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BY ROBERT STOKES

PLASTICS moulds made in half the time and at two-thirds of the current price suddenly look more than a dream to European mould-makers battling against tough price competition, particularly from the far east.

The European Commission recently reported the success of Foinmoulds, a Euro EUR1.2 million European Union (EU)-funded R&D project to increase productivity and efficiency of injection processes by integrating metallic foams into moulds.…

BY ZLATKO CONKAS

THE TURKS used to run the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as colonial overlords – now with the country enjoying its independence since 1991, its government has shown its confidence in welcoming a Turkish company TAV Airports Holding to run its two international airports.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

CLOTHING labels worldwide are usually a standard read, with fibre names such as ‘cotton,’ ‘nylon’ and ‘polyester’ – apparel compositions which remain generally constant from season to season. When it comes to luxury textiles and apparel, however, there seem to be more evolving trends in terms of fibres used – along with more dynamic changes in supply and demand.…

BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS

UNIVERSITY tuition fees cost more in England than anywhere else in Europe, according to a September 10 report from the European Commission, but the headline figures are not the whole story for students sizing up how to survive.…

BY ROB STOKES

NEW TECHNOLOGY has been developed with the assistance of EU funds to improve the manufacturing pipeline for moulded plastic parts. Cordis, the EU’s community R&D information service claims that commercialisation of this should hard-pressed European SMEs to significantly offset the impact of competition from countries with lower manufacturing costs.…

BY MARK ROWE

COSMETICS companies looking to expand sales and manufacturing in Croatia are looking for new opportunities as the ex-Yugoslav country prepares to join the European Union (EU) next year. With a population of 4.9 million, and an expanding, educated middle class, Croatia is an increasingly attractive market for cosmetics and personal care products.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE WORLD’S developed countries are enthusiastically or moderately implementing the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development’s (OECD) anti-bribery convention, so that 52.3% of world exports are sold by countries opposing graft. So says the latest Transparency International report that says the leading established economic players are now leading by example: with the USA, Germany, Britain, Italy, Switzerland, Norway and Denmark all praised for actively implementing the convention.…

BY LEAH GERMAIN, CARMEN PAUN AND KEITH NUTHALL

THE SWISS federal transport agency FEDRO has estimated that in 2011, motorists travelled a total of 25.874 billion km on Switzerland’s motorway network. As one of the most central countries in Europe, Switzerland has long been a major transport route for European goods haulage, as well as a popular tourist destination.…

BY MARK ROWE

CROATIA will join the European Union (EU) in one year’s time (on July 1, 2013), and while the country’s low wages offer opportunities to sell local textiles and clothing into the EU, the Croatian sector could be in better shape.…

BY ZLATKO CONKAS, IN SERBIA

AS Russian energy giant Gazprom begins construction work on the South Stream pipeline project by the end of this year for an operational launch in 2015, its final route across the Balkans has yet to be decided and governments are jostling for position.…