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THE NONWOVENS market in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is increasingly important to the global nonwovens industry, with rising consumer demand being generated by middle classes that are growing in size. Countries in the region are also comparatively young, with high birth rates, boosting demand for diapers and wipes.…

THE MEXICAN government needs to take a more proactive and comprehensive approach to fighting money laundering (ML), the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has concluded, moving on from the reactive approach it has undertaken in the past.

Noting the major ML risk faced by Mexico, given its potent illicit drug trade, the global anti-money laundering (AML) body has called on the country to step up its fight against the movement and hiding of narcotics sales proceeds.…

EUROPEAN non-ferrous metal industry association Eurometaux has welcomed the release of new details of European Union (EU) controls of the dumping of cheap metal and ore on EU markets.  “We commend EU institutions for reaching a long-awaited agreement on trade defence modernisation,” European non-ferrous metals association Eurometaux director general Guy Thiran told Metal Bulletin.…

HOW will the Indian food industry evolve in the next decade? If the last decade was about India opening up to the global palate, the next decade is definitely about health and wellness, industry executives said at the India Food Forum 2018, held at Mumbai from January 17 to 19.…

High on the agenda of Dr Oetker India managing director and chief executive officer Oliver Mirza is making India a major production hub, not just for manufacturing packaged foods scoring sales in India’s growing markets, but also for exports.

In a wide-ranging interview with just-food on the sidelines of the India Food Forum, staged in Mumbai last month (January 17-19), Mirza said that by 2020, Dr Oetker India was targeting sales of Indian Rupees INR10 billion (USD155 million) of which its sub-brand FunFoods will account for INR5 billion (USD 77.50 million).…

THE CONCEPT of building circular runways with a slight camber to keep planes on the ground as they land and take-off, has received significant attention, but is the idea a practical solution to airport capacity problems? Practical tests on the idea are being discussed, with their use for drones rather than piloted planes maybe being the focus of initial assessments and prototypes.…

DEFERRED Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), that allow companies and individuals that admit to wrongdoing and cooperate with investigators to pay a fine and avoid prosecution, are becoming increasingly common worldwide. Enabling wrongdoers to avoid being debarred from bidding for many contracts and providing law enforcers with a commitment that companies and individual fraudsters will avoid fraud in future, DPAs offer benefits for police and suspects.…

TARGETING online fraud as businesses, government and consumers increasingly conduct business and transactions via the Internet is an increasing priority for anti-fraud technology providers.

Real-time identification of potential frauds is a key focus of new systems developed and released in the past year.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has released its long-awaited plastics strategy, which – claims the European Union (EU) executive, will “transform the way products are designed, produced, used and recycled in the EU”. 

Brussels has now declared (on January 16) that it wants to ensure that all plastics packaging put on the EU market will be recyclable by 2030; the consumption of single-use plastics will be reduced; and the intentional use of microplastics – plastic particles smaller than 5mm, for example microbeads in exfoliating products – will be restricted.…

WHILE Israel maybe developing its own gas resources, its need to import energy supplies has always been a source of strategic vulnerability to a country with often hostile neighbours. As a result, the Israeli government has long understood the benefits of energy efficiency, which has become increasing priority for other developed economies, notably in Europe.…