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The article offers information on an initiative taken by Northern European paper firms that looking into an initiative to convert black liquor, a byproduct of papermaking, into industrial chemicals. Topics discussed include Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) evaluating approaches for making high-value chemical products, Finnish paper producer Stora Enso looking to extract chemicals from black liquor and Lignin, the largest constituent of black liquor.

Reports on the impact of the increase of international demand for recycled paper annually for recycling services worldwide. Growth of demand for paper products in China; Expected increase of demand for recovered paper in Europe; Challenges faced by the paper recycling industry in the future and solutions to meet the demand for recovered papers.

Dicusses the areas of concern cited by chemical industry groups over the European Commission's proposals on the regulation of chemicals as of July 2002. Employment; Industry sales; Trade rules. INSET: The Legislative Timeline.

Focuses on the suppliers' announcement on a series of titanium dioxide price increases applicable to all grades in Europe, and on material sold into pulp and paper markets in the United States. Amount of price increase; Reason why hikes to paper makers have lagged other segments; Operating rates and margins for paper makers.

This article reports on the launching of the Kandoo moistened toilet paper for kids by Procter & Gamble Co. in Europe in January 2004. The company claimed Kandoo is selling well in Great Britain and France, where it was launched in summer 2002. The brand is handled by Publicis Groupe's Saatchi & Saatchi. Saatchi is creating TV and prints ads for the launch in Germany-speaking countries.

The article reports on the announcement by several paper chemical suppliers of price increases and/or surcharges, amid higher energy, freight and raw material costs in 2006. Nalco says it has increased paper sizing chemical prices by 20% and silicone-based products by 10% in the Americas and Europe, effective on January 1, 2006. Akzo Nobel's Eka Chemicals says it will also increase certain paper chemical prices in Europe.

This article reports on the business strategies employed by Procter & Gamble to maintain its lead in the paper towel category as of June 1996. The company is testing its Quilted Bounty Rinse & Reuse, a thicker, stronger towel than regular Bounty that can be rinsed and reused like a cloth towel, in several states in the U.S. The Rinse & Reuse earned an A rating in the paper towel category. Television advertising for the product testing does not use an environmental message, instead focusing on the brand's ability to easily soak up big spills. The Bounty test comes as K-C makes plans to roll out improved products of its own in 1997 using new technology from Europe that enables more absorbency.

Announces that the Quaker Chemical has sold its European pulp and paper business to Dutch group Servo Delden for an undisclosed sum. Remarks of Marc C. Meijer, Quaker's vice president in Europe about the company's pulp and paper business.

The article reports on the decision of paper chemical makers to divert its overcapacity in Asia and Latin America. It notes on the closure of several production sites in Europe and their transfer mostly to Asia. In 2009, the global specialty paper chemicals market was valued at about 15 million dollars. BASF decided to expand its paper chemicals capacity in Asia as part of its plan to restructure its paper chemicals business.

The article reports on the new line of toilet paper from Woolworths. It mentions that Damien Scarf of clothing chain Reuben F. Scarf traveled to China to replace the company's plastic bags with wood-free paper bags. According to Scarf, the first product is a three-ply toilet paper called Green Soft which is made from organic bamboo, straw, reed and cotton residues. Moreover, Scarf hopes to sell the product in Europe and U.S. by 2010.

Focuses on the European paper chemicals industry which experienced some consolidation in 1997 as a result of a drop in the demand for paper and pulp in 1995 and 1996. Trend in the market as reported by the Confederation of European Paper Industries; Countries which experienced the strongest increase in paper production in Europe; Sales growth in Eka Chemicals and Degussa. INSET: Legislators push for environmental improvements.

The article offers world news briefs related to digital information as of October 2016. Topics include plan of the European Union to introduce value-added tax on electronic books to harmonize print and ebook rates; the National Library of Israel's plan to acquire papers of author Franz Kafka after the country's Supreme Court ruling that manuscripts are the property of the Library; and digitization of author William Shakespeare's Globe archive in London, England by publisher Adam Matthew.

Reports on the impact of reduced operating rates at derivatives units on the prices of propylene in Europe since January 2001. Decrease in the prices of propylene; Average price of propylene in the United States; Paper chemical companies which were affected by the decrease in the prices of propylene.

