The "Energy Efficiency: European Plastics and Rubber Machines Well Placed" study was released by EUROMAP - Europe's Association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers on November 29. According to the report author Dr Otto Urbanek, ...
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Imports of seamless stainless steel pipe and tube are up substantially in 2011 over the same period in 2010. Total imports of small diameter seamless pipe and tubing are up by nearly 40 percent through August, 2011, lead by substantial ...
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Caterpillar Inc. Has finalized the purchase of MWM Holding GmbH (MWM) from 3i and funds managed by 3i for euro 580 million (about $800 million). This action follows the European Commission’s recent clearance of the transaction. MWM is ...
Confusion still remains over what exactly nanomaterials are being defined as. The European Commission, the European Union's Brussels-based executive, has at last published a definition of nanomaterials. But both environmentalists and ...
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Thanks to legislation passed by the European Commission on 28 November, all wood imports into Europe via the Central Africa Republic (CAR) will be required to have a license denoting their legal origin, which will be fully implemented by ...
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The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (Europen) has published a green paper on packaging and sustainability. The document, which reflects the opinions of the global packaging chain, concludes that packaging should be ...
China on Friday unveiled its three-step plan for phasing out energy-inefficient incandescent light bulbs in an attempt to promote energy conservation and emissions reductions. Imports and sales of 100-watt-and-higher incandescent light ...
Greece will use future revenue from the country’s ‘Helios’ solar energy project to cut debt by as much as 15 billion euros ($21 billion), euro-area leaders said. "Greece commits future cash flows from project Helios, or ...
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Greece will use future revenue from the country’s ‘Helios’ solar energy project to cut debt by as much as 15 billion euros ($21 billion), euro-area leaders said. "Greece commits future cash flows from project Helios, ...
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A new OLED lighting market report predicts that OLED and LED lighting will compete in a number of applications. The OLAE+ funding competition is hosting an information day, WAC Lighting has introduced an OLED chandelier, and Universal ...
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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, featuring ...
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The European phase-out of low-efficiency lamps, which began two years ago, now encompasses clear 60W incandescent lamps. Empty shelves loom for 60W lamps From today, the 60W incandescent lamp will gradually become a thing of the past in ...
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The European phase-out of low-efficiency lamps, which began two years ago, now encompasses clear 60W incandescent lamps. Empty shelves loom for 60W lamps From today, the 60W incandescent lamp will gradually become a thing of the past ...
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Organizations representing the European lighting industry have published papers discussing LED-based lighting, and the EC is looking for a name for its upcoming Green Paper on SSL. European lighting-industry organizations CELMA and ELC have ...
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Its main contents are as follows: 1. ErP household washing machines eco-design implementation of the Bill (G/TBT/N/EEC/320) The Bill applies to power-driven domestic washing machines, and can be battery-driven power-driven domestic washing ...
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