China will soon have its first regulations dealing with the mounting problem of electronic waste. As China emerges as a major global manufacturing and consumer powerhouse, discarded electronics products and household appliances, many filled with toxic chemicals, are piling up, posing a severe thr…
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Fridge Mountain Fines Criticised
A firm and two of its bosses blamed for “fridge mountains” in Greater Manchester, have been fined for breaching a waste management licence. About 100,000 fridges were dumped at four sites when Britannia Import Export went into liquidation in 2004
Toshiba ends alliance with Electrolux
Toshiba Corp’s consumer appliance unit said Friday it will end its business alliance with Sweden’s AB Electrolux at the end of 2005 and stop selling jointly developed household appliances at the end of March 2006.
Haier Q4 Net Earnings Up
The listed arm of Chinese appliance maker Haier posted a 12-percent rise in fourth-quarter net earnings, even as fierce competition, soaring raw material costs, and a cut in export tax rebates ate into full-year profit.
Arcelik to Recieve Loan from IFC
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment division of World’s Bank, announced that it would provide a 160-million euro (approx. U.S. $205.9-million) loan to Turkish white goods producer Arcelik.
New rules for extended warranties
Shoppers have better cancellation rights New rules to make the sale of extra guarantee cover more transparent for shoppers have come into force. Retailers will now have to clearly display the price of extended warranties alongside electrical goods.
LG Electronics Ushers in a New Era
In its effort to provide consumers with high-quality home appliances that fuses impeccable form with versatile functionality, LG Electronics (LGE), a global leader in digital home appliances introduces the TV Refrigerator — a 21 cu. ft. refrigerator with a 13″ TFT-LCD TV monitor and radio fun…
Producers Welcome Government Delay to Waste Recycling
REPIC, the not-for-profit recycling body set up by 45 of the UK’s leading electrical goods producers, has welcomed the government’s announcement of a delay to the implementation of the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive until January 2006. The WEEE Directive will impact…
Outrageous rise in speeding fines in Scotland
Figures just released by the Scottish Executive show a rise is speeding fines handed to drivers in Scotland of over 61% in a single year. If anyone ever needed proof that speed enforcement is not saving lives, this is it. Despite an increase of 61% in the number of speeding fines issued between 2…
Italy’s politest billionaire turns up the heat
Indesit chairman Vittorio Merloni bought Hotpoint to make his company a top contender. Next he wants to overtake Bosch and Electrolux FOR a billionaire with a sizeable chunk of European business under his belt, Vittorio Merloni is a surprisingly hesitant figure. Short, lean, bespectacled and cour…