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BELGRADE - New Mg Mivela plant began operating in Veluce near Trstenik after over RSD 530 million worth of investments were successfully realised.

WILCO ON THE ROAD - It’s easy to pass the time in a place like Gaziantep, a place where there’s an abundance of history, food, copper work and hamams

Elixir Group starts producing previously imported compound

BELGRADE -- Elixir Group's engineering team has developed production of monocalcium phosphate at Elixir in Prahovo, the company has said.

The compound is a necessary ingredient in the diet of all animals.

So far, this product was imported to Serbia, as no domestic factory produced it.

Macedonia's population of 2.1 million people collectively lost 234 years of life in 2012 owing to pollution from coal, a study by several environmental NGOs and the University of Stuttgart claims.

Wine producers in Bulgaria will be allowed to add sugar to boost the level of alcohol, according to Krasimir Koev, Director of the Executive Agency on Vine and Wine (EAVW).

The EAVW has authorized the measure in response to a request to local wine producers.

Germany's leading copper producer Aurubis is planning to invest EUR 75 M in its plan in the town of Pirdop, Aurubis Bulgaria CEO Tim Kurt has announced.

About EUR 25 M of the money is earmarked for 2015, specialized outlets writing about the metal industry quote him as saying.

Another EUR 50 M will be set aside for a renovation program in 2016.

More people in Bulgaria will start using solid fuel for heating due to the expected electricity price hike, according to the experts.

Wood and coal, however, are also expected to get a price increase of up to 20%, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) informs.

A third night of U.S.-led air strikes late targeted ISIL-controlled oil refineries in eastern Syria as ISIL fighters have accelerated their campaign to capture Kobane

Ten tons of toxic tar was discovered on Wednesday after being dumped on a side road in Koropi, east of Athens.

The containers were spotted by an Attiki Odos employee who notified authorities.

They believe that the substance is what was left over from fuel smugglers’ efforts to convert bunker fuel into heating oil.

NEW YORK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has said that developed countries are responsible for ozone layer depletion and global warming, but they now want to establish rules that poor countries will not be able to adhere to.