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Many confectionery manufacturers in the United States continue to make strides in sustainable packaging, focusing on reducing inputs and using more recyclable materials. However, ice cream manufacturers have prioritised cost savings and consumer trends in the past few years over eco-friendly features, stagnating innovation in sustainable ice cream packaging.…

The loan plan has passed all reviews and will be assessed for final approval by the EBRD board on October 29.One key issue has been reducing the company’s environmental impact, with the bank memorandum noting:“Graphite electrodes production [is] associated with air emissions (SO2, dust, CO2, metals, fluoride, VOCs, poly-aromatic hydrocarbons, etc.),…

A PUBLIC-private partnership that is preparing to start its second phase in 2014 wants to make fuel cells and hydrogen a market reality in Europe in the years to come, according to Bert De Colvenaer, its executive director.

“The fuel cells and hydrogen technology is ready for demonstration, but it will take another couple of years before it is ready for market,” De Colvenaer said, speaking during an European Parliament event held in Brussels.…

THE EUROPEAN Parliament has voted to reduce the support the European Union (EU) gives to the traditional biofuel sector, backing European Commission proposals to amend the renewable energy directive (2009/28/EC). MEPs agreed that the law should insist that first-generation biofuels (from long-standing sources, notably food crops) should not exceed 6% of EU energy consumption in transport by 2020, compared to the 10% target for all biofuels in the existing legislation.…

THE BALTIC States’ proximity to Russia and their position as a border between eastern and western financial markets, renders Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania particularly at risk as regards money laundering.

Hard hit during the global financial crisis they have still made considerable strides towards improving anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) legislation while transitioning into the Eurozone: Estonia joined January 2011; Latvia will join this January; Lithuania wants to join by 2015. …

Canadian mineral products exporters are optimistic that the free trade agreement struck between Canada and the European Union (EU) last Friday will increase sales of Canadian minerals to Europe. The Mining Association of Canada supports the deal in principle, said its spokesperson Johanne Senécal.…

WHETHER improved transparency in clothing supply chains will be enough to guarantee a sustainable future for outsourcers in south Asia remains to be seen, but a conference staged in Sri Lanka last week (Oct 10) heard plenty of calls for improved openness.…

The environmental sustainability of fibres and fabrics production is of increasing concern as the industry is “aggressively attempting to address issues of environmental compliance,” said Frank Riccio, president of the US-based speciality fibres supplier, the Danforth Group. Potential problems that can increase the environmental impact of fibre manufacturing (and hence reduce their value as ‘green’ products) include using fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides in cotton production; potentially polluting chemical processes used in artificial fibre production, such as rayon; and the use of petrochemicals in synthetic fibre production, with their attendant carbon emissions.…

For manufacturers looking for a cost effective fibre in current global markets, cotton prices are at last stabilising following the last few years’ price distortions and increases, said Mark Messura, US-based Cotton Incorporated’s senior vice president of global supply chain marketing.…

SENIOR figures within the global cotton industry are considering promoting sales of their fibre proactively for the first time, as price shifts are allowing synthetics to seize more market share. Kevin Latner, president of Cotton Council International, argued at the International Cotton Advisory Committee’s (ICAC) 72^nd plenary session, in Colombia, for the industry to persuade consumers that cotton is a sustainable and quality fibre.…