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TURKEY’S automotive manufacturing sector is thriving, despite the political turmoil suffered by its home country political instability and war in neighboring countries, with the industry predicting an increase in exports this year.

According to data from the country’s Automotive Industry Association (OSD – Otomotiv Sanayii Derneği), of the USD142.6 billion dollars’ worth of goods and services exported by Turkey in 2016, around USD24.25 billion’s worth of these were manufactured by the Turkish automotive sector.…

AUTOMOTIVE parts and vehicles have become the second most dangerous category of goods in the European Union (EU) in 2016, according to the most recent annual report of the EU’s ‘Rapid Alert System for non-food dangerous products’, or RAPEX.

The system routes safety alerts about consumer products within the 28 member states of the EU.…

Professor Mohamed Ahmed Jimale, Rector of the Somali National University (SNU), hopes his work will enable poorer Somalis to attain the kind of education that launched him on his career.

Speaking to University World News, Mr Jimale recalled how he graduated from SNU faculty of veterinary in 1983, then becoming a lecturer in the same department, in the years before the 1991 collapse of the Somali government in the midst of civil war.…

The Summer Spring 2018 collection from Aditya Birla Group showcased at Premiere Vision in Paris in January earlier this year, was a vivid combination of high quality fabrics, blends, textures, distinct functionalities and varied hues.

The collection titled ‘Metanoia’ refers to the journey of a consumer’s mind, heart, self or way of life.…

GERMANY’S paint and coatings companies, backed by the country’s formidable research organisation the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM), are pushing forward with developing innovative environment-friendly products. They are developing water-based protective coatings, sustainable coatings, biocide-substituting microbial protection and radiation curing, among other initiatives in the search to develop new products. …

EUROPEAN Union (EU)-funded researchers have developed an innovative aluminium-based coating designed to offer environment-friendly protection to offshore energy installations.

The coating, developed by the EUR1.3 million ACORN project is now being commercialised for clients in the offshore oil rigs, wave and tidal energy plant or wind farms sectors.…

THE MARKET for nonwovens for the automotive industry is forecast to continue to grow with China being the driving force, but clever producers will diversify their product lines to include filters, experts at a Nonwovens for High-performance Applications conference in Prague, have heard.…

A MALAYSIAN government scheme encouraging foreign investors to buy property in Malaysia may have led to thousands of Bangladeshis breaching their country’s strict capital control restrictions.

A total of 3,493 Bangladeshis has participated in the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) long-term residency programme since 2003, according to statistics updated in December (2016) – 10.7% of all investors taking part worldwide.…

AN APPRECIATION of interior design along with environmental concerns appear to be driving innovation when it comes to the colouring of nonwovens.

Often used in functional or ‘behind the scenes’ capacities in industrial applications, colour is not always top of the list when consideration is given to nonwovens finishing processes.…

THE DE-RISKING by major banks through cancelling correspondent banking relationships (CBRs) has started to raise such alarm that anti-money laundering institutions are starting to advise against such caution.

“There has been international pressure to make banks think twice about turning down customers and not just have blanket bans  on certain jurisdictions  or certain types of institutions,” said Sarah Ouarbya,  partner in Mazars, one of the UK’s largest accountancy firms and an international  specialist in audit, tax and advisory services.…