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EUROPE STUTTERS TOWARDS LIMITED SHALE GAS PRODUCTION



As they looks at the rewards of shale gas production seen over recent years in the US, European producers are edging closer to commercial shale gas production. However, it faces a wide range of challenges, and the debate within Europe over shale gas is intensifying.…

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TPP REGULATIONS COULD HINDER ACCESS TO MEDICINE FOR EVOLVING ECONOMIES



INTELLECTUAL property regulations proposed during the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations could hinder access to medicine in developing countries, a law professor at the University of Sydney, Australia, who specialises in trade agreements and intellectual property (IP) issues has told Manufacturing Chemist.…

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JAPAN TECHNICAL TEXTILE MAKERS HONE COMPETITIVE EDGE IN ASIA BY FOCUS ON QUALITY



JAPAN’S textile sector, including technical textiles, has long enjoyed a reputation for producing innovative and high-quality products that meet – and surpass – consumers’ needs. Over the years, companies from across the industry, ranging from low-tech spinning operations to the manufacturers of cutting-edge technical textiles, have invested heavily in their research and development divisions and their personnel to stay ahead of the competition.…

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS LEAD AUSTRALIA'S TOP SELLERS IN HEALTHY CHRISTMAS MARKET



CHILDREN’S books topped Australia’s best-seller list during Christmas and New Year, according to Nielsen BookScan Australia. Australian author Andy Griffiths topped the list with ‘The 52-Storey Treehouse’, which sold 232,900 copies up to December 27, firmly reaffirming the author as the country’s most popular writer for young minds.…

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ASIA REGULATORY ROUND UP – MALAYSIA LAUNCHES ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENT BLUEPRINT



Malaysia’s finance ministry has released a comprehensive plan to boost the strength of the accountancy profession in the country. Drafted by a special committee to strengthen the accountancy profession (CSAP), the policy is designed to ensure Malaysia has sufficient numbers of professional accountants and reform the profession’s governance.…

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NORWAY MINISTRY WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE VACCINE CASTRATION



NORWAY’S ministry of agriculture and food has established a working group that will examine the advantages for both producers and consumers of replacing the traditional method of surgical castration system for pigs with a vaccine based alternative.

Preliminary research conducted in Norway for the ministry and the national meat industry association Kjøttbransjens Landsforening (KLF) contends that the vaccine method offers a comparative, if not superior solution to combating boar taint and delivering high quality meat.…

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ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY WILL BE LAUNCHED IN 2015 – BUT INDONESIA MAINTAINS ITS ORE EXPORT BAN



2015 will be an important year in southeast Asia, with the launch of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) in December. But analysts question whether the region’s non-ferrous metal giant Indonesia is ready to integrate its industry with those of its neighbours.…

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BRUSSELS CLEARS ANGLO AMERICAN SHARING CONTROL OF SAMANCOR WITH BHP BILLITON



The European Commission has announced its approval of Anglo American’s purchase of sufficient additional equity in South African manganese ore and manganese alloy company Samancor to secure shared control with BHP Billiton, Samancor’s current controlling shareholder. Brussels’ competition directorate general had reviewed the deal using its powers to block or impose conditions on takeovers that have a significant European impact.…

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PLASTIC BANKNOTES HELP REDUCE CASH COUNTERFEITING



Plastic banknotes have been in circulation since their introduction in Australia in 1988 and the consensus so far seems to be that they do an excellent job of a key requirement – reducing counterfeiting. It may be that forgers will gain more expertise in time – faking is considerably more difficult on plastic than on cotton-based paper – but the initial reports from larger countries that have taken this route, such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand, have persuaded the UK’s Bank of England to follow them.

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EMA TIGHTENS RULES ON USING PHTHALATES IN MEDICINE CAPSULES



THE EUROPEAN Medicines Agency (EMA) has released guidance on the maximum amount of three phthalates that should be allowed in pharmaceuticals, because of safety concerns. These plasticisers – diethyl phthalate (DEP), polyvinyl acetate phthalate (PVAP), and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) – can be used to make medicine capsules.…

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