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60 percent of Severodvinsk shipyards’ equipment worn-out

Publish date: February 16, 2005

At a conference named “On conditions and measures to improve quality of weaponry and military equipment” in Rostov-na-Donu held from 9th to 10th of January, representatives of the two navy shipyards and in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region, Sevmash and Zvezdochka, said that as much as 60 percent of their production equipment was worn out.

The two companies also expressed concern about an ageing work staff and young specialists moving out of the region. Low salaries are one of the major problems facing the companies. They also meet growing competition on the world arms market from companies in China, India and Latin America, Dvina-Inform reported.

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The role of CCS in Germany’s climate toolbox: Bellona Deutschland’s statement in the Association Hearing

After years of inaction, Germany is working on its Carbon Management Strategy to resolve how CCS can play a role in climate action in industry. At the end of February, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action published first key points and a proposal to amend the law Kohlenstoffdioxid Speicherungsgesetz (KSpG). Bellona Deutschland, who was actively involved in the previous stakeholder dialogue submitted a statement in the association hearing.