Aluminium
Aluminium

Author: Nnamdi Anyadike

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing

Published: 2002-03-15

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9781855735910

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Annotation This comprehensive report examines the state of the world aluminium industry at the start of the 21st century, reviewing the aftermath of 1994's Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which mothballed 1.5m tonnes of capacity and led to a sharp rise in prices. It examines the damage done to aluminium demand from both the automotive and beverage can sectors, and the effects of talk of recession in the US and Europe in 2001. However, it finds that aluminium is at last beginning to see signs of success in the mass-produced end of the automotive market with the launch of the Audi A2. Packaging demand is also holding up, although PET is continuing to make gains in the beverage container market. Up-to-date, in-depth research and analysis to make you an authority on the world's major nickel markets This new report is a vital aid to surviving and prospering in a complex and changing market. Western Europe remains a net importer of primary aluminium, with imports of over 2 million tonnes. If the expected growth in per capita aluminium consumption up to 2010 takes place, Europe will rely even more heavily on imported metal from countries such as Russia and the Gulf Co-operation Council countries. Chinese demand for aluminium in building and construction is forecast to grow at an impressive 15% per year. Aluminium will provide 68% of the material weight of the airframe of the new Airbus A3XX. Using current Airbus design principles, about 980 tonnes of semi-finished aluminium products will be needed per aircraft. Aluminium applications in industrial vehicles grew by 4-5% in the five years to 2000; however, they could increase worldwide by 30-50% by 2005. Aluminium bridges are a new and promising market, with recent technological advances making it possible to construct bridges with spans of up to 100 metres or more. The three biggest European construction markets for aluminium are Italy, with 270,000 tonnes, Germany with 210,000 tonnes and the UK, with 150,000 tonnes.

Cott Beverages Limited and Macaw (Holdings) Limited
Cott Beverages Limited and Macaw (Holdings) Limited

Author: Great Britain: Competition Commission

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2006-06-20

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 0117025100

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The Commission's report examines the market impact of the acquisition by Cott Beverages Ltd of Macaw (Holdings) Ltd on the supply of own-label polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottled carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) in the UK. It concludes that the merger has not, and is not expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition (SLC) as a result of the co-ordinated exercise of market power.

Water, Peace, and War
Water, Peace, and War

Author: Brahma Chellaney

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-03-01

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1442249285

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Now in an updated edition, this pioneering and authoritative study considers the profound impact of the growing global water crunch on international peace and security as well as possible ways to mitigate the crisis. Although water is essential to sustaining life and livelihoods, geostrategist Brahma Chellaney argues that it remains the world’s most underappreciated and undervalued resource. One sobering fact is that the retail price of bottled water is already higher than the international spot price of crude oil. But unlike oil, water has no substitute, raising the specter of water becoming the next flashpoint for conflict. Water war as a concept may not mesh with the conventional construct of warfare, especially for those who plan with tanks, combat planes, and attack submarines as weapons. Yet armies don’t necessarily have to march to battle to seize or defend water resources. Water wars—in a political, diplomatic, or economic sense—are already being waged between riparian neighbors in many parts of the world, fueling cycles of bitter recrimination, exacerbating water challenges, and fostering mistrust that impedes broader regional cooperation and integration. The danger is that these water wars could escalate to armed conflict or further limit already stretched food and energy production. Writing in a direct, nontechnical, and engaging style, Brahma Chellaney draws on a wide range of research from scientific and policy fields to examine the different global linkages between water and peace. Offering a holistic picture and integrated solutions, his book has become the recognized authority on the most precious natural resource of this century and how we can secure humankind’s water future.

Drinking Water: A Socio-economic Analysis of Historical and Societal Variation
Drinking Water: A Socio-economic Analysis of Historical and Societal Variation

Author: Mark Harvey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-09-25

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1317596544

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In this fascinating and challenging work, the author analyses the way water for drinking is produced, distributed, owned, acquired, and consumed in contrasting ways in different settings. From the taken-for-granted, all-purpose water, flowing out of taps in advanced economies to extreme inequalities of access to water of variable qualities, drinking water tells its own interesting story, but also reflects some of the centrally important characteristics of the state and economies of the different countries. From sparkling mineral water in Germany, to drinking water garages in Taiwan, from water tankers in Mexico City to street vendors in Delhi markets, comparisons are made to stretch our understanding of what we mean by ‘an economy’, quality, and property rights, of water. In addition, the study of socio-economics of drinking water provides a route into understanding interactions between polity, economy and nature. One of the major themes of the book is to analyse the ‘sociogenic’ nature of sustainability crises of economies of water in their environmental settings: epidemics, droughts, pollution, land subsidences and floods. Overall it develops an economic sociology, neo-Polanyian approach in a comparative and historical exploration of water for domestic consumption.