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TURKEY’S increasing focus on technical textiles is reflected in the programmes of two major international conferences that look set to be among the highlights of the country’s busy textile events programme in 2014.

A sixth International Conference on Future Technical Textiles (FTT 2014) will be held in Istanbul on October 15-17.…

High-tech textile companies have been asked to apply for European Union (EU) funded research projects associated with the new EU Horizon 2020 R&D programme spending around Euro EUR80 billion from January 1, (2014) and 2020.

In a first detailed call, the European Commission asked for study proposals on nanotextiles.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission is to review its procedures for ensuring nuclear materials in European Union (EU) member states are not diverted from peaceful to military uses. It has released a tender for an expert to check its systems, which are coordinated by its directorate general for energy directorate E, based in Luxembourg.…

An interim report from the European Universities Association (EUA) on the pattern of public funding for universities has highlighted how the character of funding for HE institutions in Europe is changing, largely though not entirely, as a result of the economic pressures facing governments.…

AN INTERNATIONAL higher education conference has underlined the major progress made in building links between the universities of neighbouring countries in Latin America. But it also highlighted the significant remaining challenges facing Latin American higher education if it wants to be truly integrated with tertiary institutions worldwide.…

HIGHWAY and transport officials in charge of network management need to deepen the knowledge of their local highways and rail systems to develop an efficient strategy to manage it, according to Daniel Van Motman, senior traffic management advisor at the City of Amsterdam.…

Most of north India’s steel mills are running at less than 50% capacity due to poor power supply and rising input costs, according to a report by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Accenture management consultants.

The ‘Indian Steel Industry – An overview and growth prospects in north India’ report said the power outages “are resulting in production losses and forcing many mills to work only single shifts.”…

BRAZIL will host not only the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but also the 2016 summer Olympic Games, and the resulting significant infrastructure projects are boosting its paint and coatings industry. “These events are having a very positive effect on the Brazilian paint and coatings industry,” said Fabio Humberg, spokesperson for the Brazilian Coatings Manufacturers Association (ABRAFATI).…

BRAZIL will host not only the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but also the 2016 summer Olympic Games, and the resulting significant infrastructure projects are boosting its paint and coatings industry. “These events are having a very positive effect on the Brazilian paint and coatings industry,” said Fabio Humberg, spokesperson for the Brazilian Coatings Manufacturers Association (ABRAFATI).…

Industrial minerals companies have been asked to apply for European Union (EU) funded research projects associated with the new EU Horizon 2020 R&D programme that will spend around Euro EUR80 billion between 2014 and 2020.

In a detailed call for proposals, the European Commission has asked for study proposals on raw materials and reusing and recovering waste.…