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Last week, a bill was put before the House of Representatives that would ban animal testing of industrial chemicals intended solely for use in cosmetics.

• Cosmetics
• Test

In a Q&A session conducted at Americhem, a global organisation that delivers custom colour and additive solutions for customers seeking superior performance and batch-to-batch consistency for their polymer products based in the US...

• Pigment
• Coating

Initially, chromium, lead, and other heavy metals were employed in automotive coatings. The use of toxic chemicals and compounds is prohibited due to introduction of several environmental regulations, leading to use of water-based paints and coatings...

• OEM
• Coating

Amongst these continental Water-Soluble Wall Space Paint market, the report focuses on Water-Soluble Wall Space Paint market by countries like United States Water-Soluble Wall Space Paint market...

• Paint
• Coating

The American Chemistry Council's Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) shows that global chemicals production rose 0.1 percent in April, after a revised flat performance in March, as measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis.

• Chemicals
• Middle East

The EU is looking at importing propylene from the US amid supply shortages in Europe resulting from outages in the region, market sources said Friday.

• US
• EU
• Propylene

The early arrival of monsoon rains has prompted many Indian cotton millers and traders to cancel or settle their import contracts, with expectations mounting that the South Asian nation would have a bumper crop of the textile ...

• Cotton
• Import

Prominent textile and apparel industry bodies have welcomed the rates announced for the industry by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council. The single tax is to be rolled out pan India from July 1.

• Cotton
• Textile

Scientists have discovered how a group of chemicals in everything from shampoo to booze can cause cancer.

• Chemical
• personal care

In November 2014, Berkeley, Calif., passed the first significant tax on sugary drinks in the U.S. The facts are in, and it’s working.

• Sweetener
• Soda

Titanium dioxide is a naturally occurring mineral, whose chemical formula is TiO2.

• Titanium
• Dioxide
• Coating

New York City is finding itself in a civil war over expanded polystyrene food service packaging.

• EPS

An experimental cancer medicine called larotrectinib has shown promise in treating a diverse range of cancers in people young and old, researchers said at a major cancer conference in the United States.

• Cancer
• Medicine

The Urumqi International Textile and Clothing Trade Center launched its first project, Xinjiang Tongchuang City, on May 19.

• Textile
• Project

The 18th edition of YiwuTex to be held soon in China with the aim to help garment manufacturers to enhance productivity and save cost, the “Functional Knitting Machinery Zone” will gather top-notch knitting...

• Textile
• China

The range produced by Dewit includes screw, tamper-evident and child-resistant closures, as well as handles for large containers.

• Plastics

Global premium tyre makers continue to lead tyres & accessories annual ranking of the leading tyre manufacturers as reported by Tyrepress.

• Global
• top
• 20
• Tyre

One of the national government’s positive missions has been to grow the food that we need in Sri Lanka instead of busting up millions of dollars to import junk food or processed rubbish.

• Chemical
• Food
• Junk

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approach for assessing substances found in food intended for infants younger than 16 has been updated to take into account for newborns’ unique diets.

• Food
• Newborn

For the seventh consecutive year, Axalta Coating Systems has taken part in a 1,000km bike ride to raise money for Kom op tegen Kanker (KOTK), a leading Belgian cancer charity.

• Coating
• Axalta