Scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed new agricultural waste blends that can be used for protective packaging. The new blends are claimed to be biodegradable and are used in custom packaging products to ...
The Munich-based WACKER Group has developed a new dispersion based on vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers (VAE) especially for the European carpet market. With VINNAPAS CA 55 as a binder, it is possible to formulate both precoats and ...
Tags: Carpet Market, WACKER
A new wool and rice straw blended upholstery fabric, which has been developed by a Wellington company, goes into commercial production next year with the potential to create significant demand for New Zealand crossbred wool, while helping ...
Tags: Formary, upholstery fabric, crossbred wool
Coperion GmbH, recently supplied and successfully commissioned a wear-protected rotary valve for the RWE Power AG Ville / Berrenrath coal refinery. The rotary valve type ZXQ with a diameter of 600 mm, feeds dry lignite into a pneumatic ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, pneumatic conveying system
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is supporting the use of Green Chemistry to create safer, fire retarded polyurethane (PU) foams for the upholstery sector. Research by Green Urethanes Ltd, the provider of green solutions to ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is supporting the use of Green Chemistry to create safer, fire retarded polyurethane (PU) foams for the upholstery sector. Research by Green Urethanes Ltd, the provider of green solutions to ...
Tags: Clariant, Flame Retardant, halogen-free
The American Home Furnishings Alliance is launching a new web site today to correspond with tonight's airing of "Toxic Hot Seat," an HBO documentary about the use of fire-retardant chemicals in furniture. The documentary shows the ...
Tags: AHFA, website, address, furniture, flammability
The leading Turkish bus manufacturer Otokar utilizes Basotect as sound absorber in the engine compartment for its bus models. To design and produce the various acoustic parts, the company partners with Teknofoam, the Turkish converting ...
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The issue of toxic chemicals in upholstery foam is the subject of a HBO documentary scheduled to air on Monday, Nov. 25, the New York Times reports. In "Toxic Hot Seat," directors James Redford and Kirby Walker explore the health impact ...
Tags: HBO, documentary, FR, chemical, upholstery
Verbatim announces the launch of its ground-breaking Natural Vision VxRGB™ technology, available as realistic candle (Classic B) and MR16 retrofit LED lamps. The products are being launched at Lux Live – one of Europe's key ...
Tags: natural light, LED, LED candle lamp
The leading Turkish bus manufacturer Otokar utilizes BASF's Basotect as sound absorber in the engine compartment for its bus models. To design and produce the various acoustic parts, the company partners with Teknofoam, the Turkish ...
Tags: travel, Turkish Bus, BASF
TenCate Protective Fabrics has been chosen by the Colombian Army Aviation Air Assault Division to deliver TenCate Defender M as the fabric of choice that will be used to manufacture new, two-piece flight suits for its personnel. This ...
Tags: Colombian Army, TenCate, Defender M, aircrew
Attending for the first time to the most important fair in the denim market, MACTEC brings forward the Paris winter with a breeze of frozen air to the next edition of Denim by Première Vision. It’s all about ICELITE, the ...
California has revised its controversial Technical Bulletin 117 and adopted a new flammability standard that should allow producers to make furniture and baby products that do not contain flame retardant chemicals beginning Jan. 1. ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use
New performance specifications for the Porsche 918 Spyder have been announced, revealing even better figures for the hybrid supercar. Fitted with a lightweight track-focused Weissach package – featuring improved aerodynamics, ...
Tags: Porsche 918, Weissach Pack Option