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WHEN the authors of the US declaration of independence said that “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” were goals of their nascent state, they knew what they were talking about. For what is the point of life and the freedom to direct it, if it does not generate happiness?…

THE QUESTION of whether publicly-supported refuelling and recharging stations are needed to jump-start demand for electric, hydrogen and other alternatively-powered vehicles seems almost as old as the conundrum about the chicken and the egg. Yet, a clear answer has yet to be supplied – and with green vehicle sales still generally weak – the European Commission has decided that for Europe, it might as well push ahead with proactively creating refuelling/charging networks anyway.…

WITH AREVA celebrating 30 years of operations in China in 2013 its head of operations in the country is hoping for an expansion of joint ventures as well as overseas collaboration with Chinese partners in uranium sourcing.

Speaking in Beijing, Rémy Autebert, senior executive vice-president for Asia, explained how he hopes to see a doubling in the number of joint ventures with Chinese partners, from the company’s current four.…

POLITICAL battle-lines are being drawn over the oncoming debates at the European Parliament and the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers on the shape of the revised tobacco products directive. While formal amendments have yet to be proposed, preliminary discussions are giving the industry a good idea of the challenges to be faced over the coming months.…

INTERNATIONAL police agency Interpol is to create a pharmaceutical crime programme after striking a three year funding deal with 29 medicine manufacturers. The programme will build on the work of Interpol’s existing medical product counterfeiting and pharmaceutical crime (MPCPC) unit. An Interpol note said this new initiative would “focus on the prevention of all types of pharmaceutical crime including branded and generic drug counterfeiting as well as the identification and dismantling of organised crime networks linked to this illegal activity, which generates millions in illicit profits every year.”…

BANGLADESH and Turkey are knitwear rivals, with differing levels of development. Bangladesh overtook Turkey in 2010 becoming the world’s second largest knitwear manufacturer (by output) in the year ending June 2010, pushing the Turks into third place.

In the year ending June 2010, Bangladesh exported 7.78 billion pieces of knitted items or USD 6.48 billion worth of knitwear, overtaking Turkey’s shipment of 7.74 billion pieces, according to BKMEA.…

PART 1 – THE RAPID EVOLUTION OF MULTI-CHANNEL

The apparel retail world has been altered profoundly by technology over the last few years, and the fashion industry knows that to succeed marketing and sales must be undertaken though the many new channels that are now available. …

CHINA’S textile industry association is preparing for new demands from its government to introduce sustainable production in the sector, warning that companies failing to comply will be closed.

Yang Donghui, director of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, a state-owned Beijing agency, warned: “This is mandatory.…

European Union (EU) industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani has welcomed the decision by ArcelorMittal to keep its Florange, France and Liège, Belgium plants open after he met with CEO Lakshmi Mittal this afternoon (Tuesday). Speaking exclusively with Steel First in Brussels, Tajani said: “I have informed the industry ministers of France, Belgium and Luxembourg that the two sites will not be closed following my meeting with Mr Mittal today”.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission opened today (Wednesday) an investigation into the plans of the British government to subsidise the construction and operation of a new nuclear power plant by Electricité de France (EDF) at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. Brussels want to ensure that UK plans to establish a feed-in tariff giving stable revenues to EDF over 35 years despite the volatility of the electricity market is not illegal under European Union’s (EU) state aid rules.…