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Regulations requiring import containers from 40 countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa to be treated to prevent the migration of Khapra beetles into Australia will be enforced from today.

Certain containers from 40 designated countries, listed by Australia’s Department for Agriculture, Water and ...

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  • Jason Cook

    July 12, 2021 at 3:28 pm

    There is a massive opportunity globally to offer Fumigation services of containers destined to Australia. Currently in the US, EcoLab has a near monopoly on this space and is running away from the others.

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