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Of all the countries that made up the old Soviet Union, the central Asian republics have proved the slowest to open up to the outside world. For the personal care product industry, this represents opportunities, but also significant hurdles and barriers.…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) health and food safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis called yesterday (March 23) for solidarity between EU countries in dealing with the Russian ban on exports of EU pig and food products.
“We cannot accept any situation under which different conditions might apply to different member states,” the Commissioner told the European Parliament’s agriculture committee yesterday evening in Brussels.…

The European Commission unveiled its long-anticipated new energy strategy on February 25, heralding the creation of an ‘Energy Union’, with a proposed influential European Union (EU) electricity regulator. The announcement also outlined how the European Commission wants to achieve the European Council goal set last of October (2014) for all member states to have interconnection capacity, enabling the export of at least 10% of their domestically-produced electricity.…

There were high hopes that Egypt was embarking on a new clean financial era following mass protests in January 2011 that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Popular calls for an end to the corruption and cronyism that had characterised Mubarak’s 30 year rule appeared to be heeded.…

EGYPT’S USD1.23 billion oils and fats market has still to recover from the country’s post-revolutionary environment following the January 2011 uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Since then, Egypt’s economy has been on a downward trajectory, affecting consumer demand across the board.…

THE TRADE agreement currently being negotiated between the European Union (EU) and the USA could bring significant opportunities for paint machinery manufacturers if the two parties agree to align their technical standards.
The European Commission, which is negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on behalf of the EU, has said it would like to close the gap between the two sides regarding technical regulations affecting the marketing, use and conformity assessment of machinery, as well as electrical and electronic products.…

A senior Russia textile industry analyst has claimed that the country’s textile market will face a significant decline this year, due to Russia’s ongoing economic crisis and the devaluation of national currency. With western sanctions and oil and gas prices still low, the industry’s prospects are gloomy, according to Anna Lebsak-Kleimans, CEO of the Fashion Consulting Group, one of Russia’s leading advisory agencies for the textile and fashion sector.…

THE RUSSIAN government and the country’s textile industry will establish a Council for the Development of the Textile Industry, a private-public industry group charged with growing the sector. This initiative, announced on February 21, will involve leading Russian textile producers, including the BTK Group Co and the Tchaikovsky Textile Company.…

WHILST India is far from being a centre of sun-worshipping hedonism, the country’s fast growing young consumer market is increasingly aware and willing to use sun-care products. Younger middle class consumers are combining a long-standing cultural preference for lighter skins with growing health awareness and a desire to spend more leisure time in the sun, even if (usually) fully-clothed.…

SOUTH Korea’s personal care product industry is credited with developing the sheet mask, a facial covering made from microfiber, paper or hydrogel, impregnated with skincare products – and this delivery method is still popular with Korean consumers.
Indeed, in South Korea, spending on sheet masks grew 11.6% in 2014 to South Korean Won KRW80 billion (USD72.34 million), following a 9.3% decrease in spending in 2013.…