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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK



A World Bank study released in October revealed that 58% of Indonesian households with visible interior paint still use products containing lead, posing significant health risks, especially to children under five. An estimated 10.2 million young Indonesian children live in homes with lead-based paint, with 14% of them at heightened risk from deteriorating paint conditions, according to the report.…

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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK 

A World Bank study released in October revealed that 58% of Indonesian households with visible interior paint still use products containing lead, posing significant health risks, especially to children under five. An estimated 10.2 million young Indonesian children live in homes with lead-based paint, with 14% of them at heightened risk from deteriorating paint conditions, according to the report.

It said 77% of popular paint brands on sale in Indonesia exceed safe lead levels, contributing to long-term health issues such as reduced IQ, neurological disorders, and cardiovascular problems. 
 
The country’s industry ministry denied the report’s claims, stating that Indonesia’s decorative paints meet national standards, which limit lead content to below 90 parts per million (ppm), in line with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations. 
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CRUEL MYANMAR FRAUDSTERS TORTURE AND KILL TRAFFICKED SCAMMER SLAVES, HUMAN RIGHTS OFFIIALS CLAIM



USA government human rights investigators and human trafficking victims in Myanmar have told Fraud Intelligence of how a lawless town on the border with Thailand has become a forced labour hub, where kidnap victims must take part in phone or cyber scams, or face violence, torture or even death.…

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COMMODITIES FRAUDSTERS TAP TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS POOL FOR THEFTS



With the global commodities market valued at USD121.2 trillion in 2024 and expected to generate USD136.8 trillion in 2029 (1), the scope for fraudsters to make money from this sector is vast. German statistical service Statista notes that commodities sales have latent augmentation, given that it all includes emissions trading systems expanding worldwide, along with energy products, food and drink, precious and industrials metals and more.…

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DESPITE HEADWINDS, VIETNAM’S CAN MANUFACTURING MARKET SET FOR GROWTH



Major emerging markets such as Vietnam are regarded by the west as sourcing hubs for products and packaging, but this south-east Asian country of 100 million people is now a major metal packaging market. According to recent forecasting from India-based market researcher Mordor Intelligence, the Vietnamese metal packaging market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.07% from 2024 through 2029, growing from USD2.11 billion to USD2.45 billion (1).…

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CHINA BEV SUBSIDIES MAY FUEL SHORT-TERM PURCHASES, BUT SALES STAGNATION MAY FOLLOW, SAY EXPERTS



The Chinese government’s renewed efforts to pump prime its domestic battery electric vehicle markets (BEV) might boost already burgeoning sales in the short term, but it may herald a future flatlining of growth, a worrying sign for Chinese OEMs, industry experts have warned Wards Auto.…

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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – CHINA CRITICISES EUROPEAN TITANIUM DIOXIDE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY



The China National Coatings Industry Association has complained that a European Union (EU) anti-dumping investigation into Chinese exports of titanium dioxide have sparked anti-dumping tariff rates far higher than expected. The provisional anti-dumping rates announced by the European Commission in July were 39.7% for the Longbai Group, 14.4% for Anhui Jinxing Titanium Dioxide Group, 35% for other responding companies, and 39.7% for other non-responding companies.…

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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – CHINA CRITICISES EUROPEAN TITANIUM DIOXIDE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY

The China National Coatings Industry Association has complained that a European Union (EU) anti-dumping investigation into Chinese exports of titanium dioxide have sparked anti-dumping tariff rates far higher than expected. The provisional anti-dumping rates announced by the European Commission in July were 39.7% for the Longbai Group, 14.4% for Anhui Jinxing Titanium Dioxide Group, 35% for other responding companies, and 39.7% for other non-responding companies.

The China Coatings Industry Association warned that if this tax rate is implemented, it will seriously affect the exports of Chinese titanium dioxide companies and the future development of the industry. 
 
*The Indonesian Paint Manufacturers Association (APCI – Asosiasi Produsen Cat di Indonesia) has worked with the government to launch a high school programme, promoting and explaining paint technology.  
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CHINESE TEXTILE COMPANIES KEEP EXPANDING GLOBAL FOOTPRINT BUT NOT ALL IS ROSY



As intensifying international trade frictions highlight the need for Chinese textile companies to spread their risk by investing in production capacity within diverse global markets, Chinese textile companies are indeed expanding their global footprint. That includes downstream as well as upstream segments.…

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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – VIETNAM EXPANDS IMPORT SAFETY CONTROLS TO ALL CHEMICAL INPUTS 

Vietnam’s ministry of industry and trade (MOIT) has released a draft amendment to the country’s Law on Chemicals. The draft amendment stipulates that all chemicals, including paint and coating ingredients, must be declared when imported through Vietnam’s National Single Window Information Portal.

Under current regulations, only certain chemicals must be declared when imported, leading to the possibility of many dangerous and toxic chemicals imported into Vietnam. The MOIT explained that this weakness was especially relevant for new chemicals imported into Vietnam for the first time, impeding the government’s ability to update the list of chemicals that must be declared, hindering the identification of new chemicals, needed to apply management and safety procedures. 
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