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08 March 2023

China: the Communist Party will create regulatory bodies to oversee financial sector and all data-related issues

China’s planned bureaucratic overhaul looks set to further entrench Communist Party control. The proposals, which are likely to be rubber-stamped this week, include a new financial regulator, a new nationwide data bureau, and a restructured science and technology ministry that aims to help China “move faster toward greater self-reliance.” [China Revamps Bureaucracy to Boost ... - Bloomberg Law News- Semafor]

23 February 2023

GP Park Sibiu in Romania: Leather goods hub

VGP, a European provider of logistics and semi-industrial real estate, leased a hall of 4,500 sqm in the logistics park VGP Park Sibiu, to Somarest, which operates in the field of leather goods. Spread over an area of 219,000 sqm, with over 93,000 sqm of logistics and industrial spaces, VGP Park Sibiu is located in the center of Romania, in the northern area of Sibiu, with direct access to the highway and just 10 minutes from the International Airport. [[VGP Romania leases 4,500 sqm to leather goods component ... - thediplomat.ro]

03 February 2023

Austrade has signed a MoU with India for vocational education and training programmes

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) has signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Leather Sector Skill Council. The MoU would focus on job roles relating to 3D printing, product design, automation engineering, and computerised stitching machine operations, among others, in the leather industry. [Austrade signs MoU with Leather Sector Skill Council in key ... - chennaipatrika.com]

14 January 2023

Europe’s largest deposits of valuable rare earth elements were discovered in Sweden

Rare earths are a group of 17 metals which are vital in many technologies, notably renewables, computing, and batteries. The European Union imports 98% of its rare earths from China, and demand is expected to increase 400% by 2030. [Seltene Erden in Schweden: Fehlendes Investment in Technologie bremst Abbau aus- chemie.de]

09 January 2023

Change shape at the touch of a button

A single material can replace entire systems of sensors, controllers and actuators. Programmable materials are real shapeshifters. At the push of a button, they change their properties in a controlled and reversible way and adapt autonomously to new circumstances. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Programmable Materials CPM develop these programmable materials and, together with industrial partners, bring them to market maturity. One of the goals is to reduce the use of resources. [Formänderung auf Knopfdruck – chemie.de]

11 November 2022

Running a fashion rental service

Running a fashion rental service isn’t easy, explains Business of Fashion. These companies have all the usual challenges of a retailer — stocking the right inventory at the right price point, marketing and customer service. But they’re also in the business of reverse logistics, the industry term for when a customer sends an item back to the seller. Most retailers try to minimise returns, which are complicated to process and restock; success for a rental service means accepting, cleaning and shipping back out as many items as their warehouses can handle.

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