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IT is perhaps a cruel irony that biocidal chemicals used by cleanroom managers to produce a pristine environment should have such a complex – some might say messy – regulatory system in the European Union (EU). But it is the truth.…

Dr John Apuru Akec wants to use institutions of higher education to develop South Sudan, the world’s newest country, which became independent in July 2011. It’s a noble and sensible goal. But first of all, he will have to help make the nation’s higher education system work.…

BRAZIL’S government is betting its domestic automotive manufacturing sector will recover its production after output declined 1.9% for all vehicles (barring agricultural vehicles) in 2012 compared to 2011, according to Brazil’s National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (ANFAVEA).

With overall industrial production in Brazil falling 2.7% last year (2012), the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said “vehicles exerted the highest negative influence on the overall index, pressed by the decrease in the production of approximately 80% of the products surveyed in this sector, highlighted by the smaller production of trucks, tractor trucks for trailers and semi-trailers, chassis with motor for trucks and buses, diesel motors for trucks and buses, car pieces and vehicles for transportation of goods.”…

THE EUROPEAN Commission looks set to propose binding legislative standards for the 27 European Union (EU) member states to follow in exploring unconventional fossil fuel resources amid public concern over the environmental and social impact consequences of the main production method – hydraulic fracturing or fracking.…

PROFITS from human trafficking are estimated at USD32 billion-a-year and growing, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), with the trade one of the fastest growing international crimes, now second to the drugs trade and ahead of arms trafficking. But despite its emotive nature as a crime, only recently has the money laundering angle to human trafficking been taken more seriously, and there is still a way to go.…

China’s automobile industry analysts are assessing the impact of the country’s State Council (cabinet) last month deciding to swiftly impose the new China V emissions standard for vehicles in the capital Beijing.

It already applies to new diesel vehicles sold or registered in the city (from February 1), with gas counterparts set to follow suit as of March 1. …

Revised emissions caps imposed by China’s ministry of environmental protection on iron and steel-making projects will probably result in further consolidation of small works and mills, analysts have told Steel First.

These new standards, which came into force for new projects on March 1 and also apply to five other heavily polluting industries, will be enforced in 47 cities nationwide, according to a ministry note.  …

INDIAN highway developers have welcomed the government’s decision to set up a regulatory authority for country’s roads network, which is widely regarded as being of insufficient scope and quality.

“Bringing in a regulator is going to be a good move as it can settle many disputes and policy issues,” said Mr M Murali, [NOTE – HE WOULD NOT SHARE HIS FULL NAME – THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL IN INDIA] director general of India’s National Highways Builders Federation.…

As Poland’s shale gas rush ramps up in earnest, companies offering locally-sourced minerals used in hydraulic fracturing look set to profit. The industry, nascent as it is in Poland, comprises a hodgepodge of contractors and subcontractors, each sourcing different materials from different places.…

Eurometaux, the organisation representing the interests of the European non-ferrous metals industry, has welcomed the launch of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Thailand. “We believe this is something that will boost the trade potential between the EU and Thailand and will open the market,” Elena Vyboldina, Eurometaux’s trade and economy manager told Metal Bulletin.…