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UPM Raflatac to Launch New Labeling Solutions for Medical Device and Healthcare Industry
Oct 18, 2017UPM Raflatac is set to introduce new labeling solutions for medical device and healthcare industry at this year’s CPhl Innopack exhibition in Germany. The event will take place between 24 and 26 October. At the event, the company ...
Tags: Labeling Solutions, Medical Device
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European Commission Approves ABP and Fane Valley's Slaney Deal
Oct 11, 2016The European Commission (EC) has approved the joint acquisition of Slaney Foods JV and Slaney Proteins by ABP Group and Fane Valley. The proposal for acquisition of the stake has been cleared unconditionally by Europe’s competition ...
Tags: EC, joint acquisition, ABP, Fane Valley
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EpiGaN Nominated for Eu Innovation Radar Prize
Aug 17, 2016EpiGaN nv of Hasselt, near Antwerp, Belgium, which supplies commercial-grade 150mm- and 200mm-diameter gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) epitaxial wafers for 600V high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) power semiconductors, has been ...
Tags: EpiGaN, GaN-on-Si, nomination
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People’s Daily: Major Achievements of The Development of China’s Open Economy Since The 12th Five Year Plan Especially Since The 18th Party Congress
Nov 25, 2015The 11thseminar of the series of seminars called the “Brilliant 12th Five Year” was held on October 19 in Beijing. Our Journalist interviewed the reporter, China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce ...
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European Parliament Rejects Draft Law Prohibiting Sale and Use of GMO Foods
Nov 2, 2015The European Parliament rejected a draft law which would have allowed EU member states to prohibit or restrict the sale and use of EU-approved GMO foods or feed on its territory. The EU members fear that the law might not be viable as ...
Tags: GMO Foods, European Parliament
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Michael Stephen Discusses How This Material Biodegrades in The Outdoor Environment
May 22, 2015Michael Stephen, chairman of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association and deputy chairman of Symphony Environmental Technologies, discusses how this material biodegrades in the outdoor environment. Oxo-biodegradable plastics have from ...
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The EU Commission Intends to Restrict Four Additional Substances Under The RoHS2 Directive
Jan 20, 2015In mid-December, the EU Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it intends to restrict four additional substances under the RoHS2 directive. The update will bring the number of hazardous substances listed in Annex II of ...
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It Is Time to Prove That Oxo-Biodegradable Technology Really Works and Is Entirely Safe
Dec 1, 2014The company’s chief executive officer Michael Laurier said: “The suggestion by the promoters of the ban that the Member-states were acting in the interests of Symphony is ludicrous. They were acting in the interests of the ...
Tags: shopping bags, plastic packaging, Packaging
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SSAB Announced That EU Approved Its Merger with Finland-Based Steelmaker Ruukki
Aug 12, 2014Swedish speciality steel producer SSAB has announced that the European Commision has approved its merger with Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki. The offer period for the merger is scheduled to expire on July 22. The Commission had concerns ...
Tags: SSAB, Ruukki, Metallurgy, Mineral
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What Is Antibiotic Resistance and Is It Right to Describe It as a 'looming Global Threat'
Feb 26, 2014What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
Tags: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance, bacteria, implementing policies
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Germany Proposals to Curb Renewable Energy Subsidies and Cap Electricity Prices
Jan 21, 2014Germany's economy and energy minister laid out Tuesday proposals to curb renewable energy subsidies and cap electricity prices but opponents fear they could jeopardise the country's much vaunted green energy transition. Just weeks after ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Pakistan's Textile Exports to EU Will Be Exported Duty Free From January 1, 2014
Jan 2, 2014As per Annex-IX of the EU Regulation-978, the entire textiles and clothing products i.e. HS chapter 50 to 63 are included in GSP Plus Scheme and will be exported duty free from January 1, 2014 although the official Notification will be ...
Tags: Textile Exports, EU
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EU Investigation Is a Normal Process Within State Aid and Competition Procedures
Dec 19, 2013This EU investigation is a normal process within state aid and competition procedures and that an investigation is underway is no basis for scaremongering reports says GMB GMB, the union for energy and construction workers, has learned ...
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EURATEX Urges to Oppose The Unique Delegated Act for GSP+
Nov 6, 2013Gathered in Berlin for the 2nd EURATEX Convention, the European Textile and Clothing Industry urges the Members of the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament to oppose the Unique Delegated Act that includes 10 country ...
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The European Commission Presented a New Forest Strategy to The European Council
Oct 2, 2013On 20 September the European Commission presented a new forest strategy to the European Parliament and the European Council; this is to replace the forest strategy that has applied since 1998. The new forest strategy was created on the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
