Brussels, 17/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - The safety of materials used for high pressure machinery - ranging from domestic pressure cookers to electric power stations - will be stepped up by means of the first series of European Material Approvals (EMAs), recently published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (No. C 233). The approvals enable manufacturers using modern, innovative materials to demonstrate they meet the safety requirements set out in European Direcitve 97/23/EC....