BEIJING — December 5, 2012 — A new survey released today by DuPont revealed a growing understanding of green products among urban Chinese consumers. Seventy percent of these consumers expressed confidence in the environmental ...
Tags: green products, Chinese consumers, sustainability targets
Sustainability enjoys an interesting position in today's fashion industry.It has become a ubiquitous and especially vague term used by designers,brands,marketing departments and manufacturers.But what does it actually mean?And,more ...
Tags: sustainability, denim, cotton
New Zealand-based Caffe Prima has chosen to use Econic coffee bags, which were specifically developed by converter, Convex Plastics using NatureFlex renewable and compostable films in their construction. Caffe Prima was on look out for ...
Soitec of Bernin, France has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) covering the electricity generated at the Touwsrivier concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar power plant that it is to build in South Africa. Soitec says that the ...
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Flint Group has announced that its FlexiStar BioRenewable Content (BRC) solvent-based flexo inks for packaging applications have been certified by National Association of Print Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) as a biorenewable ink with a BRC ...
Mr Anil Agarwal chairman of Vedanta Resources Corporation was on a 3 days trip from November 21st to 23rd 2012, to Udaipur, which is also the head office of Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta group's flag ship company and the world's largest ...
Tags: Anil Agarwal, Vedanta Resources Corporation, zinc lead
Agro2,a cassava producer located in Veraguas,Panama,is expanding its current cassava production,in order to meet the increased demand. The company is currently constructing a large cassava processing facility,which will produce 2 tons of ...
US-based Excellent Packaging & Supply has added a complete range of Bridge-Gate compostable serving ware and take-out packaging made from 100% renewable resources to its extensive selection of products. Excellent Packaging said it now ...
Japanese tire maker Bridgestone in collaboration with Ajinomoto has developed polymerised high-cis polyisoprene (IR), a synthetic rubber produced using bio-based isoprene, a substance produced from biomass raw materials using fermentation ...
Tags: synthetic rubber, raw materials, polymerised high-cis polyisoprene
US-based DaniMer Scientific introduced a new film resin which has received certification as “Biodegradable in Marine Environments” from SSCCP, an internationally recognized research institute located in Milan, Italy. DaniMer ...
Tags: Film Resin, renewable resources, environmentally-friendly products
Interest regarding industrial hemp continues to increase within Alberta’s agricultural sector. Not only does the crop grow well in the province, but the increased consumer interest in sustainability and renewable resources suggests ...
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US-based health care services company Cardinal Health has announced the launch of its surgical gloves portfolio in sustainable, half-fold packaging. The portfolio includes the Protexis powder-free and Triflex powdered surgical gloves. The ...
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Italy-based Novamont and Cartiera di Rivignano have jointly developed Talia, a new line of paper made of pure cellulose coupled by extrusion with Mater-Bi bioplastic technology. The fully biodegradable and compostable paper has been ...
Tags: Biodegradable Packaging, Mater-Bi bioplastic technology, custom printing
A collaboration between Proviron and Reverdia has resulted in the introduction of Provichem 2511 Eco, a Di-Methyl-Succinate (DMS) that can be used as a solvent and a raw material for fine chemicals such as pigments and UV stabilizers. ...
Tags: DMS, DBE, succinic acid, acid
Kohl's Department Stores announced that the company has been recognized with a 2012 Sustained Excellence in Green Power Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The award was presented at an event held in conjunction with ...
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