French retailer Auchan has become the latest major name in the sector to plant a flag in India. The privately-held company, which has stores in the Middle East, China and Russia, has struck a franchise deal with Dubai-based Landmark ...
Tags: BRICs, Auchan, retail sector
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced that over 31,000 tons of plastic, paper, metals and glass were recycled during 2011 by seventy-seven western Massachusetts municipalities. The recyclables were ...
US-based Sealed Air and Ecovative Design have completed an agreement to boost the production, sales and distribution of Ecovative's EcoCradle mushroom packaging, a technology for green packaging materials made from agricultural byproducts ...
Tags: sales and distribution, mushroom packaging, green packaging materials
Lean ink management systems provider in the Netherlands, GSE Dispensing has launched the improved version of its Colorsat Slim gravimetric dispenser with optimal dosage accuracy. Designed to provide flexo and gravure ink colors for ...
Tags: Ink Dispenser, ink management systems, flexible packaging
Yet another Brandix factory, Brandix Casualwear Ltd., - Giritale, has been accorded an 'Eco Factory Attribute' by Marks & Spencer (M&S), in recognition of its achievements in environmental sustainability and preservation. Strategically ...
Tags: Brandix factory, Brandix Casualwear, M&S, environmental sustainability
The textile industry is considered the biggest consumer of water among all industrial sectors and also one of the worst polluters. Among the various processing sectors of the textile industry, the dyeing and printing sector is the largest ...
Tags: Textile chemical, machinery firms, textile market, textile industry
Plastic Ingenuity, a US-based custom thermoformer has teamed up with the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) to fund a grant program to collect and process PET thermoformed ...
Tags: Pet Recycling Program, PET thermoformed packaging, recycling facilities
US-based distributor of green packaging, Excellent Packaging & Supply has added a new line of clear Excellent Packaging designed for grocery stores and bulk food purveyors. The bags are made primarily from GMO-free cornstarch that is both ...
Tags: Green Bags, green packaging, raw materials
Restaurant retailer Jamba Juice has formed a strategic relationship with the Global Green USA’s Coalition of Resource Recovery (CoRR) in a bid to enhance its eco-sustainability strategy. According to Jamba Juice, the partnership ...
Kimberly-Clark has announced the launch of Kimguard Smart-Fold Sterilization Wrap, an new sterilization packaging designed to provide the durability for demanding applications. The wrap was developed in collaboration with sterilization ...
US-based RockSolid Floors, an affiliate company of Citadel has announced that its multi-layer Polyurea floor coating systems now feature advanced pouch technology. RockSolid Floors said the flexible pouch packaging replaces metal cans to ...
Tags: Sustainable Packaging, flexible pouch packaging, pouch technology
Companies looking for sustainable packaging solutions to cut packaging costs, reduce waste and decrease product damage have a new resource in The Nelson Technical Center. Recently launched by The Nelson Company, an international pallet and ...
Tags: packaging solutions, international pallet, logistics solution
A school uniform that continues to look new, after the first week of term, is every parent's dream. Thanks to an enzymatic bioblasting process, UK retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S), has recently turned this into reality. Increasing quality ...
Tags: United Kingdom, M&S, Stay Newtm Technology
Realizing that its member companies would benefit greatly from a simple and effective way to donate excess inventory to worthwhile charities,the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry(INDA),has partnered with Good360,the nonprofit ...
Tags: nonwovens industry, partnership, INDA, Good360
Last year I had the privilege of meeting the fine folks from Three by Three Seattle at the National Stationery show and I ended up reviewing their bamboo dry erase entry butler which I also picked as one of the top office supplies for ...
Tags: Bamboo Dry Erase, Seattle