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BY KEITH NUTHALL

DETAILS of the agreement struck in March to upgrade the European Union (EU)-United States open skies agreement have been presented to the EU Council of Ministers for approval. They include allowing more EU airlines to serve third country airports after landing first in the USA.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has backed measures helping Europe’s air industry to respond to the Eyjafjallajökull volcano ash crisis, and future environmental emergencies. The council agreed to back future relevant detailed proposals from the European Commission, notably accepting the "importance of giving the highest priority to the acceleration…of full implementation of the Single European Sky".…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Parliament has called for tougher financial controls on European Union (EU) spending in countries applying to become member states. This so-called ‘pre-accession’ expenditure helps enable applicant countries, such as Croatia, to bring their public administration, environmental regulations and other governance up to EU standards.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

CHEMICALS of potential use by the textile finishing sector will be subject to fresh usage controls within the United States. Its Environmental Protection Agency is drafting actions plans restricting the use of benzidine dyes. It is also working on plans for NP/NPE (nonylphenol/nonylphenol ethoxylate), HBCD (hexabromocyclododecane), siloxanes and diisocyanates.…

BY EMMA JACKSON

A PACKAGING system is only as strong as its conveyors, and they can come in all shapes, sizes and specifications. Indeed, countless types of conveyors exist to support every kind of application, yet in the last year – facing challenging economics – companies have been adding even more to the line-up, improving on old ideas and creating completely new ones to add innovative new conveyor options to the market for manufacturers across Europe.…

BY EMMA JACKSON and JULIAN RYALL

DESPITE the still-smarting pains of a slowly fading recession, which wreaked havoc on industries across the board, there is one ink sector that has been steadily growing, with global appeal in almost every country and nearly every demographic.…

BY MARK ROWE

ANTI-FOULING paints prevent barnacles, algae and other marine organisms attaching themselves to the hulls of ships and help reduce drag. Yet increasing concern about the impact of organotin ingredients, such as the pesticide tributyltin-oxide (TBT), on the marine environment has prompted the development of a new generation of green paints.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has signalled its support for electric and hybrid cars as the technology that will green Europe’s transport systems, with a detailed policy statement that says little about biofuels.

This ‘Communication’ released by new EU industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani includes a shopping list of measures Brussels intends to take to promote electric and hybrid vehicles.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE ORGANISATION for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) has claimed chemical-based industries such as the plastics sector and their public regulators save more than Euro 153 million annually worldwide thanks to its good practice and data sharing guidelines.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) rules preventing auto retailers hoodwinking clients into thinking their cars are green, when they are dirty carbon belchers, are to be developed by the European Commission. It has promised to "develop rules to avoid misleading environmental claims", when selling supposedly green vehicles.…