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Brussels Airport Company is to open its ground-breaking Connector terminal-linking building to flights outside the European Schengen passport-free zone mid-March, just a year after its initial launch. Before Connector, Brussels Airport passengers had to use a tunnel, lifts and escalators to reach gates in Pier A – the Connector replaced all of this with a spacious surface building, opened March 24 (2015).…

The European Union’s (EU) Energy Roadmap 2050 project is certainly ambitious – looking to decarbonise Europe’s energy sector – and it anticipates that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology will play an important role. Yet, it is clear that this technology is far from ubiquitous and significant efforts will be required to enable CCS to play a key part in Europe’s CCS future.…

The beauty and personal care (BPC) market in Italy ended 2015 on a positive note, recording marginal growth in market sales, production and exports, according to a December 2015 report ‘Trends and Investments in the Cosmetics Sector’, released by the national cosmetics trade association, Associazione Italiana delle Imprese Cosmetiche (Cosmetica Italia).…

TUBES, bottles, and jars for packaging cosmetics and personal care products are not only becoming increasingly user-friendly and sustainable, suppliers and brands are looking for extra added-value features to promote sales. These range from useful applicators and storage devices to precision dosing, attracting consumers looking for convenient packaging.…

THE DEVELOPMENT of fibre plant and tree plantations to solidify backward linkages for textile fibre within Indonesia is under consideration as the south-east Asian country seeks to diversify its fibre, yarn and textile production.

Of key importance is how textile producer the Sritex Group, which last year announced it would be building a USD250 million rayon factory in Java, to lower its dependence on imports of its key fibre.…

Thanks to the introduction of a tax incentive scheme launched by the government of Trinidad & Tobago, auto converters and dealers in the country are increasingly talking up Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a clean auto fuel for vehicles on the twin island Caribbean state.…

European Union (EU) lawmakers could veto a new real driving emissions (RDE) test, using on-vehicle portable emission measurement systems (PEMS) devices rather than laboratories to measure tailpipe output, in a February 2 vote. To be taken by the European Parliament – the EU’s democratic assembly – the vote likely will be knife-edge close since three political groups – including the largest centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) – oppose the proposed veto but not the five others.…

Birla Cellulose’s is exploring the use of its premium fibre modal to create a relaxed luxuriant look for its spring-summer collection 2017, to be featured at the Première Vision Paris fashion show this February.

The focus is on relaxed chic, in tune with the viscose staple fibre global leader’s tagline of natural fluid fashion.…

Flushable wipes range from adult moist toilet tissue to feminine hygiene wipes, and the sector has been steadily growing for years. According to UK-based market researcher Euromonitor International, the global retail volume for personal care wipes nearly doubled between 2003 and 2013, from 93 billion units to almost 170 billion units sold, respectively.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission is investigating whether Spanish government support for Spain-based ICL Iberia Súria & Sallent (formerly Iberpotash) have breached European Union (EU) ‘state aid’ rules. These are designed to prevent EU governments from unfairly helping local companies within the EU’s 28 country border-free market.…