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BY KEITH NUTHALL
A UNITED Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) report has predicted the growth of wood as a power source, noting European forests produce more than is harvested, and countries are developing policies to use surpluses in modern wood-fired energy production.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
DELOITTE Touche Tohmatsu is donating 14,000 hours of pro bono advisory services to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to check tsunami reconstruction funds are used efficiently and transparently.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EU Council of Ministers has ordered imports of corn gluten and brewers grain livestock feed from the United States of America to be certified as free of the genetically modified maize GMO Bt10, following unauthorised imports of this ingredient into the EU.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending up to Euro 20 million to help glass bottle manufacturer Stirom SA Romania, modernise a furnace and reform its distribution systems. In the latest of a string of investments by the bank improving the country’s packaging sector, Yioula SA, Greece, -owned Stirom may also use the money to buy additional capacity, said the EBRD.…

BY LIZ HALL
A PROFUSION of family-run businesses, corrupt and under-resourced authorities and low wages has traditionally meant much commercial crime goes undetected in Latin America. But the tide is turning, with more and more companies unwilling to turn a blind eye to fraud, bribery and counterfeit goods production.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers will be well acquainted with international efforts to develop hydrogen cars, but local authorities in Denmark wants to go further: they are planning to launch Europe’s first hydrogen-powered train. Three towns in western Jutland – Vemb, Lemvig and Thyborøn – have pledged funding to run a hydrogen train along the 59-kilometre railway that connects them.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States Trade Representative report on trade barriers criticises Mexico’s 20% tax on beverages and syrups made with sweeteners other than cane sugar as a “violation” of world trade law, discriminating against US products including high fructose corn-syrup.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of glycerol ester of gum rosin to adjust the density of citrus oils used in manufacturing beverages. The FDA, said a memorandum released by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has also ordered that the additive’s concentration may not exceed 100 ppm (parts per million).…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THE STUDENT drinks market in the United States could be more lucrative than official statistics have suggested. A study in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research concludes college students underestimate volumes when asked how many drinks they consume, because the measures they pour are larger than standard amounts.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A UNITED Nations panel appointed to monitor the observance of sanctions still imposed against troubled west African state Liberia has criticised a secret diamond mining deal struck by its transitional government. A UN Panel of Experts said this was with a West Africa Mining Corporation (WAMCO), financed by the privately owned London International Bank Limited.…