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Better management of e-waste
More of the EU’s broken fridges, phones and gadgets are set to be collected and recycled, following MEPs’ approval on Thursday of new targets agreed with Council. The update to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation offers consumers new possibilities to return small waste items to retailers and will also cut red tape for businesses. "After difficult negotiations I am very satisfied that we have agreed ambitious but achievable collection rates with Council. Europe will now r...
Trade-in Deals for the GXS Vacuum Pump
Edwards (UK) has launched a new ‘trade in, trade up, pump smart’ campaign in which users can trade in their old vacuum pump and make significant savings on the cost of a new GXS dry vacuum pump. Customers can now trade in any make and specification of vacuum pump for a new Edwards GXS dry screw vacuum pump, or pump and booster combination, at a significantly reduced cost. Customers also receive one day of start up assistance from an experienced Edwards field service engineer. Edwards’ experts ad...
Expantion of Adsorbents and Catalysts Production
UOP LLC, a Honeywell (USA) company, announced today that it will invest $20 million to expand its production facility in Mobile, Ala., to produce adsorbents and catalysts. The investment will expand production of Honeywell's UOP IONSIV Ion Exchange adsorbents, which remove radioactive material from liquid, and are currently being used in Japan in response to last year's nuclear disaster. It will also support the production of new adsorbents and catalysts used by petrochemical producers and refin...