After spending two years on Beijing's monthly ballot for car license plates, seen as the best way of curbing traffic congestion in the capital, my neighbor Jiao Wen finally decided to go electric to avoid what was starting to look like long ...
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A low carbon construction project taking place in eastern China is using AkzoNobel's Decorative Paints products for its exterior walls, highlighting the company's focus on making cities more liveable and sustainable. Now in its second ...
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The UK government has announced £35m funding to promote ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) and shortlisted 12 UK cities to become the country’s first ‘Go Ultra Low Cities’. The winners would share the £35m ...
A six-meter-high industrial gas flow was discovered at a shale gas well in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, marking a breakthrough in shale gas development in north China, local authorities said Sunday. The well, based in coal-rich Ordos ...
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The number of electric-vehicle charging stations in Beijing will be doubled by the end of 2015 to encourage the use of new-energy vehicles, local authorities said on Wednesday. Beijing currently has 1,425 public charging stations at 188 ...
This includes new machinery in the Pack and Paper divisions comprising of a conversion machine that can return high-quality five colour cases in one pass. Following the addition of inter-unit driers Saica has the capability to manufacture ...
An electric and alternative fuel vehicle manufacturing base capable of producing 300,000 new energy cars per year is being planned for north China's Hebei Province. With an investment of 3 billion yuan (490 million US dollars), the Hongxing ...
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On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
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The Welsh Government has published guidance on waste management, ahead of new EU legal requirements on the separate collection of waste paper, metal, plastic and glass for recycling, due to come into force at the start of next year. All ...
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The proportion of UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has reached 60%, according to figures released by the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK. ACE stated that this was a ...
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Grohe AG, one of world-leading suppliers of sanitary faucets and fittings, is among the top three winners of the 2014 German Sustainability Award. Due to its commitment to the responsible use of water and energy, GROHE was one of three ...
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The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) participated in the recently held business mission ‘Italy to Vietnam 2014’, to meet Vietnamese textile manufacturers and promote Italian textile machineries and ...
Politicians from the three main political parties had a spirited debate last night on the future of intellectual property policy after the General Election. Panellists from the political parties were Mike Weatherley MP (Conservative), Iain ...
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Leading general show for the environment and energy industries. Pollutec brings together professionals from around the world to discuss innovative solutions that reduce the impact of human activities on the environment, whether ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Suncor Energy has agreed to pay $230,400 in penalties to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) ...
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