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Wool represents luxury in China, with most Chinese seeing wool as a superior fibre, so investment into wool research and development is a sensible approach for companies such as the Sunshine Group, headquartered in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province.

The company, one of the world’s largest wool production enterprises, aims to bring wool to perfection from its location north of Shanghai.…

USA coatings manufacturers are innovating hard to maintain their global competitive edge in smart products, with companies developing products that change colour with the seasons, absorb odours and toxins, and respond to humidity, pH and other environmental stimuli.

“Smart coatings are all about stimulus and response,” said Dr Jamil Baghdachi, professor of polymer technology at Eastern Michigan University.…

KENYA has long been regarded as east Africa’s economic powerhouse, with residential and industrial construction boosting sales of paints and coatings – and for now there seems to be no halt in this progress. Indeed, the last World Bank assessment of growth in this 45 million people country was that GDP rose by 5.6% in 2015.…

Argentina’s centre-right government has said that it is determined to remove money laundering and dirty money in the country, having assumed office in December 2015, but Argentina’s highly combative politics makes this a complex task. The new administration of President Mauricio Macri has accused its centre-left predecessor, led by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of failing to effectively fight money laundering in Argentina, indeed levelling charges that this former government was itself deeply corrupt.…

Fresh from their disappointment in seeing the tariff reductions contained in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) go down to official defeat with a January 23 executive action by President Donald Trump, the US apparel and footwear sector is bracing itself for even greater cost increases to come.…

One month after staunch free-trade opponent Donald Trump became US President there are many policy decisions still to be confirmed and clarified to get a full idea of the impact his presidency will have on the trade in technical textiles. His accession comes during an unstable time for international trade – it is arguably even less clear how the UK’s planned exit from the EU will work out for the sector.…

The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is renewing a series of temporary Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) to target potential money launderers using property to hide ill gotten gains. The orders force title insurance firms to identify beneficial owners of high-end cash property deals in six city areas.…

KEY MESSAGES

*The nuclear industry has an ageing staff and needs to recruit new professionals as they retire

*Its strong health and retirement benefits packages could help it attract the new staff it needs

*The nuclear industry outside north America has a strong expat component, making it easier for recruit staff from abroad

INTRODUCTION

The nuclear industry sector is facing some significant human resources challenges, but new research carried out by Airswift and Energy Jobline indicates that the nuclear sector can still compete for talent.…

THE FUTURE Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU) must ensure a fair price for primary producers, dairy experts told Dairy Industry International in initial comments following the European Commission’s launch of a 13-week public consultation on modernising and simplifying the CAP.…

Natural gas, including its liquefied form LNG, can be the long-term growth story among fossil fuels but needs to withstand stiff challenges

The naming ceremony in February 2017 for offshore facilities for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas project in Australia was another milestone in the huge wave of investment in LNG production capacity globally in recent years.…