Experts approve of proposed Taiwan livestock waste management center.

University and industry swine waste management experts met in Chicago, March 18-19, to discuss establishing a livestock waste management center in southern Taiwan. Leading U.S. researchers, including Dr. Frank Humenik of North Carolina State University, Dr. Ronald Miner of Oregon State University, Dr. Krishna Pagilla of the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Dr. Po-Yung Lai and Dr. Ming-Pi Mi of the University of Hawaii, met with officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Equipment Manufacturers Institute (EMI), and US-AEP/Washington to hear details of the proposed center. University and industry representatives will meet again in late April at the National Pingtung Polytechnic Institute (NPPI) in Taiwan, home of the proposed center, for a three-day swine waste management symposium. The center is expected to have a positive impact on Taiwan's 12 million head pork industry where the largest farm produces 160,000 head annually.

California company markets gasoline detergent in India.

Louisiana environmental trade mission to Indonesia.

Taiwan seminar focuses on environmental technology issues.

US-AEP/Taiwan and the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) jointly sponsored a seminar during Taiwan's environmental technology conference, Enprotech '97, February 26-27. More than 100 officials from Taiwan's environmental associations, industry, and government participated in the two-day event. Discussions focused on such issues as environmental technology certification, regulatory sys-tems, best practices, pollution prevention technologies, and voluntary programs. Panelists leading the discussions included representatives from the California Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Environmental Center, Regional Institute of Environmental Technology, and several private firms.

Hong Kong seminar presents U.S. experience with energy labeling.

US-AEP/Hong Kong played a critical role in the success of a one-day seminar, 'Energy Labeling for Home Appliances,' held in Hong Kong March 6, by identifying potential speakers from the U.S. and acting as an intermediary. The seminar, sponsored by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia, addressed how international experience could affect Hong Kong's voluntary energy labeling scheme. Terry Kraft-Oliver, Managing Director of the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) presented lessons learned from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star and energy labeling schemes. More than 300 professionals from business, government, and academia attended the seminar. US-AEP was represented by the attendance of Todd Avery, Director of US- AEP/Hong Kong and Albert Leung, Deputy Director.

CTEM Information Center requests.

Last month, US-AEP's Clean Technology and Environmental Management (CTEM) Information Center in Washington responded to several requests from US-AEP Technology and Environmental Infrastructure Representatives, USAID/US-AEP, and staff. US-AEP/Korea requested help in obtaining photographs of environmental disasters for an exhibition hosted by the Korea Environmental Preservation Association. Kerith McFadden responded by introducing them to Earthbase, a non-profit organization which collects environmental disaster photographs, and creating a HTML document with links to various photos on Earthbase's Internet web site. In early March, Kerith created a Textile Information Packet, the first in a series of information packets on CTEM-focus industries, and distributed it to US-AEP Tech Reps.

Philippines catalogue show features 140 U.S. companies.

US-AEP/Philippines hosted a successful catalogue show in Davao City in February during the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PICHE) convention. Featured at the show were 140 U.S. environmental companies specializing in the solid waste, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, and toxic and hazardous wastes sectors.

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