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Annual Report is hot off the press!
US-AEP/TSSC received delivery this week of
10,000 copies of the 1996 Annual Report. The theme of the report is A
Turning Point reflecting Asia s increased response to pollution problems in
the industrial and urban sectors and US-AEP s contributions, both
substantive and catalytic, in Asia attaining this new level of awareness. We
are in the process of distributing copies to the field offices and partners.
After receiving your shipment, if you need additional copies, please contact
Janet Redden, TSSC receptionist, via fax: 202-835-0366 or e-mail:
jredden@usaep.org.
New Mexico environmental firms market technologies in
India.
Waste Management Education and Research
Consortium, a consortium of industry, national laboratories, and
universities in New Mexico, was awarded a US-AEP Environmental Technology
Fund grant to lead a group of New Mexico companies on a focused business
development mission to India. The companies involved Stellar Marketing, an
environmental technology marketing company, Tierra Dynamics, specialists in
corrosion control technologies and site remediation and monitoring, and MCT
Technologies, a firm involved in solid waste management, gas sensing, and
environmental monitoring are setting up one-on-one meetings and technology
demonstration workshops for prospective buyers and Indian government
officials. US- AEP s Environmental Technology Fund is implemented by the
National Association of State Development Agencies.
New ETNA Taxonomy now available!
Environmental Business Opportunities in
Asia is a revised listing of technology codes used by U.S. firms registering
with US-AEP's Environmental Technology Network for Asia (ETNA). ETNA assists
the U.S. business community in accessing the Asian environmental market by
providing trade leads and market information. To request a copy, or to
register with ETNA, please contact Marisa Mascolo by email:
mmascolo@usaep.org or fax:
202-835-8358.
New Hampshire/Thailand partnership addresses P2/CP
issues.
Through a State Environmental Initiative (SEI)
grant, the state of New Hampshire is raising the awareness of Thailand s
government, industry, NGO, and academic sectors of the importance of
pollution prevention and cleaner production (P2/CP). In March 1997, the
project's director, Ihab Farag, a chemical engineering professor at the
University of New Hampshire, traveled to Thailand for a project follow-up
visit. During his eight-day stay, Farag conducted the first student training
in P2/CP methods at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Forty students from
eight universities participated in the training course, which was
co-sponsored by Thai academia and government. Farag also recruited 12
electroplating and textile companies to sponsor student interns equipped
with the P2/CP training. Besides student training and internship programs,
the New Hampshire/Thailand partnership has initiated the International
Pollution Prevention Partnership (IP3). Farag led the workgroup's fourth
meeting on March 18 at Chulalongkorn University. The meeting was attended by
Thai government, academia, industry, NGOs, US-AEP/Thailand, and student
interns. The SEI program is sponsored by US-AEP and the Council of State
Governments.
Malaysia seeks alternative raw materials for wood
industry.
US-AEP/Malaysia continued its support to
the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) by identifying a speaker
for its 4th National Seminar on Utilization of the Oil Palm Tree held in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 29-May 1. The speaker, Eugene Davis of
International Resources Unlimited, Inc., was funded through US-AEP's
Environmental Exchange Program. Davis presented a paper entitled, "New
Sources of Raw Materials for Wood Based Industries." Following the seminar,
Davis visited local manufacturing facilities and FRIM's facility, consulted
local companies on the progress of the wood industry in the U.S., and
provided numerous U.S. equipment supplier contacts. US-AEP s Environmental
Exchange Program is implemented by the Institute of International Education.
ECOWATCH featured in Business and Environment
magazine.
Check out the story on the Philippine s
ECOWATCH project in the March/April issue of Business and Environment
published by Philippines Business for the Environment. ECOWATCH will use a
color-coded system to rate environmental industrial performance of
industries. Those whose performance is outstanding will be publicly
extolled, while the names of those whose performance is wanting will be
disclosed to the public. US-AEP s Policy Framework component is working in
partnership with ECOWATCH. To access the article on- line, go to http://www.cyb-live.com/magazines/pbe/mar-apr97/current.htm.
Welcomes and farewells.
A warm welcome to Dena Weissbach, who
joined US-AEP May 12 as the new director of US- AEP s Office of Technology
Cooperation in Malaysia. Prior to joining US-AEP, Dena worked for the U.S.
Commercial Service in Kuala Lumpur and as a freelance writer on
international marketing for the American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and
the International Herald Tribune. She also served as a trade and investment
coordinator for the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida. Dena
holds a Masters of Arts in International Relations from Boston University
and obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa with a dual
major in communications and political science.
And we bid farewell to Phil Schuchter,
International Business Advisor at the American Consulting Engineers Council
(ACEC). Phil is leaving US-AEP s infrastructure team to accept a position
with a Korean firm seeking U.S. partners for international commercial and
industrial developments. After three months of training in Seoul, Phil will
be based in Manila, Philippines. |
