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REGULATORS WORLDWIDE STRUGGLE TO PROMOTE POPULAR BIOFUELS THROUGH REGULATION
BY ALAN OSBORN
DIFFERENT parts of the world have devised a wide range of regulations to promote biofuels as an answer to traditional fuels posed by supply and environmental concerns. Japan began promoting alternative fuels in the mid-70s following the oil crisis, replacing oil-powered electric generators with units driven by alternative fuels, as well as natural gas, coal and nuclear power.…
IRELAND'S BOOMING ECONOMY HAS GENERATED COMMERCIAL CRIME IN ITS WAKE
BY BILL CORCORAN, in Dublin
THE REPUBLIC of Ireland’s economic growth over the past 15 years has been hailed as one of the success stories of the western world economies; however, in tandem with its economic growth commercial crime has also surfaced at an alarming rate.…
NANO-KNITTING NOW POSSIBLE IN CONVENTIONAL FABRICS
BY MARK ROWE
SCIENTISTS are on the verge of knitting nanofibres together to create garments with new standards of durability, thinness, flexibility and waterproofing. The development is seen as a breakthrough in nanotechnology, where scientists have grappled for several years to find a way of knitting minute nanofibres together.…
NANOTECHNOLOGY BOOSTS AIRPORT SECURITY INNOVATION
BY MARK ROWE
SCIENTISTS have been developing a range of nanotechnology-based equipment that may significantly enhance airport security. The key area of development is in the area of screening luggage and passengers between check in and boarding of aircraft. A number of companies are independently devising procedures that enhance the detection of compounds related to explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).…
AUSTRALIA PAINT ADD
BY KEITH NUTHALL
BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
The paint and coatings sector in Australia appears to be holding steady. According to business analysts IBISWorld, the total manufacture of paint in 2006-7 was 0.2 billion litres, which registers no change from the previous year.…
WTO LAUNCHES INDIA WINE, SPIRITS DUTY PANEL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) has created a disputes panel to rule on the vexed question of whether India’s import duties on wines and spirits are so punishing, they break WTO rules. The panel will hear complaints from the United States, whose drinks industries have long chafed at the aggregated duties that range between 150% and 550%.…
WTO LAUNCHES INDIA WINE, SPIRITS DUTY PANEL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) has created a disputes panel to rule on the vexed question of whether India’s import duties on wines and spirits are so punishing, they break WTO rules. The panel will hear complaints from the United States, whose drinks industries have long chafed at the aggregated duties that range between 150% and 550%.…
EU AND AUSTRALIA SIGN NEW WINE TRADE DEAL
BY PAUL COCHRANE
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) and Australia have inked a new bilateral agreement on trading wine that, claims Brussels, will safeguard the EU wine-labelling regime, simplify certification, help agree new oenological practices and phase out Australia’s use of the names Champagne and Port within a year of implementation.…
EU AND AUSTRALIA SIGN NEW WINE TRADE DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) and Australia have signed a new bilateral agreement on trading wine that should safeguard the EU wine-labelling regime, simplify certification, help agree new oenological practices and phase out Australia’s use of the names Champagne and Port.…
EU AND AUSTRALIA SIGN NEW WINE TRADE DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) and Australia have signed a new bilateral agreement on trading wine that should safeguard the EU wine-labelling regime, simplify certification, help agree new oenological practices and phase out Australia’s use of the names Champagne and Port.…