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AFTER months of speculation about the future of Poland’s nuclear program, the New Year has brought an encouraging sign of progress.

On January 9, PGE EJ 1, the special purpose vehicle handling the construction of Poland’s first of two planned nuclear power plants, announced the result of a public tender to select a contractor to assess possible sites, looking at a shortlist of three.…

A new European Union (EU) regulation stating when scrapped copper should be considered waste or a useable non-ferrous metal has been proposed by the European Commission. It says copper should not be considered waste if the total amount of foreign materials included falls below 2% of the scrap weight.…

EUROPEAN Union (EU) Japanese knitwear manufacturers are assessing the opportunities offered by the planned EU-Japan free trade agreement (FTA), with negotiations about to begin, having been authorised by the European Union (EU) member states before Christmas.

“We will try to develop good contacts with the Japanese industry to try to come up with solutions during the negotiations that could be beneficial for both whenever possible”, said Luisa Santos, head of international trade at the European apparel and textile confederation (Euratex).…

DECLINING demand from the USA and European Union (EU) for Bangladesh knitwear has not dampened the world’s second largest clothing exporter from aiming high. Rather, Bangladesh is planning to more than double its current knitwear exports, to USD20 billion by 2020, seeking out new markets.…

THE EUROPEAN Parliament called yesterday (Thurs) for the European Commission to stick to its guns in proposing that origin labelling for clothing and shoes made outside the European Union (EU) be made mandatory, after the EU executive threatened to withdraw a legislative proposal on the issue.…

A ONCE-IN-A-DECADE air transport conference at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has called on member states to avoid punishing the world’s air transport sector with tough taxes, asking them to follow the UN agency’s guidance on fees and charges.

In particular, recommendations from ICAO’s Sixth Worldwide Air Transport Conference, staged at its Montréal headquarters from March 18-22, called on member states to avoid the double taxation of air transport services in arrival and departure countries.…

Pakistan’s shipbreaking industry has started talks with the Pakistani government over how it can comply with the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, whose rules come into force in 2015. The chairman of the Pakistan Ship Breakers Association has told Steel First that he has met with officials to discuss measures for implementing the treaty: “We are ready to take steps to protect and promote the ship breaking industry,” declared Deewan Rizwan Farooqui.…

BY BILL CORCORAN, IN CAPE TOWN

WHEN the South African government signed contracts in early November with 28 independent renewable energy providers, the moment marked a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to reduce its reliance on coal-fired plants for power.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE ORGANISATION for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) has released a new version of its QSAR Toolbox software, used by industry to help test chemicals for environmental and health safety. Offering knowledge and data accepted by the OECD about many chemicals, the software saves companies from having to undertake many potentially expensive assessments.…

BY TRICIA OBEN, IN DOUALA

THE GROWTH in the Cameroon personal care product sector in the past few years has been phenomenal. Imports of cosmetic products alone grew by more than Central African Franc XAF10 billion (United States Dollar USD19.1 million) in 2011, up from XAF31 billion (USD 62 million) in 2010, according to figures supplied by Cameroon customs.…