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US-AEP/Taiwan facilitates $5.1 million sales for U.S. firms.
In August 1996, US-AEP/Taiwan helped arrange an Environmental Business
Exchange for representatives of Pacifique-Rim Association, Corp. of Taipei
to examine emergency response equipment for hazardous wastes in the United
States. As a direct result of that exchange and Tech Rep advocacy to the
National Fire Administration and the Coordination Council for North American
Affairs of Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative to include U.S.
companies in the bidding process, Pacifique-Rim has procured $3.1 million of
equipment from Hackney & Sons, Inc., a company based in Washington, DC.
US-AEP/Taiwan also provided counseling to Chemical Waste Management of Oak
Brook, Illinois, resulting in a contract for $2.0 million with Clearaway
Taiwan, Ltd., also located in Taipei, to provide thermal technologies.
New
Jersey/Thailand partnership addresses environmental issues.
The Bangkok Joint U.S. and Thai Center is a shining example in Thailand
of industry, government, and universities working together to address
environmental issues. The Center facilitates the transfer of advanced and
innovative New Jersey and U.S. environmental and energy technologies for
demonstration and commercialization in Thailand. It also creates
opportunities for business development and technology commercialization
partnerships between U.S. and Thai industry both within Thailand and
Southeast Asia, as well as China. These partnerships are expected to assist
Thailand in confronting historical contamination and waste minimization
problems, as well as suggest alternative energy technologies for sustainable
growth. The Center has participation not only from U.S. and Thai industry,
but also from government and university organizations. The State of New
Jersey through its New Jersey Institute of Technology co-manages the Center
with its Thai counterpart organization. The Thai government is actively
involved in identifying priority problems and helping to select appropriate
technological options with the assistance of US-AEP.
Philippine
exchange focuses on ISO 14000.
A Philippine delegation of Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) and industry
representatives traveled to the United States under the auspices of the
US-AEP
Environmental Exchange
Program to learn about U.S. experience with ISO 14000. This exchange,
held June 9-25, included meetings with accreditation and certification
bodies, training providers, government agencies, and industry associations.
Discussions covered the areas of consumer and environmental protection; ISO
14000 accreditation, promotion and certification; and industry experience.
BPS is the national accreditation body for ISO 14000, and is targeting small
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in its ISO 14000 promotion activities.
In a debriefing to US-AEP staff in Manila, BPS reported that the experience
gained during the exchange is helping them determine which companies should
be accredited as ISO 14000 certifiers, and they have formed an action team
with members of other agencies to implement promotional events. Future
activities include setting up information centers around the country on
standards such as ISO 14000 and conducting training and seminars. US-AEP's
Environmental Exchange Program is implemented by the
Institute of International Education..
US-AEP
spins a new Website!
On July 29, US-AEP's redesigned web page will be available for browsing!
Check it out at www.usaep.org. We have made it more user friendly, including
audience-focused sections. Now available on-line are US-AEP's Country
Assessments, Pocket Guide, Internet Guide, Competitive Advantage, back
issues of UPDATE, Market Assessments, links to other relevant sites, as well
as all our "one-pagers" on individual programs.
Woodward &
Clyde reaps reward from Hong Kong conference.
In August 1994, US-AEP/Hong Kong hosted a Regional Air Toxics Conference
specifically designed to introduce U.S. technology to this market and
targeted to decision makers in the Hong Kong Environmental Protection
Department (EPD) Air Services Group. As Hong Kong's plans for air toxics
monitoring developed, US-AEP's Tech Rep maintained close contact with EPD,
supplying information on recent developments and promoting U.S. technology.
As a result, EPD recently awarded the U.S. firm of Woodward & Clyde a
$405,000 contract to supply engineering and consulting services for two Air
Toxics Monitoring stations for the Hong Kong government. Both EPD and
Woodward & Clyde have indicated that the project award hinged on the
winner's ability to bring the U.S. technology and expertise introduced
through US-AEP to the table.
Soil
remediation technologies marketed in Asia by Vermont firm.
U.S. Environmental Services, Inc. (USESI), sponsored by the Vermont
Chamber of Commerce, received a US-AEP
Environmental Technology
Fund grant to market its environmental consulting services and equipment
in Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand. USESI is acting as the sales
representative for four small New England manufacturers of technologies used
in the remediation of subsurface contamination. Clean Earth Technology
manufacturers pumps to remove fugitive petroleum hydrocarbons and other
contaminants from groundwater. Falmouth Products makes electric catalytic
oxidizers used to treat organic vapor streams produced by soil vapor
extraction, air sparging, and air stripping systems. Remede Products
produces a line of chemicals used to prevent the deposit and accumulation of
metal oxides, hardness salts, calcium carbonate, and bacteria and algae.
North East Environmental Products manufactures the Shallow Tray line of air
strippers used to remove a wide range of volatile organic compounds from
contaminate water streams. USESI conducted equipment demonstrations in April
1997 and has planned a follow up trip this August. US-AEP's Environmental
Technology Fund is implemented by the National Association of State
Development Agencies.
Solid waste
management in Asia grows to $47 billion industry.
Asia's increasingly affluent and consumer-oriented societies are
generating waste faster than they can dispose of it adequately, reports
Environmental Business International, Inc. (EBI). This has opened up new
opportunities for U.S. waste management contractors and equipment
manufacturers. EBI estimates total revenues from solid waste management
services and equipment in the Asia-Pacific region at around $47 billion.
Opportunities in the emerging markets of Southeast Asia are in greenfield
development in landfill, transfer stations, incineration, and
waste-to-energy facilities. Copies of EBI's special report entitled "Waste
Management in Asia" are available for a fee. Please call 619-295-7685.
Welcome
to...
...Steve Newburg-Rinn, who has joined the US-AEP Secretariat as Managing
Director for Environmental Policy, on detail from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). His experience at EPA has been varied, from
managing a group of toxicologists evaluating toxic chemical toxicity, to
being part of the team looking at Bhopal and its aftermath, to working on
various environmental legislation. Steve was involved in the passage of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 and was one of
the key players in implementation of the US Toxics Release Inventory
required by that Act. In his current position with US-AEP, Steve will be
involved in a variety of activities, including policy development, public
disclosure, networking and partnership building. |
