Search Results for: united nations⊂mit=Search

As recycling schemes collecting waste paint become more common worldwide,

innovation within the field is being encouraged and rewarded.

Some manufacturers have developed processes to mix waste products with virgin paint to create reformulated paint for retail. Other organisations are supporting underprivileged community groups with free paint to protect and decorate public buildings.…

The news that major American retailer Barneys New York has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to close all but two stores is yet another warning sign for the industry that brands should not rely upon department stores to sell their product.…

A bipartisan bill has been proposed in the United States Senate to fill what the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has warned is a shortage of nearly 700 agricultural inspectors at ports of entry.

The Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act of 2019, if approved, would authorises the annual hiring by the CBP of 240 agricultural specialists every year until the workforce shortage is filled.…

THE TRADE war between China and the United States is creating additional opportunities for exporters of plastics, plastic products and ingredients in both these key markets, as both sides erect protective tariffs against each other.

In the latest round of duty escalation – while talks to resolve the dispute over American claims of Chinese misconduct regarding intellectual property misappropriation, industrial subsidies and market access stall – duties of 10% are being imposed by the USA on Chinese goods and 10% and 5% by China on US exports.…

THE DIGITAL textile printing industry and market in Colombia is growing at steadfast pace, with local demand propelled by boutique fashion brands and publicity. However, the increased costs and upfront investment involved in creating digital printing means that traditional finishing techniques are still common in this South American manufacturing hub.…

THE AMERICAN dairy industry has been counting the cost of the latest round of tariffs that will be imposed on its exports to China, in the latest round of the ongoing trade war between Beijing and the US administration of President Donald Trump.…

DOING business in many southeast Asian countries is becoming increasingly challenging, with major companies being exposed to increasingly sophisticated financial crime and widespread corruption. Poorna Rodrigo reports.

COMMERCIAL crime in southeast Asia is fuelled by the fact that it contains wealthy and medium-income well-regulated jurisdictions, alongside weakly-regulated, corruption-heavy poorer countries.…

Months after taking the reins as president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Dr Rubana Huq is determined to fulfill her key goal of ensuring the industry effectively monitors its own environmental and health standards.

It is an important job given how the country’s clothing and textile sector has worked to improve a safety reputation battered by the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster.…

THE INTENSIFYING trade war between the USA and China has proved to be an opportunity for some larger Chinese clothing manufacturing firms, some of which had already built capacity overseas, notably in southeast Asia, and Vietnam especially. These companies have been able to adjust to the worsening tariff barriers to the US market for China-sourced exports, whereas smaller companies unable to afford new SE Asia operations have suffered.…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has rationalised its registration of alcoholic drinks that have EU geographical indications (GI), preventing their names from being used by producers, unless the product is made in its home region according to traditional methods. Until now, GI spirits have been logged on a ‘E-Spirit-Drinks’ register, while GI wines have been listed on a separate ‘E-Bacchus’ database.…