The delayed quarterly reprocessing data for packaging in the third quarter of 2012 was published on the Environment Agency’s (EA’s) National Packaging Waste Database website on Tuesday night (23 October). The figures, which were ...
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Seventeen US plywood importers, distributors and users formed the American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood (AAHP) at the start of October. This move came in reaction to a preliminary investigation launched by the US Department of ...
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Qatar has become the most expensive construction market in the Gulf in terms of raw materials costs, says a new research report by business intelligence service MEED. In its "Third Quarter Construction Costs & Outlook Report", MEED reports ...
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WEEE recycler SWEEEP Kuusaksoki has installed the ‘world’s first’ glass furnace capable of recovering pure glass and lead from leaded cathode ray tube (CRT) glass, at its facility in Sittingbourne, Kent. The furnace, which ...
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Glass panels that have fallen from the walls of two luxury estates have been diagnosed with "glass cancer", which is caused by an impurity common in tempered glass and which can be prevented only by stringent quality control. Expansion of ...
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Shock-resistance is the great benefit of safety glass. However, the cut of the glass pane can make this difficult: With conventional processes, only straight cuts are possible. Yet a newly-developed method makes it possible to apply any ...
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The Portuguese cork flooring producer Corticeira Amorim reckons with a continuing positive turnover trend this year. According to António Rios de Amorim, CEO of the Amorim group, total turnover will likely be in excess of? 500m. The ...
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Two certification organisations - the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) - are presently making changes to the information required as part of their certification ...
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(China Glass Network) In yesterday, a salon focused on urban underground space for energy conservation and pollution emission and environment protection problems was held on Shanghai. Academician of the Chinese academy of sciences, ...
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(China Glass Network) Solar energy contains infinite energy, appearance of solar PV glass can also provide countless possibility for urban energy conservation. High-rises that can collect solar energy There are 3000-4000 high-rises in ...
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BAC Sag & Hyvleri filed for bankruptcy at the responsible district court in Luleå. In an interview with the Swedish press, managing director Gosta Gustavsson said the situation was due principally to a decline in sales figures. On ...
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(China Glass Network) Market review: On last week, the prices of cement and glass raised that lead the share price rise too. Glass market: Since October, the price of glass sheet rises sharply. The enterprise profitability improved greatly. ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association(AAMA)has released guidelines to assist architects,manufacturers,designers and owners,establish a model for aluminum composites utilizing polyamide thermal barriers.The QAG-2-12,"Voluntary ...
Glasstec 2012 winds up today in Dusseldorf and,as a once popular song asks,"What's it all about?"the answer is a lot. Talking to both visitors and exhibitors,there was optimism,and excitement in the air on the trade show floor.The ...
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Today marks the last day of glasstec 2012 and many exhibitors say they have been pleased with the show attendance this year.Companies,which have been featuring everything from new machinery and equipment to software,glass andmore,say many ...