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NORTH SEA SHIFTS FROM WELL OF OIL AND GAS TO HOME OF DIVERSE GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS



The North Sea, tapped for oil and natural gas I earnest since the 1960s by Britain, Norway, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium – is increasingly being utilised as a site for renewable energy projects, as well as carbon capture and storage.…

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WOMEN EMBEZZLE MORE THAN MEN, SAYS NEW ‘PINK COLLAR’ CRIME RESEARCH



The sentencing of Elizabeth Holmes to 11 years’ jail in Texas last November (2022) for defrauding Theranos investors in a bogus blood test tech swindle is perhaps the highest profile female fraud case in recent years. It is proof that – yes – women as well as men are highly likely to commit financial crime if they have the opportunity.…

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IRELAND’S CAN FILLING SECTORS FACE UP TO MANDATORY RECYCLING REGIMES



A new national mandatory recycling regime announced last November (2022) (1) being introduced by Ireland’s government has local breweries shying away from canned beer formats.

“We wouldn’t consider cans now because the DRS [deposit return scheme] scheme is punitive in its execution,” said Richard Siberry, founder, GM and head brewer of Roscommon-based Black Donkey Brewing, a craft brewer with nationwide sales.…

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DEPOSIT RETURN SYSTEMS KEY TO BOOSTING RECYCABILITY, SAY EUROPEAN CAN EXPERTS



Deposit return systems (DRS) promoted by European Union (EU) regulation are the best way to help EU can manufacturers achieve high recycling and collection of quality materials, EU (European Union) can sector experts told the March 28-30 Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum, in Brussels.  …

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IRELAND’S HIGH WINDS FUEL EXPANDING RENEWABLES SECTOR – BUT WITH TEETHING TROUBLES



 

The high winds buffeting Ireland, blowing in from the Atlantic Ocean, are providing the island country with a solution to ease its reputation as a laggard in climate action policies required by international agreement and European Union (EU) politics. (1) .…

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INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EU-MERCOSUR DEAL MAY BE SEALED IN 2023



The European Union (EU) may this year complete a long-negotiated trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, including major knitwear manufacturer Brazil and wool exporter Argentina. EU trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has said the ratification of a deal that was agreed in principle in 2019 should move a step closer “relatively soon”.…

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NORDIC PAINT INDUSTRY MAINTAINS SUSTAINABILITY PUSH, DESPITE INFLATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES



As the Nordic paint and coatings sector moves towards increasing sustainability, reducing its carbon and other emissions, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the region’s market is facing significant challenges. Inflation of prices for finished products is dampening demand – annual inflation in Sweden in December was 12.3%; Norway 5.9%; Denmark 7.7%; and Finland 9.1%.…

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EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS AND EU APPROVE ENERGY TAX BREAKS AND SUBSIDIES TO COPE WITH IMPACT OF RUSSIAN INVASION



If proof were needed that the European Union (EU) was genuinely concerned about the boom in energy prices sparked by Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine, it is surely a decision made by the EU Council of Ministers on September 30 to back an EU energy tax law, for implementation on December 1 (2022).…

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INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – RUSSIA SANCTIONS HIT KNITWEAR TRADE



 

Luxury knitwear and lingerie producers in the European Union (EU) have been banned from selling and supplying goods worth more than EUR300-a-piece to Russia, as the country’s military continues its invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions, imposed by the EU Council of Ministers bans even indirect sales via third parties to individual Russian consumers, traders and companies.…

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AUSTRALIA’S PAINT AND COATING SECTOR INCREASED FASTER THAN THE OVERALL ECONOMY



The Australian coating and paint market withstood the Covid-19 pandemic downturn comparatively well, despite prolonged lockdowns of major cities, with industrial paint sales and private renovation projects boosting the market. Across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand’s even stricter Covid-19 lockdown regulations have hampered growth, however companies have used downtime to innovate.…

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