European Union antitrust regulators are to investigate an allegation that several luxury watchmakers breached EU rules by refusing to supply spare parts to independent repairers. The European Commission did not identify the companies but ...
Tags: Watch, Luxury Watch
The European Commission has announced that it has initiated an expiry review of the antidumping (AD) duty on certain iron ore steel tube and pipe fittings imports from China and consigned from Taiwan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, Pipe Fittings
Global dairy product prices fell again at the latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction, due to a seasonal lift in New Zealand supply and the recent Russian sanctions on European Union dairy exports. Prices are now 42.2% as against the ...
Tags: Dairy Product, dairy exports
Europe recycled close to 65 billion PET bottles in 2013, as per the figures released by European non-profit trade association Petcore Europe. This is a 7% increase in the number of recycled bottles over the 2012 figures. The ...
Tags: PET bottles, Packaging
This is according to a new report from business intelligence provider Key Note, which said paper and board packaging remains the most widely used packaging material in the UK. The Packaging (Paper & Board) 2014 report warned, however, ...
The European Commission has launched a Green Paper consultation on a possible extension of geographical indication protection to non-agricultural products. In today’s globalised world, consumers are looking for ways to identify ...
Tags: European Commission, Green Paper, Textile
The European Commission has launched a Green Paper consultation on a possible extension of geographical indication protection to non-agricultural products. In today’s globalised world, consumers are looking for ways to identify ...
Tags: European Commission, Apparel, Accessories
The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has stated that the European steel industry welcomes the European Commission's communication on energy efficiency as a contribution to climate protection, energy security and innovation. According ...
Tags: European Steel Industry, Welcome, European Commission's Communication
Bathroom Manufacturers Association, which administers The Water Label Company, has won a major award in the Environment Agency and Waterwise Water Efficiency Awards 2014, given in the Campaigns & Education category.? The awards celebrate ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The second day of Strategies in Light Europe featured a full, active conference program and 900 registered attendees from the solid-state lighting industry. Day 2 of Strategies in Light Europe began with a strong Plenary session, ...
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The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has welcomed the new waste and recycling targets adopted by the European Commission last week. The Commission announced a 70 percent recycling objective for steel, rising ...
Tags: Steel Packaging, Steel
Roads in Finland in 2020 will hum to the sound of low-emission vehicles running on renewable energy, electricity, hydrogen and sustainable biofuels. The share of public transport and car pooling in densely populated urban areas will ...
Tags: Service, vehicles, renewable energy, Smart transport
For the European coatings industry, REACH, the seven-year-old European Union's legislation on the registration, evaluation and authorization of industrial chemicals, has been posing major difficulties. However the Biocidal Products ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
Children eating Mediterranean Diet high in fruit, nuts, vegetables and fish are 15 per cent less likely to be overweight, study Children eating more in line with the rules of the Mediterranean diet are 15 per cent less likely to be ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Sea Food