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Mercury emissions crackdown agreed as UN finalises global deal
2013-01-21 11:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: A host of products and industrial processes are to be phased out from 2020, including some energy-efficient light bulbs, batteries and coal technologies, as part of an international effort to reduce harmful mercury pollution. The UN-backed Minamata Convention, named after the city in Japan that suffered from severe mercury pollution in the mid-20th century, was agreed on Saturday by 140 nations at a summit in Geneva. The new treaty will now be formally signed at a meeting in Japan in October,...
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Contego finalises sale of European food and beverage cartons business
2013-01-02 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
Contego Packaging has finalised details of the sale of its European food and beverage cartons business to Graphic Packaging, for 71m.
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