Discusses the plans of two American companies to introduce superabsorbent paper towels in Europe. The labelling of Procter & Gamble's brand in three languages; The competition of Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Reports on the optimism that the paper chemicals industry in Europe will improve in 1997 despite the shrinkage of paper production in 1996. Decline in demand for European pulp and paper as problem for paper chemicals makers; Demand for elemental oxygen in the industry; Large players in the industry.

The article highlights the author's favorite open search tools for finding open arts and humanities content. Topics discussed include the JURN search tool, which discovers the full text of open journals in the arts and humanities; the sister tool of JURN called GRAFT, which searches the world's academic repositories, and the extremely poor semantic interpretation of queries resulting in subsequent slowing down of Paperity, a multidisciplinary aggregator of OA journals and papers.

Predicts on the sales of pulp and paper chemicals in Europe in the year 2003. Growth of pulp and paper chemical in the market; Statistics of the expected sales growth of pulp and paper chemicals.

Comments on the emergence of electronic books in Europe. Impact of the technology on traditional paper books; Electronic books contained in pocket personal computers; Skepticism on the practical use of electronic books; Availability of free electronic books from several Web sites.

Focuses on the actions taken by the European Parliament on several proposals to tighten environmental regulations contained in the European Commission's white paper on future chemical policies. Information on amendments to the proposals; Details on the approved clauses; Significance of the Parliament's actions.

The article reports on the response of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on the growing number of nurses from mainland Europe that use falsified documents to get on the register. NMC claimed that fraudulent nurses from countries like Poland had forged exam certificates and university references. The Council had already revealed ten cheats who claimed that they had passed the International English Language Testing System.

The article presents comments on issues affecting the agricultural industry in Europe. It raises complaints about the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs application forms. Quota for sugar-beet growers has been reduced. The common agricultural policy was reformed in Brussels, Belgium.

The article reports on the price increases announced by chemical specialties industry in Europe as of November 30, 2005. Decision of Badische Anilin und Soda-Fabrik to raise prices for its paper process chemicals. Announcement of price increases by Rohm and Haas for its hydride chemicals. Ciba Specialty Chemicals announced a price increase for its paper chemicals.

Reports on the efforts of the European chemical industry's to remain competitive in the world market. Reports from the Union of Industrial & Employers' Confederations of Europe and the European Round Table; White paper to be released by the European Commission; White paper calling for specific growth targets for the economy and for the need for stability in economic and regulatory policies; More.

Discusses the concept of convergence, merging of telecommunications and computers. Emergence of technology convergence in Europe and the United Kingdom; Establishment of paperless work environment with the technology convergence; Hardware and software tool development for nonspeech communications; Innovations in information retrieval; Development of virtual reality presentation techniques.

Focuses on a European Commission (EC) policy paper on the European aerospace industry. The paper urging creation of so-called clusters of consolidated companies as likely the best way to improve the industry's competitive position; Additional measures for improving European industry competitiveness cited in the paper; Figures on United States and European defense industrial base, as of October 6, 1997.

There currently exist a bewildering variety of fire safety regula-tions for railway vehicles in Europe. In practice, the complexity of the standards and legislation makes the approval process for railway vehicles immensely complicated. Awareness of this problem has grown at the EU level - and hence it is now planned to put uniform structures in place for fire safety regu-lations. These regulations are, however, likely to lead to very tough requirements for fire safety systems in rolling stock. In future, therefore, a compensatory approach will become more and more important. Here, demonstration of equivalence will become more and more attractive as a way of realizing creative and efficient vehicle concepts while safeguarding fire safety. In the paper presented the development of fire safety regula-tions for railway vehicles and possibilities and acceptance of implementation of compensatory measures are described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the study on the battery cell measurement problem in Europe. It is said that battery stack's deceptively simple appearance masks a stubborn problem which has been around for a long time. Moreover, designers have tried various approaches to isolated-cell-voltage measurement. Further details on these approaches with graphs and figures are being presented on the paper.

