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REFORMS now under discussion for European Union (EU) dairy subsidies and controls under the EU’s Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) must keep the internal market intact, dairy industry experts have told Dairy Industries International. Their comments follow the European Parliament giving a ‘first reading’ vote in principle on December 12, to EU agricultural financial spending rules within a so-called ‘omnibus’ finance regulation.…

WITH average annual mean wind speeds exceeding 10 metres-per-second (m/s), the islands off Scotland’s north and north-west coast offer a unique opportunity for developers to reap offshore-type wind yields on onshore sites. Combined, Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles) host nearly a gigawatt of fully consented, but as yet mainly unbuilt, wind farms, to be owned by the local community and generators including SSE and EDF.…

INTERNATIONAL specialists in exchanging aviation systems data are highlighting for the need for developing a comprehensive global guideline for rolling out SWIM (system wide information management), an international ATC conference has been told. Speaking to this week’s (December 11-15) GANIS (Global Air Navigation Industry Symposium) at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) headquarters in Montréal, Canada, Alexander Pufahl, ICAO’s information management technical officer, declared: “It has to be a global system.…

ANTI-MONEY laundering is at the core of a new UK anti-corruption strategy for the next five years (to 2022), which was published on Monday (Dec 11).

The detailed strategy includes creating a new Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS), hosted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).…

THE POPULARITY of soft merino wool in China is growing, with this demand offering Australian wool exporters a potential export bonanza, until – and if – Chinese wool growers develop their own merino supplies.

But for the time being, say Australian and Chinese merino experts, efforts to develop Chinese merino production remains stuck in laboratories, with Chinese consumers mistrustful of the quality of China-made wool.…

AS much as USD200 million is to be invested by the Russian government in the local manufacture of raw materials used by the domestic textile industry over the next two years (2018-19).

Funds will be allocated to boost production of cotton, flax and wool in specific areas across the country, thus allowing for the reduction of imports of such products by between 25% and 30% as early as next year, said Russia’s minister of industry and trade, Denis Manturov.…

PERSONAL care product packagers are taking increasing care over the design and development of secondary packaging, noting that this can impart brand value, just in the same way as the elegant primary packaging that has always been part of the personal care product experience.…

Two new cosmetics houses which each claim to be ‘disrupting’ the industry in their approach as start-ups follow diametrically opposed business models with both claiming their version is the key to their success.

While one, Deciem, based in Toronto, Canada, keeps all stages of development and production in-house, Be For Beauty, from Nottingham, UK, claims business is better when outsourcing key elements such as manufacturing to specialists in the field.…

SUB-SAHARAN Africa continues to grow as a key market for personal care product brands, with enlarging middle classes providing more spending power – however, the region’s most mature market – South Africa – has been experiencing some stagnation.

The rest of the region still is performing as emerging markets should – with growing sales, even when uneven across categories, giving brands much hope for the future.…

Consumers in the home of cosmetics, France, appear to be combining the long-established traditions of French-made products with the ultra-modern twist of Korea-inspired ‘K-beauty’ items in their latest personal care trends.

Traditionally, mention France and cosmetics in the same breath and an image of class and sophistication is brought to mind.…