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KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control of seafood firm Nordsee, of Germany, by a consortium involving the UK subsidiary of Japanese investment bank Nomura, a private investor Mr Heiner Kamps, and TML-Invest, of Switzerland, (owned by German food company the Müller Group).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
JAPANESE car manufacturers have agreed to limit the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in vehicles – emitted by paint, vinyl and other materials that cause the distinctive ‘new car smell’ – to levels allowed in homes. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association will apply the new standards from vehicles manufactured in 2007, albeit initially only to new model cars made and sold in Japan.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE STEEP decline in sales of European Union (EU) finished leather to its number one market, the United States, has been highlighted by a comprehensive report on the global leather (and textile) market written for the European Commission.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
JAPANESE car manufacturers have agreed to limit the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in vehicles – that cause the distinctive ‘new car smell’ – to levels allowed in homes. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association will apply the new standards from vehicles manufactured in 2007, albeit initially only to new model cars both made and sold in Japan.…

BY JONATHAN THOMSON
CARMAKERS have experienced tremendous growth in the Asia Pacific region recently, as China and India in particular generate new sales and manufacturing opportunities. General Motors recently announced that its 2005 first quarter production figures for the region were up by around 14% compared with 2004, with Ford and other leading manufacturers predicting similar growth.…

BY DEIRDRE MASON
ALTHOUGH the US economy is still somewhat sluggish, there are little signs so far that this is having a serious effect on the overall performance of the American paint and coatings industry. Where changes are likely to be seen over the coming years is within individual markets for these products.…

BY KENCHO WANGDI, AND KEITH NUTHALL
GIVEN the environmental pressures of global warming laws and clean air legislation, the energy industry is always looking-out for new technologies that can help it deliver services, without the being criticised for harming the planet.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
A STUDY by American and Japanese scientists published in the USA’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says dairy products from cloned cows are safe and almost identical natural cows’ products.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE JAPANESE government has announced it is updating its technical rules on nuclear power generating equipment used within Japan, reforming its 1965 Regulations on Nuclear Power Generation Equipments (the MITI Ordinance No. 62). Notably, specific requirements for materials and structures are being converted into performance-linked standards.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A STUDY by American and Japanese scientists says that meat products derived from cloned cattle are not only safe, they are almost identical to those derived from cattle reproducing normally. Published in the USA’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, research coordinated by the Center for Regenerative Biology, at the University of Connecticut, focused on two beef and four dairy cattle clones.…