Eastman expands capacity to produce Naia™ cellulosic yarn in Spain. Demand for sustainable fibers leads to strong Naia™ growth in textiles segments. To serve rapidly growing customer demand, global specialty materials provider Eastman (NYSE: EMN) is increasing its capacity to produce Naia™ filament yarn at its Barcelona, S.L., site by 30 % by mid-2021 and more than 50 % by the end of 2022. … More Eastman expands capacity to produce Naia™ cellulosic yarn in Spain

Swiss EMPA: Personalised medicine – The simulated patient. Digital twins enable customised medical therapies. Empa researchers have now modelled several hundred such avatars based on real people and treated them experimentally. For the first time, the digital twins received feedback from real patients. … More Swiss EMPA: Personalised medicine – The simulated patient

Record rise in Swiss retail trade in April 2021 – also due to the low pandemic-related figure of the previous year. Turnover adjusted for sales days and holidays rose in the retail sector by 34.8% in nominal terms in April 2021 compared with the previous year. This is the sharpest increase since the start of the time series in January 2000 and is in large part due to the weak April 2020, during which the Covid-19 safety measures came into effect. Seasonally adjusted, nominal turnover fell by 4.3 % compared with the previous month. These are provisional findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). … More Record rise in Swiss retail trade in April 2021 – also due to the low pandemic-related figure of the previous year

Registration to IAF and EURATEX unique double convention is now open. Delegates can choose to register for the IAF’s 36th World Fashion Convention, for EURATEX’s 9th European Textiles and Apparel Convention or for a combination of both, which the organisers of course recommend. The IAF Convention, carrying the theme ‘Transition of the Global Fashion System’ focusses on global industry developments whereas the EURATEX convention, themed “A new paradigm for the European Textiles and Clothing Industry”, has a strong European focus. Therefore, the two conventions are perfectly complementary. … More Registration to IAF and EURATEX unique double convention is now open

New WIPO Online Seminar on the Practical Aspects of the Madrid System for Advanced Users (June 15 and 16, 2021). Registration is now open for two half-days of in-depth training on the Madrid System. This new session is aimed at offering an online option of the in-person practical seminar, which was held in WIPO headquarters in the past and to meet the training needs of advanced users. … More New WIPO Online Seminar on the Practical Aspects of the Madrid System for Advanced Users (June 15 and 16, 2021)

WTO Panels established to review Chinese barley duties, EU palm oil measures. At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on May 28, WTO members agreed to the establishment of two new dispute panels: one at the request of 2021 Australia regarding Chinese anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Australian barley; and the second at the request of Malaysia concerning European Union measures on palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels. … More WTO Panels established to review Chinese barley duties, EU palm oil measures