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Insightfree10 Jan 2019As Britain struggles with how it will exit the EU, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been preparing Brexit contingency plans for when the UK departs the block
Hero Wipes, a leader in protective wipes for first responders, has recently announced the results from additional lab testing of the Hero Wipes product.
Rockline Industries, a leading manufacturer in coffee filters and wet wipes, has published its 10th Annual Sustainability Report.
At the end of last year (18 December) the European Commission published Regulation 2018/2015, which amends the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Annex XVII entry 51 related to certain phthalates including bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP).
Insightfree8 Jan 2019Pakistan’s textile sector, encouraged by the new government’s reforms to gas pricing, is now seeking exemptions from duties and taxes on imports of raw materials – and requesting the long-awaited release of refunds by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
Insightfree8 Jan 2019Drawing inspiration from the sustainable fabric-making methods of Indonesia’s Baduy tribal community, who live in a remote region of Java, a high-profile Indonesian textile designer has commercialised these textiles to create runway fashion for a global audience
Insight8 Jan 2019Bursa Textile Days 2018, which is the first event of its kind to focus on the future of the Turkish textile industry and its journey towards Industry 4.0, was hosted by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey’s Bursa Test and Analysis Laboratory (TUBITAK BUTAL), Bursa Technical University and the Bursa Chamber of Textile Engineers in December.
Prices7 Jan 2019The European shipping market may see a more positive year in 2019 amid changes in fleet size and shifts in demand, although ongoing political tensions, growing participation from Russia and looming regulatory change for 2020 may prompt uncertainty in couple of years
