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BY MARK GODFREY

CHINA’S surging auto market, rising mechanisation in rural areas and continuing market growth of major Chinese white goods and PC makers such as Haier and Lenovo are all proving to bode well for coatings makers, who continue to experience the great potential of the country’s burgeoning economy.…

BY MARK GODFREY

THERE is no end to the number of ambitious companies eyeing a slice of the estimated USD10 billion-a-year demand for nuclear power construction and maintenance in China. And in a country known for its favouritism towards local firms in public procurement contracts, one would assume that mainland Chinese companies would get the maximum share of the spoils.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A KEY European Union (EU) scientific committee has recommended the method of assessing the amount of flame retardant PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) is kept under examination, in case the toxicity of different PDBEs can be measured. For the time being, the EU’s scientific committee on health and environmental risks has concluded that all PDBEs should be considered equally toxic when assessing EU Environmental Quality Standards for surface waters.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

DESPITE only having completed the first of its three major deadlines for registering and risk assessing chemicals, the European Commission is now preparing to review the European Union’s (EU) chemical control system REACH, releasing proposals by next June (2012).…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

IN the event of a mining accident, first responders trying to rescue trapped miners are usually thrown into dangerous – and sometimes deadly – situations. With this in mind, robotics engineers worldwide are beginning to develop both remotely controlled and autonomous machines to help eliminate some of the dangers of mining operations and rescues.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) is investing Euro EUR200 million into German specialty chemicals company Lanxess to help it research and develop sustainable products and production. The seven-year loan will help the personal care product company supplier optimise existing products’ quality and environmental impact; develop new products; and boost its energy efficiency.…

BY MARK GODFREY

CHINA poses tricky challenges for personal care product packaging executives. While the country’s mass market is often influenced by fads – such as a current green-is-good phase – its consumers are suspicious of manufacturers and want to be reassured about quality.…

BY MARK ROWE and MJ DESCHAMPS

FOR many environmentalists – and indeed many others who wonder just where our energy is going to come from in future decades – the aviation industry can seem to embody everything that is wasteful about our current fossil-fuel dependent world.…

BY VILLEN ANGANAN

FUELLED by a booming construction sector, the Mauritius paints industry has been experiencing major growth in the last two years, with the island country’s two leading paint manufacturers – Mauvilac Industries Ltd and Sofap Ltd – experiencing significant boosts in sales.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) companies may face a revised system of assessing the toxicity of chemicals they produce or handle, with EU specialists proposing checking the interactions of chemicals in mixtures. They fear simply adding the potential toxicity of two separate ingredients might overlook chemical reactions creating unexpected dangers.…