25.09.2012
- Market Overview - With the euro crisis biting ever harder, the US economy still staggering under a formidable debt burden and even the Chinese growth engine sputtering, the chief...
04.09.2012
- Norsk Hydro plans to triple production at its primary metals plant in Germany by mid-2013 after striking a long-term power deal and pencilling in higher compensation payments for...
14.05.2012
- REACh - The European Union chemicals regulation REACh (short for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) requires all companies manufacturing or...
07.09.2011
- Rough Road Ahead - The climate is changing and competition around the world is increasing - Europe is in for some severe challenges. Concepts such as the bio-economy, focus on...
27.04.2011
- Germany's opening of its doors next month to a potential influx of hundreds of thousands of workers from newer EU states is unlikely to have much impact on growth or wages except...
14.04.2011
- Complex Legislation - Art. 5 of the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD, 98/8/EC) lays down the procedure for the main authorization and registration of a biocidal product. Art. 16/1...
28.03.2011
- European leaders agreed on Friday to set the "highest standards" of safety for the nuclear industry to guard against events like those unfolding at Japan's stricken Fukushima plant...
16.03.2011
- European Union governments should consider the possibility of "stress tests" on European nuclear power stations to check they meet safety requirements, the EU's Executive...