEW TECH MAY HELP AML PROBES, BUT THEY ALSO INCREASE VULNERABILITIES FOR COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS



 

While new financial technologies and associated developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence offer AML/CFT solutions, anti-money laundering specialists are concerned about new risks being posed by new business and industrial innovations.

Banks are starting to adopt AI-based machine learning, but terrorists and criminals can use technology too: “It is really an AI arms race in financial crime”, said Kamer Yüksel, chief data scientist for Munich-based artificial intelligence start-up hawk:AI’s and author of more than 35 publications on AI.…

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SCIENTISTS WORK HARD TO IMPRIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF OSMOSIS POWER, SEEKING COMMERCIALLY SCALABLE SYSTEMS



In principle, the technology of osmotic power, known widely as ‘blue energy’, has a lot going for it: unlike wind or sunlight, its electricity generating technique of mixing freshwater and saltwater at the mouths of estuaries is constant, with electrically charged salt ions moving from salty seawater to fresh river water.…

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INDONESIAN DAIRY SECTOR GROWING, BUT PRODUCTION CAN’T KEEP UP WITH DEMAND



South-east Asia is not known for a tradition of eating dairy products, but actually consumers in the region’s most populous country Indonesia (population 270 million people) have been eating cheese for more than a century (partly thanks Indonesia’s historic links with the Netherlands) and the country has a thriving domestic dairy industry.…

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POLISH FINISHING SECTOR LOOKS TO DIGITAL PRINTING TECHNOLOGY TO SHARPEN ITS COMPETITITVENESS AS EUROPEAN OUTSOURCING CENTRE



Digital printing is still a relatively new concept to Poland’s traditional fabric finishing sector – but national pride in the country’s well-established textile sector is sparking a desire to modernise so it can maintain its competitive edge. Much of the resulting investment has been focused on local and independent textile printers located throughout the country – but a significant number of these are based in Łódz, central Poland, a key textile manufacturing hub, with the port-town of Gdynia also being home to upgraded finishing plants.…

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DEMAND FOR CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVES INCREASE IN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS



With electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) set to account for an estimated 30% of all vehicle sales worldwide within five years according to investment bank JP Morgan, the demand for conductive adhesives, which can transmit thermal or electrical energy between two surfaces, as an alternative to solder and even wiring is set to soar, according to Lux Research Inc, based in Boston, USA.…

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FIBRE GLASS USES AND RECYCLING BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED AS MANUFACTURERS’ APPRECIATION OF THIS MATERIAL VALUE GROWS



Global production of fibreglass is predicted to soar over the coming decade, as appreciation grows of its utility and cost effectiveness in expanding materials manufacturing sectors.

Driven by a push to increase reliance on renewable energy sources to help tackle the climate crisis, manufacturers of wind turbines are increasingly reliant on glass – and carbon – fibres to produce rotor blades, for instance.…

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