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EU MINISTERS BACK EU ICAO COOPERATION DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has approved a cooperation deal struck with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), involving the UN agency and the EU working more closely together on aviation safety and security, air traffic management, and environmental protection.…
BRUSSELS MAY HAVE OVERREACHED ITSELF IN PLAN TO PHASE OUT COMBUSTION ENGINES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
TRANSPORT has always been a key policy area for the European Union (EU), given its cross-border nature is somewhat self-evident – and fleets have long grappled with EU rules on car safety, licences, transfer of ownership, insurance and other matters.…
BIO-BASED OILS AND FATS OFFER COSMETICS MANIUFACTURERS CHANCE FOR GREEN MARKETING
BY MARK ROWE
FOR the cosmetics and personal care product sector, the provenance of their ingredients can be important for marketing, and this is particularly the case for bio-based oil and fats. With growing consciousness about the environmental impact of their production and the cultivation of their feedstocks, the personal care sector – a key client of the oils and fats industry – is looking hard at who supplies its ingredients.…
EU MINISTERS APPROVE NEW CADMIUM RESTRICTIONS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers yesterday (Monday Feb 28) passed rules further restricting the marketing and use of cadmium in jewellery, brazing alloys and PVC, because of health and environmental concerns. The new rules have been written into the EU’s REACH chemical control regulation.…
CHINA LOOKS FOR URANIUM SUPPLIES AS IT PUSHES AHEAD WITH NUCLEAR EXPANSION
BY MARK GODFREY
IT is a sign of how hungry China has become for uranium that even private firms here are being allowed hunt for overseas uranium assets. New to the uranium market, Sichuan-based conglomerate Hanlong Energy joined a string of state-run procuring companies late last year when it invested US dollars USD5 million in Australia’s Marenica to dig for uranium in Namibia.…
THERE'S NO 'COPYING' XEROX WHEN IT COMES TO SOLID INK PRINTERS
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
FROM greater ease-of use to less waste, to brilliant colours, there are many benefits to solid ink printers over laser jet ones – yet, printer and printing inks manufacturers have not rushed to jump on the solid inks bandwagon.…
EU ROUND UP - BRUSSELS PLOTS AMBITIOUS COURSE OF ACTION ON ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled the cost of its ambitious plan for cutting European Union (EU) greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% of 1990 levels by 2050. Brussels says that an additional targeted annual investment over the next 40 years is needed – equalling 1.5% of the EU’s GDP – or Euro EUR270 billion.…
EU MINISTERS RESTRICT CADMIUM USE IN PVC
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers yesterday (Monday Feb 28) passed rules further restricting the marketing and use of cadmium in PVC, because of health and environmental concerns. The new rules have been written into the EU’s REACH chemical control regulation.…
WHO, USA AND CANADA LET PUBLIC PLACE FIREPLACES OFF THE HOOK REGARDING HEALTH RULES
BY ALAN OSBORN
At first sight the World Health Organisation (WHO) might be thought a tad hypocritical in waging a campaign against tobacco smoking through its Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) but leaving out of it any action against the smoke from open fireplaces in bars, hotels and restaurants.…
EUROPE'S HARSH WINTER PROMPTS RETHINK ON BAD WEATHER PREPARATIONS
BY MARK ROWE
THE DISRUPTION to the European airport sector caused by the continent’s heavy snowfall this winter – the heaviest in 20 years – looks set to prompt a radical shake-up of contingency plans to deal with bad weather.
Many European airports are now conducting reviews of how they source, commission and stockpile equipment for such eventualities.…