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COKE - FRANCE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has cleared the acquisition of French coking plant Cokerie de Carling, by German companies Dillinger Hütte and Saarstahl (SAG), through their iron-making joint venture Rogesa. Following a month-long review, the Commission has concluded the deal does not pose competition concerns – approving the sale unconditionally – because of the small scale of the Franco-German border plant’s production.…
MOLDOVA SCAM
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EXPORTS of steel rope and cables from Moldova into the European Union (EU) should attract 51.8 per cent definitive anti-dumping duties, the European Commission has proposed, to prevent Ukraine producers fraudulently routing the product through its neighbour to evade existing tariffs.…
CZECH DUTY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A CZECH company found to have broken promises not to dump cut-priced malleable cast iron tube or pipe fittings on the European Union (EU) market should have its exemption from existing 26.1 per cent anti-dumping duties removed, proposed the European Commission.…
USA-AUSTRALIA DEAL LATEST
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FREE trade deal struck between the United States and Australia that will phase out all tariffs on non-ferrous metals traded between the two countries has been welcomed by a specialist US federal committee, consulted as part of the ratification process.…
ARCTIC REPORT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Environment Agency (EEA) has reported that a paint industry chemical pollutant has been discovered in Arctic plants and animals, reaching the Arctic via air and water flows. The paint component PFOS – perfluorooctane sulfonate – said the EEA report ‘Arctic Environment: European perspectives’ has a “chemical structure…similar to other persistent organic compounds.”…
CAR PAINT
BY JONATHAN THOMSON
WHY do we change our cars so often? Most drivers spend between two to three years with their car before trading in for a new model, long before the average mechanical lifespan. Perhaps it is because every year car manufacturers claim to improve on vehicle performance, reliability, efficiency, safety and handling?…
VOC PAINT DIRECTIVE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has approved the proposed directive limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from organic solvents in paints, varnishes and vehicle-refinishing products, accepting changes made by the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers in January. Because the parliament refrained from any further amendments in this second reading of the legislation, it will now be rubber stamped by ministers and become EU law.…
BUILDING MATERIALS COATINGS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) joint research centre (JRC) is testing innovative construction materials that are especially designed to fight against air pollution. In a joint scheme with academic institutes, building supply and chemical companies the JRC’s PICADA project (photo-catalytic innovative coverings applications for de-pollution assessment) is examining special plaster, mortar, architectural concrete and anti-pollution coatings.…
RESPONSIBLE CARE FEATURE
BY DEIRDRE MASON
RESPONSIBLE Care as a concept has been a touchstone of the paint industry for many years, but it should in the coming months prove its worth in the UK and continental Europe. As is often the case with environmental legislation impacting on the paint and coatings industry, an important driver is the European Union (EU), which has approved a raft of directives that come into effect either this year or shortly afterwards.…
GREECE SCHOOLBOOKS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
GREECE is being threatened with legal action by the European Commission over its failure to abide by European Union (EU) rules insisting on international open tendering for its schoolbook production. The Commission has warned Greece of European Court of Justice action for allowing the national Organisation for the Publication of Schoolbooks to order supplies from between 80-90 Athens-area publishers and printers every year, without launching a tender.…