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BANGLADESH’S FINISHING SECTOR SPREADS WINGS
Against the backdrop of a still growing apparel manufacturing industry, with a diversifying export portfolio and a billion-dollar local apparel market, the Bangladesh textile chemical industry is thriving. Indeed, locally-owned and international companies in this south Asian outsourcing hub are increasingly setting up plants to reduce their import-dependence for finishing chemicals.…
GENERATIVE AI OFFERS CAN SECTOR SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS, BUT CARE IS NEEDED IN ROLL-OUT
The benefits of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) within the canned products industry are well accepted, from the deployment of robotic arms to move products on and off canning lines and pack cases, to AI solutions designed for predictive maintenance in canning factories.…
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PUSH DELIVERY OF UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Higher education students worldwide have been pushing solutions to target the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), a Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) global forum https://sdgs.un.org/HESI in New York heard yesterday (July 17).
Veronica Dzeagu, chief technical officer, All-Africa Students Union (https://aasuonline.org/…
ASIA PACIFIC PAINT AND COATING MARKET PROJECTS GROWTH, PAINT BRAND SWITCHING ROLES TO SOLUTION PROVIDER
The bounce back from Covid-19 lockdowns to the key south-east Asian economies of Malaysia and Singapore have seen robust growth in both countries, boosting paint and coatings sales, although the Malaysian market has some fragility this year.
Economic growth in both ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members have been robust with data from the World Bank showing Malaysia’s GDP expanding from USD337.34 billion in 2020 to USD406.31 in 2022 (1) – its population being 33.5 million people.…
THAILAND PAINT SECTOR FACES EXPORT DECLINE BUT INDUSTRY STEADY AS ECONOMY GAINS TRACTION
The Thailand paint and coatings sector is expanding faster than general economic growth in Thailand, expanding sales as the country transitions from military-dominated to democratic rule.
This southeast Asian powerhouse economy is projected to grow GDP by 3.9% in 2023, up from 2.6% last year due to stronger-than-expected export demand from China, Europe, and the United States, according to the World Bank (1).…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – ASPARTAME IS POSSIBLE CARCINOGEN, SAYS WHO
Major non-sugar sweetener aspartame has been classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) joint expert committee on food additives (JECFA).…

THAILAND PAINT SECTOR FACES EXPORT DECLINE BUT INDUSTRY STEADY AS ECONOMY GAINS TRACTION
This southeast Asian powerhouse economy is projected to grow GDP by 3.9% in 2023, up from 2.6% last year due to stronger-than-expected export demand from China, Europe, and the United States, according to the World Bank (1).
Thailand’s ministry of commerce has maintained a targeted year-on-year growth for exports this year of 1%-2%, after a 5.5% gain in 2022 (2).…
FOR CHINA’S SPORTWEAR-MAKERS, IT’S DOMESTIC BOOM AND EXPORT DOLDRUMS
China’s sportswear brands have witnessed significant growth in sales during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially on domestic markets where consumers have embraced athleisure trends. Prominent examples include Beijing-based Li-Ning and Jinjiang-based Anta, which reported Chinese Yuan Renminbi-denominated sales growth of 14.3% (1) and 15.5% (2) respectively in 2022.…
UKRAINIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY SOLDIERS ON DESPITE RUSSIAN ATTACK
Ukraine’s automotive assembly, parts and sales sectors are continuing to operate, despite the ongoing Russian invasion, which as of June 19 killed 9,083 civilians (UN figures) and crippled Ukrainian manufacturing.
The country was once an automotive powerhouse within the Soviet Union, producing large volumes of ZAZ and LAZ vehicles.…
ACADEMICS REQUEST QUALITY OVER QUANTITY IN HE IN GUINEA-BISSAU
National and international academics warned Guinea-Bissau that the expansion of its higher education must not sacrifice quality and relevance, so academics and students are better able to meet the needs of one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries.
Guinea-Bissau is “one of the most coup-prone and politically unstable countries in the world”, according to the World Bank, which noted it had USD2,200 gross domestic income per head in 2022.…