Small to medium sized manufacturing business owners, managers and those interested in sustainable issues from across south Wales will have the opportunity to take part in a free workshop on December 1 in the Valleys Innovation Centre, Abercynon.

Germany, the UK and other European countries are almost exclusively dependent on the import of strategically important metals and rare earths for their technology sectors.

A report from European Commission's Joint Research Centre, published on 10 November 2011, revealed that five metals, essential for manufacturing low-carbon technologies, show a high risk of shortage. Reasons for this lie in Europe's dependency on imports, increasing global demand, supply concentration and geopolitical issues.

Navarra, November 2011 - The Department of Innovation, Enterprise and Employment of the Government of Navarra launched its second call for REMake voucher, which will be open till 30 June 2011. It will allow manufacturing SMEs, located in Navarra Region, to apply for external expertise to analyse their eco-innovation potential or to support the implementation of eco-efficient measures.

The global recession has moved the focus of companies to those projects that can reduce costs. Remake vouchers, grants to support eco-innovation in the manufacturing industry, fit exactly the needs of Valencia’s industries.