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GARMENT exporting outsourcing centre Cambodia relies on overseas laboratories for the bulk of its textile testing because it lacks local facilities, meaning there is a significant potential to develop such locally-based services, experts have told WTiN.com.

Most of Cambodia’s textile testing is undertaken in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and China because the handful of local laboratories’ capability to handle “restricted substances testing is very limited” while others lack the capacity to handle big orders, said Ms Kris Wan, senior manager of the global softlines development office of SGS Consumer Testing Services, in Hong Kong.…

South Korea is a society that values image and status. It is said that looking good is a sign of your respect towards others. Men and women of all ages in the country typically place great emphasis upon looks; personal grooming and beauty routines are of utmost importance. …

AS TECHNOLOGICAL security features in cosmetics and personal care products packaging become increasingly sophisticated and harder to beat, they will offer more intelligent and multi-functional security. From authentication, to tracking and tracing products during distribution, and preventing and detecting tampering, these systems help brands access their global distribution network, ensuring products move smoothly from production to consumer.…

A move by China this summer to drop the requirement for compulsory testing of some types of cosmetics has been applauded by animal rights activists in Beijing. “China is become more caring for animals…it shows that officials also have dogs and cats,” said Wang Ping, the head of the Tuanjiehu branch of the Small Animals Protection Association, an increasingly active, government-sanctioned national movement for animal rights.…

WH Group, China’s largest pork company and a major shareholder in Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co, Ltd, which acquired Smithfield Foods for USD7.1 billion in 2013, has successfully floated on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx).

WH Group offered a total of 256,740,000 shares or 10% of its Global Offering on the main board of HKEx at a price of HKD6.20 (USD0.80) per share, according to the company’s August 4 communiqué.…

“Life used to be a lot easier,” grumbles a stressed out executive from Sinopec slouched in his chair at an outlet of Costa Coffee in Chaoyangmen, central Beijing. Over cold latte, the middle-aged administrator explained how there has been a flurry of activity and uncertainty at China’s leading refiner since the launch earlier this year of Sinopec Marketing Co Ltd.…

THE ASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations – ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) has announced that the ASEAN framework for cross-border offerings of collective investment schemes (CIS) is now operational in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The regulatory system allows fund managers working from these member jurisdictions to offer locally constituted schemes, such as unit trust funds, to retail investors in other member jurisdictions, using a streamlined authorisation process.…

EXHIBITORS at this week’s trade show in Phnom Penh, the Cambodia International Textile & Garment Industry Exhibition, called on the country to diversify into textile manufacturing, knitwear, finishing and other supporting industries.

Cambodia’s USD5.5 billion garment industry is a mainstay of the country’s economy, accounting for some 80% of exports.…

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a thin coating made of nano-particles that when applied to fibres and exposed to sunlight creates charges that cleans them of contamination. Furthermore, they have developed a system allowing these particles to be applied through wet processing, without damaging cashmere’s notoriously delicate structure.…

CHINA’S technical textile sector – producing everything from protective gear for steel workers to materials used in artificial kidneys – has enjoyed strong growth in recent years, and 2013 was no exception. According to the annual report of the Beijing-based China Nonwovens & Industrial Textiles Association (CNITA), the value of the technical textile sector and the fixed asset investments within it grew in 2013 by 12.9% and 28.7% respectively year-on-year.…