The European Union’s (EU) rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products (RAPEX) stopped numerous substandard toys from reaching European children last year, according to European Commission statistics released today. Toy ...
The European Commission (EC) has given its approval for the acquisition of Austria-based Constantia Flexibles by French investment group Wendel Group for €2.3bn ($2.8bn). Constantia Flexibles specialises in producing foil, paper ...
Tags: Constantia Flexibles, plastic-film packaging, packaging
The European Commission has started an in-depth investigation into Cargill's planned acquisition of Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) chocolate business, as the $440m deal could lead to higher prices of chocolates. During a preliminary ...
The European Parliament has backed plans to create a new meat labeling regulation in processed foods. The new law, when put into force, will require food producers to mention the country of origin of meat used as an ingredient in ...
The German ministry of economics and energy, in cooperation with the Confederation of the German textile and fashion industry, is organising a ‘Foreign Trade Day of the German Textile and Fashion Industry’ in Berlin on 3 March, ...
Tags: Textile Industry, Textile
Stryker Corp. is still on the prowl for acquisitions, although it isn’t naming names, the company’s CEO told analysts this week. Kalamazoo, MI–based Stryker Corp. has been eyeing British company Smith & Nephew Plc and ...
Owners of £133,000 Aston Martin DB9 and DBS models have been asked to return their vehicles over issues related to overheating of the seats. According to reports, the control mechanism for the front heated seats 'may fail if the ...
Tags: front heated seats, Auto
Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (a member of the De Beers Family of Companies) says that its Technologies Group experienced more than 20% growth in 2014, marking its third consecutive year of high growth. ...
Tags: synthetic diamond solutions, emerging markets, Electrical
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific opinion on the safety of caffeine that was presented recently to EFSA. The provisional findings of the Draft Scientific Opinion on the ...
Tags: energy drink, public health, Agriculture
There is a wide gap between supply and demand of organic products in Europe, which seems to be growing by the day Experts warn tht this gap is further expected to widen due to new EU amendment, reports EurActive Germany. The market for ...
Tags: EU Regulation, Organic Farming
China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has taken sales of its low-price Honor brand of smartphones to 20 million from 1 million in just one year. Huawei executives hope to emulate the phenomenal growth of Xiaomi, which broke into the global top ...
The European Commission has announced that it has ordered the registration of cold rolled stainless flat imports from China and Taiwan, highlighting the possibility of imposing antidumping and countervailing duties for both import sources. ...
Tags: import sources, flat imports, Metallurgy
It all happened very quickly in advance of the EU Environment Council’s meeting in Brussels on December 17. The EU decided to scrap the Circular Environment package because in 2015 “we want to put something on the table that is ...
European Commission’s Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) has launched the Project European Long-Distance Electric Clean Transport Road Infrastructure Corridor (ELECTRIC). The project is funded by the Trans-European ...
Tags: charging corridor, e-mobility operator, Auto
The likelihood of tighter European Union regulations on air emissions being imposed on the European coatings and other industries has been receding as the EU gives top priority to economic growth at a time when many of the region’s ...
Tags: IAQ labelling system, volatile organic compounds, Construction