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BASF to invest €150M to build its largest European production plant for mobile emissions catalysts

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BASF is investing approximately €90 million (US114 million) in the first step to build a mobile emissions catalysts production facility in ?roda aw, Poland. The planned implementation of Euro 6 light duty and Euro VI heavy duty emissions regulations in Europe will drive an increased demand for advanced emissions control systems.

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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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When they looked at individual countries, the researchers found that air pollution caused an excess death rate of 154 per 100,000 in Germany (a reduction of 2.4 years); 150 in Poland (reduction in life expectancy of 2.8 They focused particularly on PM 2.5 years in life expectancy); 136 in Italy (reduction in life expectancy of 1.9

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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The European Community’s air pollutant emission inventory report released by the European Environment Agency finds that in 2007, sulphur oxides (SO x ) emissions were down by 72 % from 1990 levels. EU-27 emissions of all four pollutants were lower in 2007 than in 2006.

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