by stefanie | Jun 16, 2020 | World Focus
China continues its drive to restrict waste imports like used plastics with further raids and arrests, but COVID-19 throws a curveball. In the latest round of crackdowns on smuggled foreign waste, china.org.cn reports that Chinese customs seized over 1.04...
by stefanie | May 14, 2020 | Around the Industry
According to the latest research from IDC ’s “Annual Tracking Report on China ’s Printing Consumables Market”, China ’s overall printer consumable shipments reached 95.856 million in 2019. Looking at the shipments, 252.739 million were inkjet cartridges and OEM...
by stefanie | May 5, 2020 | World Focus
Armor President, Hubert de Boisredon calls for less dependence on production from China. Armor, the French manufacturer of photo voltaic films, thermal transfer products and the OWA range of office print consumables took to LinkedIn to comment of Europe’s dependence...
by stefanie | Apr 20, 2020 | Around the Industry
Japan has allocated ¥220 billion ($2.2 billion / €2.03 billion) for Japanese companies to shift production to Japan and a further ¥23.5 billion ($239 million / €221 million) to relocate production to other countries. Global supply chains continue to be disrupted by...
by stefanie | Feb 20, 2020 | World Focus
IDC says China’s ICT Market faces both opportunities and challenges amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. The COVID-19 outbreak that began in Wuhan, China late December 2019 has continued to spread, bringing shutdowns in extensive sectors including food...