- Still a major force: France remains one of the
world's biggest glassmakers. Glass looks at the state of
play.
The past few months has seen glassmaking in France shaken by some substantial changes. Even so, the country still accounts for around 20% of glass production in the European Union and remains a global force in the sector and is still home to two of the biggest global glass producers, ......
- ENDESA Starts up Its First Wind Farm in France.
* Today, JesAs Olmo, General Manager for Endesa Europe, officially opened the Lehaucourt wind farm, the first of five that Endesa France is constructing in the country. * This wind farm is an example of Endesa France's commitment to renewable energies and underscores the Group's decision to choose the French ......
- Mad Cow In Headlines Again in France,
Britain.
Mad cow is in the headlines again as several French supermarkets recall beef, France makes some initiatives to control the seemingly spreading disease and the UK releases its long awaited inquiry into the disease. Carrefour SA recalled beef from 29 stores and as a result several meat traders have been ......
- France: a comprehensive wood-based
community.
France! Gourmet food, champagne, fine wine, delectable pastries, the Eiffel Tower, the city of lights, and expansive forests. That's right, expansive forests. It is through this excellent natural resource that the French have built a comprehensive wood-based community consisting of a strong industry and excellent support mechanisms in their government ......
- Ashland reports French acquisition
Ashland-Avebene S.A., a joint venture of Ashland Specialty Chemical Co. and SUd-Chemie France, has bought Furtenbach S.A., for an unreported price. Furtenbach S.A. is a French subsidiary of Austria's Furtenbach Group, and is a producer of furan and phenolic resins, catalysts, and Master green sand additives, which Ashland-Avebene will produce ......
- McCain to Build Processing Plants In Poland and
France
McCain Foods Limited has announced the construction of a $78.6 million potato processing facility in Wroclaw, Poland. Chairman Harrison McCain said construction will begin immediately on the state-of-the-art frozen French fry plant which is expected to be in production by the spring of 1999. 'Poland, as a leader of the ......
- Central European energy sector heats up
Poland has appointed a new deputy treasury minister: Marian Milek, a professor of engineering who has also served in regional government, is in charge of privatizing the country's power industry. Milek has quickly distanced himself from earlier government proposals to offer majority stakes in energy providers, saying security of the ......