The article reports on the growth of robotic-development platforms in Europe. It is said that the continued growth and evolution of these robotic-development platforms are essential components to enable scaling the complexity of today's and future projects to a manageable level. However, it is discussed that today's robots still need a lot of improvement in terms of software compatibility. The paper also discusses the hands-on project that focuses on the Lego NXT Mindstorms platform. INSET: MORE PLATFORMS.

The article reports on the development of beam-forming network for European satellite antennas which is known to be connected to that of beam-forming networks. Related topics discussed include a proposal for a beam-forming network classification, beam-forming network topologies, beam-forming network transmission lines and transmission lines. It is concluded that this paper reviewed the basic concepts and techniques of beam-forming networks for satellite multiple beams and reconfigurable antennas.

This year, the Chromatography Society is celebrating its 50-year Anniversary. The society and its predecessors, the Gas Chromatography Discussion Group and the Chromatography Discussion Group, played an important role in the dissemination of information on newest developments, particularly through their international symposia held in various European cities since 1956. On the occasion of this anniversary, E.R. Adlard, one of the true pioneers of GC and a leading member of the organization, reports on the most important papers presented at the symposia of the first decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the reorganization of the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC), headed by director general Alain Perroy. Goals of the reorganization; Areas of CEFIC operations affected by the restructuring; Modern management techniques being introduced; Restructuring priorities set by Perroy. INSET: EU White Paper Perplexes Chemical Industry..

This article reports that tension is mounting between the European Commission and the management of European airlines about the direction Brussels, Belgium, is taking in regulating the sector. Airline representatives are concerned they are being saddled with billions of euros in additional yearly operating costs as they grapple with intense competition and high fuel costs. In the past two years, the commission has been gradually expanding its air transport agenda. But airline representatives appear increasingly unhappy with the situation and feel, to a large extent, they are being treated more harshly than other industrial sectors. Disagreements surround European Commission initiatives ranging from air passenger rights to emissions trading to dealings with countries outside the EU. In the latest sign of tension, Jacques Bankir, chairman of Air France subsidiary Regional and a board member of the European Regions Airline Association has sent a letter to EU Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot requesting that Brussels rewrite a 2001 white paper on European transport policy.

The proposed merger of Air France SA and KLM, the first major airline consolidation in Europe, is unfolding, raising some concerns on Wall Street and in academia as of March 2004. Michael Linenberg of Merrill Lynch observes that the merger will create the world's largest airline holding company, with 24 billion dollar in annual sales. In a timely paper issued last week, Jan K. Brueckner of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Eric Pels of Amsterdam's Free University concluded the merger and expected airline alliance realignment will reduce competition in intra-European markets and in transatlantic markets where merger partners compete. The authors expect the merger to spawn a mega-alliance, comprising the world's four largest airlines. Long-time KLM partner Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines, an ally of Air France in the Sky Team, will likely join forces.

The article presents information related to the aviation industry in Europe, United States and Asia-Pacific. Spain is unhappy with the industrial return from its share in EADS, in which government-holding company Sepi has a 5.6% stake, according to Spanish press reports. Both the EH Industries EH-101 helicopter and Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter are liable to be discussed in the margins of this week's state visit by U.S. President George W. Bush to London to meet British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Australia is shifting some of its modernization plans as a result of an update to its 2000 defense white paper.

Lofty equipment aspirations and base financial reality will confront some of Europe's main defense players with critical choices over the coming months. Following in the wake of Germany's budgetary woes, Great Britain and Italy are now struggling with defense-expenditure dilemmas. Rome is being forced to curtail and delay acquisition programs, while in London, England, the ministry is grappling with both short-and long-term financial difficulties. In Great Britain, the government is trying to paper over a short-term defense funding problem, while the Defense Ministry faces considerable difficulty resolving a mismatch between available resources and requirements in its medium-to-long-term equipment program.

This article announces that SCA, a Scandinavian paper-products marketer and Procter & Gamble rival, has appointed Scholz & Friends to handle the European budget for Zewa, a brand of toilet paper, paper towels and facial tissues.

The article discusses the outlook of the chemical industry in Europe in 2009. The author sees a bleak midwinter outlooke pointing to a long year ahead for European chemical companies. The paper provides information about chemical prices, international trade performance, supply and demand, production capacity and production efficiency in the region.

