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EU SUSPENDS IMPORT LICENSES OF FOUR BRAZILIAN MEAT COMPANIES



The European Union (EU) has suspended meat imports from four Brazilian exporters, a European Commission official has confirmed to just-food. The official would not name the companies, but noted that the ban followed Friday’s Brazil federal police announcement that four out of 21 meatpacking companies had manipulated certificates for exports to European markets.…

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AIRLESS PACKAGING INNOVATIONS AIM TO REDUCE COST AND CATCH CONSUMERS DESIRES FOR SUSTAINABILITY



THE USE of airless technology in packaging is largely about zero product waste, preserving product integrity and less packaging material – and it obviously gels well with the growing trend towards sustainability. That explains the uptake in this technology led by cosmetics packaging, industry experts argue.…

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AGEING NUCLEAR WORKFORCE CAN BE REJUVENATED SUSTAINABLY WITH HELP OF GETI DATE



KEY MESSAGES

 

*The nuclear industry has an ageing staff and needs to recruit new professionals as they retire

*Its strong health and retirement benefits packages could help it attract the new staff it needs

*The nuclear industry outside north America has a strong expat component, making it easier for recruit staff from abroad

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The nuclear industry sector is facing some significant human resources challenges, but new research carried out by Airswift and Energy Jobline indicates that the nuclear sector can still compete for talent.…

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EU/WTO INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EU CANADA CETA DEAL COULD BOOST TRANSATLANTIC CONFECTIONERY TRADE



 

THE TRADE in confectionery products between the European Union (EU) and Canada is likely to increase now the European Parliament has approved the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

The vote – on February 15 (2017) – follows years of detailed negotiations and means that large sections of this trade deal can now come into force, maybe as early as April, as long as Canada stages its own vote in time.…

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GERMAN PAINT AND COATINGS SECTOR SEES STEADY GROWTH AS AUTO INDUSTRY REMAINS STRONG

BY ALAN OSBORN

THE GERMAN paint and coatings industry is predicting that its sales will grow steadily in the coming year, as Europe’s largest economy continues its steady economic good fortunes.

The World Bank forecasts that 2017 gross domestic product (GDP) growth will be 1.6% and in 2018 it will be 1.5%.…

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GERMAN PAINT AND COATINGS SECTOR SEES STEADY GROWTH AS AUTO INDUSTRY REMAINS STRONG



The German paint and coatings industry is predicting that its sales will grow steadily in the coming year, as Europe’s largest economy continues its steady economic good fortunes. The World Bank forecasts that 2017 gross domestic product (GDP) growth will be 1.6% and in 2018 it will be 1.5%.…

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GLOBAL OLIVE OIL SECTOR BECOMES MORE DIVERSE AS EMERGING COUNTRY PRODUCERS DEVELOP OUTPUT



THE OLIVE oil industry has traditionally been dominated by some key major European players, notably Spain, Italy and Greece, but with global consumption rising, production is emerging in countries which have previously relied on imports.

International Oil Council statistics show how new production centres are being created.…

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OVER TWO THIRDS OF COUNTRIES SEEN AS CORRUPT IN LATEST TI ASSESSMENT



MORE than two thirds of countries rated for public sector corruption in Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) failed to score 50, the halfway point between 0 and 100, with zero regarded as totally corrupt and 100 as unimpeachably clean.…

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EVIDENCE OF ROLLS-ROYCE’ CORRUPT DEALINGS RELEASED AS JUDGE MANDATES BRITAIN’S LARGEST EVER COMMERCIAL CRIME PENALTY



 

A JUDGE yesterday (January 17) approved Britain’s largest ever commercial crime enforcement action – a GBP497.25 million (USD616 million) plus interest and GBP13 million costs (USD16.1 million) deferred prosecution agreement with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench division, agreed the penalty for Rolls-Royce, covering covers 12 counts of conspiracy to corrupt, false accounting and failure to prevent bribery.…

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ROLLS-ROYCE AGREES EXPENSIVE PENALTIES IN UK, USA AND BRAZIL OVER CORRUPTION CLAIMS



ROLLS-ROYCE has announced that it has reached deferred prosecution agreements (DPA) with the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the USA Department of Justice (DoJ), plus a leniency deal with the Brazilian government, to settle bribery and corruption claims. The agreements will see the company pay GBP671 million (USD808 million) in total, which will suspend prosecutions over alleged bribery and corruption involving intermediaries in overseas markets.…

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