OAKVILLE, Ont. -- ProKleen, which bills itself as Canada’s only full-service commercial food grade tank wash facility, has been purchased by US-based Quala. Quala provides IBC and bulk transportation services as well as sustainable ...
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The UK retail industry is signing up to a range of ambitious targets for reducing its impact on the environment, having beaten the previous set across all areas. Commitments to be announced at A Better Retailing Climate launch event ...
Bacardi, a Bermuda-based producer of wines and spirits, has announced progress on its efforts to limit impact on natural resources in its annual report on corporate responsibility (CR). The company has lowered energy consumption by ...
China’s wetlands have shrunk by nearly 9 percent in recent years, and the loss could continue if the government doesn't intervene. Officials from China's State Forestry Administration (SFA) told reporters on Monday that 340 000 square ...
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Many people think of deserts as inhospitable places devoid of life, but numerous plants and animals have adapted to this harsh environment, where they often compete for limited resources. In desert environments, the most limited resource is ...
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Carrier Transicold has announced its manufacturing facility in Athens,Ga.is celebrating its 25th anniversary. "Athens has been a pivotal location for Carrier Transicold to maintain a sustainable manufacturing operation in the US,enabling ...
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With the release of its new Sustainability Report, DuPont announced it has achieved most of its 2015 sustainability goals three years ahead of schedule and have made substantial progress toward the rest. “At DuPont, sustainability ...
Global packaging services provider MeadWestvaco (MWV) has announced a 4% decrease in carbon emissions since 2010 in its corporate responsibility report for 2012. MWV has also reduced water usage by 5% and half of its global manufacturing ...
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Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, and the former textile, paper and emulsions businesses of Clariant, announced that its ONE WAY sustainability service has been honored with the prestigious ICIS Innovation Award ...
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Two months before the expected third round of bidding for shale gas exploration rights, a Chinese firm on Friday successfully tested extraction equipment. The equipment will operate in complex geographic conditions, according to the ...
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Now, wearing a pair of jeans means there is more water in the world for everyone. Lee introduces ‘Aqualite’ range of Denims made with much less water than usual. Even while reducing water usage at every stage of production, ...
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Dirtball Fashion LLC, Hickory, N.C., has introduced a 100-percent recycled cotton/polyester, Made-in-USA men's apparel line. The company notes that recycling pre-consumer cotton reduces labor and land needs for cotton cultivation, and ...
Recently, Baosteel Development Corporation along with Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences jointly established industrial environmental protection technology research and development center, which is an important cooperation ...
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Xylem Water Solutions UK is enhancing its range of high efficiency circulator pumps with the addition of the ecocirc XL range, ideal for light or commercial applications. The new circulator has been designed specifically for applications ...
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Dalton, Ga.-based carpet company J+J Flooring Group has assumed full-time operational responsibilities for its ECOCYCLE?/Aquafinity? industrial water reuse system from Knoxville, Tenn.-based water solutions company Aqua-Chem Inc. The two ...
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