This article reports that when Heathrow's Terminal 5 finally comes online in 2008, it will add 30% in passenger handling capacity to Europe's busiest airport. But there will be no similar growth in runway capacity. In a 2003 white paper, the government supported a third runway at Heathrow, but with two key caveats: that existing runways be used better, and that any noise and emission challenges associated with additional runway capacity be resolved. Adding a third runway will be contingent on meeting European Union nitrogen dioxide emission limits and not increasing the airport's noise footprint above 57 dB. A third strand in the Project Heathrow study concerns public access and the environmental implications associated with increasing ground-transportation infrastructure.

The European Low Fares Airline Association (Elfaa) last month submitted to the EC a Discussion Paper reviewing unresolved regulatory issues. In France, airport/security taxes often surpass Ryanair's and EasyJet's lowest fares. According to Elfaa leaders, up to 59% of passengers on European low-fare carriers are new aviation travelers, including 1% who would not travel at regular fares. The Ryanair-EasyJet rivalry shows largely similar results. In July, Ryanair PLC carried 2.48 million passengers and EasyJet 2.41 million passengers. Ryanair also filed a complaint against the British Airport Authority with London's High Court for abusive fuel levies at London Stansted.

Reports on the concerns of the European Regions Airline (ERA) association regarding the `Air Transport and the Environment,' a European Commission (EC) white paper. Expected number of passengers forecasted by the ERA for 1998; Details on the proposed EC tax; Failure of Eurocontrol to assess the effectiveness of its Eatchip program in improving airport operations.

The article reports on a 2013 decision which the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) made to ask the European Commission to deliver the position paper, "The Right to E-read—An E-book Policy for Libraries in Europe", which is concerned with copyright for electronic books. EBLIDA's desire to have changes made to European copyright laws which would allow European libraries to acquire and lend electronic books is discussed. INSET: WORLD OF LIBRARIES.

Reports the meeting between officials of Cefic and the Associated Chemical Cos. with U.S. and European trade representatives in November 2002 to lobby for changes to the European White Paper on chemical policy. Impact of the White Paper on international trade; Concerns raised by the chemical industry representatives; Cost implications of the White Paper on companies.

Relates the views of Eggert Voscherau, president of chemical industry group Cefic, on the White Paper chemicals policy of the European Commission. Forecasts on the migration of research and development activities; Implications of the papers' proposed Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization for Chemicals; Actions to be taken by Cefic in response to the chemical policy.

The article discusses the partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health (PEROSH) and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work to address the future key challenges for occupational safety and health in three position papers including leadership enabling.

The article reports on the key trends for 2008 in Mobile Industry in Europe. It is said that imaging has become a much more significant part of the design of handsets, both from the image-sensor and the capture and processing standpoint. There is also a strong push to integrate global positioning system (GPS) satellite navigation into mobile devices. Moreover, several imaging and GPS products from different companies are also being discussed on the paper.

The article looks at the financial performance of Europe's chemical companies in the third quarter of 2006. Akzo Nobel CEO Hans Wijers expects 2006 to be a successful year with revenue growth and increased operational results at all segments. Lanxess experienced a slight decline in sales following divestments of its fibers and paper chemicals businesses.

Reports on the European Commission's (EC) adoption of the chemical industry-related policy contained in the `An Industrial Competitiveness Policy for the European Chemical Industry' paper. Paper's aim to help the European Union chemical industry strengthen its international competitiveness.

Reports that Europe is moving towards a uniform data protection policy for all of the countries in the European Union. Advocay of the European Commission (EC) in the policy; EC's plan to give European countries time to broaden their laws covering information stored on paper and in computers.

The article notes the negative impact of digital technology and technological innovations on print journalism in the U.S. and the European Union's (E.U.'s) tax policy protects traditional print media by taxing paper books at a lower rate than electronic books, then questions the long-term consequences of the E.U.'s tax policy.

The article presents the authors views on the difference in the newspaper reading practice in Europe and the U.S. He states that the old newspapers in the U.S. are ceasing daily printing instead of three to four days a week to save money. He also mentions that some news papers like Cox have consolidated copy desks so that the stories could be written in Austin, Texas. While people in Europe can be found reading newspapers at coffee shops, museum steps and in bars.