The textiles industry in the UK has reduced its emissions of Deca-BDE(1) into water by 97percent as a result of using a voluntary emissions control programme. Parker Instrumentation is launching a range of instrumentation manifolds meeting the stringent new ISO15848 standard for fugitive emissions. Larox has delivered what it claims to be the largest, totally gas tight horizontal belt filter ever built. The Pannevis GT filter, with a filtration area of 3mwidex16.8mlong (50.4 m2 total filtration area) was recently delivered for a solvent based edible oil application. A group of US scientists has developed a miniature sensor that promises to revolutionise on-site testing for pollutants such as VOCs and benzene. At the same time, a new advances by German scientists could overcome the problems associated with sensing in multiphase flows. Cerafil ceramic filter elements deliver the dual benefits of high particulate removal efficiency and temperature resistance to gas filtration applications. The shift to oleochemical-based products are likely to minimise the problem of overcapacity, stabilise prices and reduce regulatory pressures for participants in the European anionic surfactant market. Each year Frost & Sullivan presents an industrial air filtration technology leadership of the year award in recognition of a particular company’s ability to provide superior technology solutions for the USA industrial air pollution control market. Mass manufacturing of products, such as aluminium plate, requires millions of Euros worth of investment every year, and aluminium plate producers naturally seek to maximise the productivity and profitability of rolling mills. Dependable and economical high-purity filtration systems for even the most aggressive chemicals can easily be implemented using the new TruFluor and TruFluor+ filter housings from the Process Filtration Division of Parker Hannifin. Huntsman Polyurethanes has launched two new MDI variants in its extensive Suprasec range. European chlorine production in 2005 continued strong and steady for the second consecutive year. Five major global chemical companies are among the first customers for new encoded photometric infrared (EP-IR) spectroscopy analysers that have just been launched in the USA. Previous studies in cancer causation have often concluded that exposure to carcinogenic or endocrine-disrupting chemicals, for example, organochlorines (OC) – found in pesticides and plastics – occurs at concentrations that are too low to be considered a major factor in cancerous disease. Aspectrics, a leading supplier of encoded photometric infrared (EP-IR) spectroscopy analysers has received a fifth US patent for its EP-IR disc technology and associated optics. Having spent money and resources in support of Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Permit applications, and having waited anxiously for determination of permits; many operators throughout all walks of industry and manufacturing are now breathing a sigh of relief that the PPC nightmare is coming to a close. next