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- GVC feedback on Paris talks to ban plastic waste
Five members of the Vinyl Institute of the United States represented SAVA and fellow members of the Global Vinyl Council at the United Nations negotiations on a binding global agreement on plastic waste last week. During ten days in France, the PVC team met with more than 50 national delegations, trade associations, al ...moreBata appointments
Durban, KZN, SA – Bata Group has made several appointments.Bata South Africa's finance director of 2 years, Saket Mohta, has been promoted to regional finance director - Africa and Middle East Region for Bata Group, and is succeeded by Denise Moodley as the first woman FD at Bata SA.Bata SA country manager, Michael Wyatt, said of Mo ...moreFootwear, leather goods will mostly NOT be duty free from Africa – for nowWith little fanfare, SAFLIA, the DTIC and the unions have managed to persuade the SA Government to keep most footwear and leather goods tariff lines out of the soon-to-be-implemented African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which will see most products traded duty free between African countries.So far.AfCFTA’s aim is to create ...moreTraditional retail making a comeback at the expense of DTC, says Wall Street JournalThe wheel is undoubtedly turning – things that were shunned as out-of-date, like bricks-and-mortar stores – are making a comeback. It appears some of the gloss has gone out of direct-to-consumer, too.On 19 June, under the headline, Brands Wanted to Cut Out Stores. Not Anymore, The Wall Street Journal wrote that brands, from st ...moreSACU members sign agreement to ease imports and exportsJohannesburg, Gauteng, SA (31 May 2023) – Accredited traders in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa will benefit from lower trade costs and quicker turn-around times for imports and exports, because of a Mutual Recognition Arrangement signed today by the five Member States of the Southern African Customs Union (SAC ...moreInclusivity tested: Major retailer faces backlash, removes LGBTQ merchandiseUSA Newspapers were abuzz on May 23, 2023, when reports surfaced that Target, a prominent retailer, promptly removed certain LGBTQ merchandise from its stores due to significant customer backlash. Target had previously introduced its Pride Collection, an initiative aimed at celebrating inclusivity. However, confrontations between customer ...morePVC industry fights to avoid global banThis is the era of environmentalism – the vital, the misguided, the rational, the emotional, but overall, the way the world must go. Domestic markets in poor countries are sheltered to some extent because for them, price is the main determinant. But when they become exporters, they must follow the rules of their target nations.Two p ...morePremière Vision: Following new rulesParis, France - This July 4, 5 & 6, Première Vision Paris will open its doors on an edition that's been redesigned to meet the challenges of the sector's transformation, driven by the transition to sustainability, regulatory changes, the impact of the pandemic on clothing consumption, the implications of the geopolitical crisis ...moreSGS expands network of ZDHC Foundation approved softlines labsSGS’s softlines laboratories in Hong Kong and Istanbul have been approved by the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation to operate as ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) certification bodies for conformance to Levels 1, 2 and 3 of MRSL V3.1.The number of SGS’s ZDHC approved facilities has now ...moreMicroban develops metal-free anti-microbial technologyMicroban International – which develops antimicrobial technology, odour control and surface disinfection solutions – has brought novel metal-free technologies with more friendly toxicity profiles to market.Its latest solutions include: LapisShield, which offers easy to incorporate antimicrobial functionality for water-based ...moreRetirement: Terry Holton, ACA Threads ‘Do what you love, and you’ll never have to work’Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA - Having reached the age of 71years, the time has come for me to hang up my work clothes and hand over to younger blood.I was born in Johannesburg on 14 June 1952 and lived in the Florida area and West Rand until 2011 and then moved to Randpark Ridge.Matriculated at Florida Park High School in 1969.I worked in th ...moreSA footwear & accessories trade statistics for April 2023Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (28 April 2023) – Source: SARS.Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)Cumulative tradeTrade balance R'm (4 295 013 403)Ratio (exports/imports) 0.23Monthly tradeTrade balance R'm (837 219 286)Ratio (exports/imports) 0.30ExportsMonth % of total 0.22Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 024 735 317Cumulative 2 ...moreBIOGENIC LEATHER
Plastics – including ‘vegan leather’ – have handed leather a free pass to win hearts and minds in the battle to curtail old, bad, carbon. ...moreSustainability: Adapting to a changing world
On 15 and 16 May, Northampton University held its inaugural Sustainability Summit with the central theme of “Adapting to a changing world – addressing our shared sustainability challenges”.The 2-day event, which was held at the University’s Waterside Campus, brought together representatives from local, national and ...moreGovernment grants for renewable energy can ease the burden of CESAR and the Department of Labour’s crackdown on South African farmers
Alberton, Gauteng, SA (01 June 2023) - Until recently, the agricultural sector of South Africa had a lower prescribed minimum wage than the National Minimum Wage (NMW), which was gradually increased to align with the National Minimum Wage. Now, agricultural workers qualify for the national minimum wage rate of R25.42 per hour, which means ...moreNo respite for farmers as debt servicing costs escalate following another 50-basis points hikeJohannesburg, Gauteng, SA (26 May 2023) – The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced another 50-basis points interest rate hike thus bringing the repurchase rate to over a decade high of 8.25%. The prime rate thus moved higher by 0.50% effective from the 26th of May 2023.Unrepentant inflationary pressures emanating from elevat ...moreNampo is not just an event, it contributes to the success of agricultureJohannesburg, Gauteng, SA (29 May 2023) – Some people might think the agricultural industry is a struggling industry when you listen to commentary on public platforms. However, when you visit an event like Nampo, one gets another view – a much more positive view. The official numbers, as reported by Stats SA, still show that t ...moreSA hides, skins and leather trade statistics for April 2023Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (31 May 2023) – Source: SARS.Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)Cumulative tradeTrade balance R'm (73 218 433)Ratio (exports/imports) 0.95Monthly tradeTrade balance R'm 51 852 637Ratio (exports/imports) 1.15ExportsMonth % of total 0.24Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 296 194 167Cumulative 2023 (R'm ...moreFurniture leather: Hannitan’s Atlantis plant to be called…Hannitan AtlantisSprings, Gauteng, SA – Further to the article in the 05 June issue of the S&V Weekly Newsletter, Hannitan’s new crusting plant, which is planned to open in Atlantis, outside Cape Town, in August, will trade as Hannitan Atlantis.Hannitan makes mainly leather for furniture upholstery.It will process around 1 000 wet blu ...moreLeather furniture market: ‘Not as bad as you might think’Cape Town, W. Cape, SA – “The question is: If a consumer has R50 000 to spend right now, will he spend it on a leather suite or on an inverter? It’s something of a no-brainer,” said Leather Link’s Hugo Zuanni, in response to a query on the state of the leather furniture market.Leather Link is an agent, i ...more© S&V Publications
