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Strong foundation for bio-based materials in Europe
06/01/2009
Strong foundation for bio-based materials in Europe
Bio-based product sales have grown rapidly in the past five years. Europe has an excellent research base, the world’s largest chemical industry infrastructure and solid development of bio-specialties Armand Klein is director of bio-based products for science-based products and services giant...
Ensuring good research gets to market
04/11/2008
Ensuring good research gets to market
Building a good business case is key to translating successful research results into marketable products and services according to a new and unusual European eco-innovation expert group: Greenovate! Europe. Astrid Severin is Executive Manager and Co-founder of Greenovate! Europe, a European...
Working together to boost industrial sustainability
30/10/2008
Working together to boost industrial sustainability
A UK initiative encouraging companies to look beyond traditional physical and sector boundaries to create an environmentally sustainable economy offers an example for the whole of Europe Peter Laybourn is the Programme Director for the UK National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP), the...
AXT inc. - Germanium solar cells fuel greener future
21/08/2008
AXT inc. - Germanium solar cells fuel greener future
Use of germanium substrates for photovoltaic solar cells offers higher efficiency than with silicon substrates according Dr Philip Yin of US semiconductor substrate specialist AXT. Dr Yin is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AXT Inc., a major manufacturer of high-performance...
09/08/2008
PIUS: Supporting SMEs into Cleaner Productions. Part II
Bernd Jücher, Managing Director of a German electroplating company (C+C Cours GmbH) illustrates the PIUS initiative through a practical example – a successful case of environmental process improvement coupled with cost benefits.  “C+C Cours GmbH” is a medium sized enterprise specialised in...
01/08/2008
A successful Financing Scheme for Eco Innovation: the example of Finland
Jukka Noponen is the Executive Director of the Environmental programme for Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund. He explains what makes Finland's financing scheme so successful. Could you summarize the objectives Sitra innovation fund and...
01/08/2008
Nokia - The world s leading mobile phone supplier with environmental objectives
Kirsi Sormunen, Vice President & Head of Environmental activities, describes Nokia's sustainable development objectives and achievements. In June 2007, Nokia regained the top ranking in the Greenpeace Electronics Guide. This ranking takes into account both the chemical content of products and...
01/08/2008
TRADEMARK Color&Cloth - Plant Dyes for the Austrian Textile Industry
From an idea to a trade product ready for marketing - plant dyes for the textile industry. A project supported by the Austrian "Factory of Tomorrow" programme. Christian Pladerer, project leader of TRADEMARK Color&Cloth, explains the principle of the project: to create all the prerequisites...
01/08/2008
London Recycling Limited - Specialist recycling and waste management provider for businesses in London
Karen Thake, Marketing Manager of London Recycling Ltd, describes the motivation behind a successful and innovative waste management company. London Recycling Ltd: a cutting edge waste management company Can you please describe your company...
01/08/2008
Novamex – French leader of eco-friendly cleaning products for home and personal care
Michel Leuthy, Executive Director of Novamex, tells us about the key to success of this company of eco-labelled products. Novamex: an eco-labelled success Can you please describe your company in a few words? Novamex is a French company...

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