Keyword: European Commission (EC)

Strategy & Management

How to Run a Circular Economy in Europe

03.09.2015 - Since the industrial revolution in Europe the amount of waste in the region has been constantly increasing. This is because its economies have been based on a “take-make-consume...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

CO2 as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers

28.08.2015 - The implementation of carbon dioxide utilization as a raw material in a circular economy and as an energy source takes shape at a fast pace. Various technologies can be used to...

News

Pfizer Gets Green Light for Hospira Acquisition

26.08.2015 - Pfizer can now progress its $17 billion purchase of Hospira after receiving final regulatory approvals from the USA and Brazil. The clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission...

News

Bayer CropScience Gains First Active Ingredient Approval in Europe

18.08.2015 - Bayer CropScience has received European approval for its biological insecticide Requiem. The active ingredient Terpenoid Blend QRD 460 was recently approved by the European...

News

Germany’s Merck Wins Last Antitrust Nod for Sigma-Aldrich

12.08.2015 - With the unconditional approval of Brazil's Council for Economic Defense (CADE), German chemicals and pharmaceuticals producer Merck KGaA has taken the final antitrust hurdle for...

News

Scotland Plans to Opt Out of GM Crops

11.08.2015 - Scotland has announced plans to ban the growing of genetically modified crops on its soil and also will request that the country be excluded from any European consents for the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Bio-Based Economy in Europe: Potential Benefits and Risks

27.07.2015 - Two trillion euros in annual turnover, 22 million jobs employing 9% of the European workforce and growing — the European Commission envisions a bright future for the European...

News

EP Unhappy With Commission’s GMO Opt-out Plan

20.07.2015 - A European Commission (EC) proposal to allow member states to restrict or prohibit the import of genetically modified crops for food or feed, even if they have been approved by the...