Consumer Goods & Media

• De La Rue's future in doubt as loan payment deadline looms

  25-Jul-24 - All will hinge on the sale of at least one of its authentication and currency businesses, with negotiations ongoing.

• Authentix buys Nanotech Security assets from Meta Materials

  25-Jul-24 - Authentication tech specialist Nanotech Security Corp was sold to Meta Materials for $73 million just three years ago.

• Oregon police claim to have busted Lego theft scheme

  12-Jul-24 - A raid by the Springfield Police Department recovered Lego toys worth around $200,000 from a shop in Eugene.

• CargoNet says US cargo thefts dip after record Q1 levels

  12-Jul-24 - There were recorded 771 theft incidents in the period, a 33 per cent increase on the same period of 2023.

• US Senate passes anti-counterfeit awareness resolution

  10-Jul-24 - July should be denoted as National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month, says text.

• Fake detergents from Turkiye incinerated in Bulgaria

  03-Jul-24 - More than 58 tonnes of counterfeit laundry powder, dishwashing liquid and shampoo have been destroyed.

• Wisconsin law on fake, unsafe lighters comes into force

  02-Jul-24 - The origin of the legislation is a tragic incident in 2008, where an eight-year-old boy in Pittsville died in a house fire.

• Italian study shows impact of counterfeiting on companies

  26-Jun-24 - Smaller, low-tech companies are found to be most at risk of going out of business due to counterfeiting.

• Amazon files legal action against fake good facilitators

  19-Jun-24 - Lawsuits claim defendants used illicit schemes to counteract processes designed to prevent the listing of counterfeits.

• Laava adds Paul Vitali to its European team

  03-Jun-24 - Vitali, who has been named as Laava's VP of European business development, was previously with VerifyMe.

• De La Rue confirms takeover talks ongoing

  30-May-24 - Could De La Rue’s 200-year position as a UK commercial institution be coming to an end?

• De La Rue gets extended Microsoft contract

  08-Apr-24 - The five-year renewal covers physical and digital technologies used in Microsoft OEM, retail and Xbox products.

• EU adopts new strategy to fight counterfeiting

  22-Mar-24 - Recommendation includes initiatives to curb counterfeiting activities and strengthen intellectual property rights.

• Holography trade body IHMA names new chair

  12-Mar-24 - Dr Mark Deakes will lead the organisation as it pushes developments in new anti-counterfeit technologies.

• UK study reveals impact of Red Sea supply chain disruption

  26-Feb-24 - Disruption caused by attacks on shipping in the region has led to the largest diversion of international trade in decades.

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