Outokumpu has for the first time been rated Prime company by oekom research AG,a German research company that evaluates share and bond issuers as sustainable investments. Prime rating means that Outokumpu shares and bonds qualify for ...
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Since their fall 2008 Elements collection, Brentano has continuously added new eco-friendly fabrics that push the boundary of green design. By utilizing a range of environmentally-conscious materials, including bamboo, eco-wool, recycled ...
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Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 3:45:13 AM U.S. demand for post-consumer recycled plastic is forecast to rise 6.5 percent per year to 3.5 billion pounds in 2016. Gains will be driven by a ...
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Sealed Air’s Ethafoam maximum recycled content (MRC) and Ethafoam (high recycled content) HRC polyethylene foams that are produced in the Grand Prairie, Texas facility in the US have received Recycled Material Content certification ...
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The University of California at Berkeley’s (UC Berkeley’s) newly opened Energy Biosciences Building is the most energy efficient building on campus, thanks in part to window systems from Wausau Window and Wall Systems. The ...
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A new Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) undertaken by the Intertek Group for UK-based Symphony Environmental Technologies’ d2w oxo-biodegradable plastic carrier bags and bread bags revealed that the oxo-biodegradable bag performed 75% ...
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Global aluminum company and recycler of beverage cans Novelis has announced the opening of its new Global Research & Technology Center outside of Atlanta, Georgia, US, which serves as the global hub of the company's research and development ...
Global recycler of aluminum beverage cans Novelis has reported a rise in the recycled content of its products from 33% to 39% in the first year since announcing its goal to achieve 80% recycled content by 2020. The US-based company ...
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Food service disposables and food packaging producer Pactiv has introduced the new EarthChoice 25 Percent Post Consumer Recycled Content Foam Foodservice packaging products for disposable food service needs. According to the US-based ...
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US-based aluminum products manufacturer Novelis is set to establish a new organization for the procurement of used beverage cans (UBCs) in North America. Novelis said that the latest announcement follows its decision to withdraw from its ...
US-based winery Southwest Wines is set to launch its recently renamed Soleil Mimosa in a new sustainable, 187ml aluminum slim can provided by packaging supplier Ball. Ball metal beverage packaging division Americas senior vice president ...
Cardia Bioplastics has been selected by global protective packaging company Sealed Air to provide the resin for its Fill-Air R5 inflatable packaging. The Cardia Biohybrid resin helped the US-based company to reduce its dependency on ...
UK-based retailer, The Co-operative Food has announced the reduction of tint in all of its own-brand plastic colored milk bottle tops. With the new initiative, the tops can be recycled into new bottles. The retailer, which sells 202 ...
Single-use carrier bag usage in the UK increased by 5% to 6.4bn during January 2010 to December 2010 compared to 6.1bn in June 2009 to May 2010, according to the Waste and Resources Action Proramme (WRAP). The growth came after several ...
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Salazar Packaging, a distributor of sustainable packaging materials and systems, launched a new website, www.globeguardproducts.com, which aims to enables small and medium size companies to purchase quality sustainable packaging materials ...
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