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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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BASF opens its largest European production plant for mobile emissions catalysts; LD gasoline and diesel and HD diesel

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BASF has inaugurated its new production plant for mobile emissions catalysts in ?roda aw, Poland. The emissions catalysts produced there will be used by manufacturers of light duty gasoline vehicles and light and heavy duty diesel vehicles to meet more stringent Euro 6/VI emissions regulations.

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EEA report finds more action needed to protect Europe’s most vulnerable citizens from air pollution, noise and extreme temperatures

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Wealthier regions, including large cities, tend to have on average higher levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), mostly because of the high concentration of road traffic and economic activities. A ban on certain domestic heating fuels, such as coal, also leads to improved air quality in low-income zones.

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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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years); 150 in Poland (reduction in life expectancy of 2.8 According to Prof Lelieveld, the fine dust content in the air could be reduced further by limiting agricultural emissions, which are responsible for a comparatively large amount of particulate matter pollution and for the associated extra number of deaths in Europe.

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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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