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WORLD FOCUS EUROPE EU, ETIRA, Green Deal, COVID-19 Green Deal should guide the recovery towards green growth In a video conference meeting, EU Ministers agreed that the European Green Deal should guide the recovery towards green growth and a more resilient EU. 23 June 2020, EU environment and climate ministers discussed the contribution of environmental and climate policies to the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and agreed that the European Green Deal should guide the recovery towards green growth and a more resilient EU. The discussions centred around how can measures from the European Green Deal most effectively contribute to the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and help to build resilience and create a more sustainable and future-proof Europe. Also on the agenda was how can the implementation of the recovery plan ensure a stable and forward-looking investment environment that generates green growth and jobs, and keeping the EU on track towards achieving a climateneutral Europe by 2050? Tomislav Ćorić, Minister of Environment and Energy of Croatia who chaired the meeting said ”We want to build a modern, clean and healthy economy, which will help to secure the livelihoods of the next generations. The recovery plan can help kick-start Europe's economy after the Covid-19 crisis, and it can at the same time boost Europe's sustainability and climate action. This is why today's discussion was so important. Public investments in the recovery after the COVID-19 crisis should respect the green oath to "do no harm" and we should strive to make financial support consistent with the EU’s climate and environmental objectives.” Among the Ministers discussions was the circular economy, with a focus on recycling, a sustainable product policy and more action on plastics as well as a link with the upcoming strategy for chemicals. Many ministers underlined that the circular economy can boost in particular local job creation and increase resilience by making Europe less dependent on imports. The importance of creating a well-functioning market for secondary raw materials was also mentioned. The farm to fork strategy and organic farming. The Green Deal maps out Europe’s strategy to becoming the first climateneutral continent, by proposing several measures to reduce the continent’s greenhouse gas emissions and increasing biodiversity. The Green Deal is an ambitious programme including a European ‘Climate Law’ enshrining the 2050 climate neutrality objective in legislation by March 2020. Later next year there will be a comprehensive plan to increase the EU’s climate target for 2030 to at least 50% and towards 55%. For the office imaging sector, the Green Deal will see the introduction of an EU industrial strategy to develop markets for climate-neutral and circular products and the adoption of a new circular economy action plan. The plan will include a sustainable products initiative and legislative reforms tackling waste, especially those that are considered resource-intensive (such as textiles, construction, and plastics). Speaking to The Recycler earlier this year, Javier Martinez, President of ETIRA, the European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturing Association said, “The Green Deal is an excellent opportunity for the reuse community to secure a larger market share as the sector contributes to delivering the green agenda. As an industry, we also envisage a level of funds and support to develop further circular strategies and defend and increase existing ones. It is also crucial that market surveillance authorities have sufficient powers to identify, sanction and stop at the EU border level, non-compliant products that may distort the market. The Circular Economy is about a robust environmental economy and social commitment, that will see manufacturing and reuse activities and jobs relocated back to Europe.” ■ 16 Issue 333 August 2020
You can contact visit www.therecycler.com The Recycler via Twitter for at all @RecyclerMedia the breaking news IMEA India, anti-dumping, Indian Toners and Developers, Pure Toners and Developers India to impose anti-dumping toner tariffs Initial findings confirm that toner made or exported from China, Malaysia and Taiwan into India is causing injury to the domestic industry and recommends the imposition of the anti-dumping duties. In the preliminary findings published on 18 June 2020, the Directorate of Trade Remedies, part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry found that the product under consideration is being dumped into India from subject countries. The margins of dumping from each of the subject countries are more than the de minims limits prescribed under the rules. The anti-dumping investigation into the exporting of black toner powder from China, Malaysia and Taiwan was launched by India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies in February 2020, following a joint complaint from India’s two main toner manufacturers, Indian Toners and Developers Ltd and Pure Toners and Developers Pvt. Ltd who requested the imposition of anti-dumping duty on the imports. The companies at the centre of the investigation are: i. Hubei Far East, China PR ii. Wuhan Point Role, China PR iii. Handan Hangguang, China PR iv. wuxi jiatieng, China PR v. Dinglong, China PR vi. Nanjing Teshine, China PR vii. Comet, China PR viii. Wuhan Techwin Toner and Developer Limited, China PR ix. Jadi, Malaysia x. TTI, Chinese Taipei The investigation found that over the period investigated toner imported from China and Taiwan undercut the domestic market between 0% and 20%. Whereas toner imported from Malaysia undercut the domestic market between 40% and 60%. The Authority recommends imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty equal to the lesser of margin of dumping and the margin of injury, so as to remove the injury to the Domestic Industry. The provisional rates for Black Toner in Powder Form are: • China, $834 / €743 per metric tonne • Malaysia, $1,686 / €1,503 per metric tonne • Taiwan, $196 / €175 per metric tonne The anti-dumping duty is subject to confirmation by the Ministry of Finance. ■ Specialists in the Purchase of Unused OEM Toner for over 10 years Purchasing WE BUY SURPLUS UNUSED PRINTER TONERS & INKS Find us on: software • One of the UK's largest independent buyers of surplus OEM toners • Any OEM manufacturer, any quantity • Any grade, including ‘Open Box’ and ‘No Box’ • Friendly, expert staff • Fast, genuine & reliable quotes • Pan European service • Environmentally responsible Call us on 01462 605050 or visit www.thejollysavage.co.uk Find us on: software The Jolly Savage Ltd www.thejollysavage.co.uk +44(0) 1462 605050 admin@thejollysavage.co.uk Issue 333 August 2020 17
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