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THE EUROPEAN textile finishing sector is welcoming the approval by the European Parliament of a binding workplace limit saying that workers using dyes should not breathe air with more than 0.005 mg/m3 (milligrams per cubic metre) of chromium (VI) compounds – mineral-based chemicals widely used in the textile, dyeing and finishing industries.…

HONG Kong regulators have laid down binding rules on financial institutions insisting that they practice effective cybersecurity management. The special administrative region’s (SAR) Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued ‘Guidelines for Reducing and Mitigating Hacking Risks Associated with Internet Trading’ requiring all licensed or registered internet traders to implement 20 steps to reduce cyber-attack vulnerabilities.…

MORE than half of current jobs in Malaysia could either disappear totally or see their nature “considerably change” over the next two decades due to advancements in automation, according to a new report.

And businesses will have to work with education providers to ensure relevant skillsets are taught to bridge the employability gap, human resources experts warned.…

IT has now been six years since the German entrepreneur Anke Domaske has been turning waste cow milk into dresses. Her business, QMILK, is based on manufacturing textile fibre from milk protein, casein, transforming raw milk that while not suitable for human consumption, is also “100% natural and from verified suppliers.”…

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned of the major impact on British meat and livestock industry-related chemical manufacturers and their trading partners in Europe, should the UK push ahead with quitting the European Union (EU) as planned, on March 29, 2019.…

TECHNICAL textile brands are only too aware of the reputational risks posed by consumers purchasing performance clothing and gear to protect them from the elements in the great outdoors, whose manufacturing chemicals and processes are actually damaging the planet.

Environmentally harmful chemicals have been a mainstay in producing the highest quality durable water repellent (DWR) for outerwear, footwear and kit – including backpacks, tents and sleeping bags – with manufacturers apparently putting profits from this lucrative, burgeoning market ahead of ‘green’ credentials.…

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned of the major impact on British and other European Union (EU) clothing companies, especially brands with integrated upstream fabric and finishing units, should the UK push ahead with quitting the European Union (EU) as planned, on March 29, 2019.…

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned of the major impact on British and other European Union (EU) knitwear companies, especially brands with integrated upstream fabric and finishing units, should the UK quit the EU as planned, on March 29, 2019.…

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned of the major impact on British minerals sector chemical suppliers and their trading partners in Europe, should the UK push ahead with quitting the European Union (EU) as planned, on March 29, 2019.

It has released a database seeking to advise chemical producers of how their legal obligations will change.…

IT is no surprise that Singapore has a significant exposure to money laundering and terrorist finance. It is one of the world’s largest financial centres, a major free-trade hub and has neighbours where corruption and Islamic extremist insurgent groups remain are real threats.…