The European kraft paper and paper sack industry has reduced carbon footprint per a ton of production, by 17% from 2007 and 2012, saving emissions equivalent to 17,300 car journeys around the world. This was revealed in a study recently ...
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The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) is pleased to recognise Stephen McPartland, who has been MP for Stevenage since 2010, for his outstanding support for the British furniture, furnishing and bed industry since he entered Parliament. ...
The PEFC leaders’ summit, recently held in London, encouraged consumers to buy day‐to‐day products carrying the PEFC ‘two trees’ label. The summit discussed the challenges and possible solutions to ...
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What is decribed as the first European-made device based on gallium nitride (GaN) to be sent into space has completed its second year of operations. Hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA) on its Earth-observing Proba-V mini-satellite in ...
Sustainable agribusiness firm Aloterra and foodservice ware provider World Centric have developed a new line of compostable foodservice ware made from miscanthus plant fiber. The new environment friendly line is an alternative to foam ...
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Asahi Glass Co (AGC) will invest around $400 million to construct a power plant at its Indonesian subsidiary PT Asahimas Chemical (ASC). According to a AGC press release, the power plant will enhance the competitiveness of its ...
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CEPI especially welcomes the emphasis put on delivering competitive energy prices, investing in the bioeconomy and establishing synergies between the energy efficiency, resource efficiency and circular economy policies. “This ...
The Israeli architect and designer Neri Oxman has created a range of 3-D printed garments inspired from ancient planetary explorers. Representing the life sustaining elements earth, water, air and fire, the range is infused with ...
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Elopak has launched a range of beverage cartons that are made of certified renewable polyethylene (PE), said to be the first for the European market. Another first for the company is that Elopak has used second generation renewable PE, ...
With steady progress of industrialization and urbanization, industrial boiler output keeps growing in China, which hit 512,700 t/h in 2013, surging by 16.71% year-on-year, and posting a CAGR of 16.3% during 2007-2013. China’s boiler ...
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The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is financing energy efficiency improvements at the Royal Brackla Distillery, run by John Dewar & Sons, in Nairn, Scotland. The funds will be utilized, among others, for the installation of a biomass ...
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Cooper Tire has built a tire using new guayule related materials and rubber extracted from Guayule plants. Presently the technical team of Cooper Tire is testing the new product by using rigorous wheel, road and track tests. The company ...
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H&A Recycling will install a new industrial scale Bio-Thermic Digester (BTD) from a major Advetec reseller Biozolve to reduce organic waste disposal costs by 400,000 every year. This investment is expected to help the company reduce its ...
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WASHINGTON – In a settlement with the United States, Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company based in Duluth, has agreed to install pollution control technology and meet stringent emission rates to reduce harmful air pollution from the ...
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BOSTON – EPA is awarding $700,000 for a research project being conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst on indoor air quality affecting tribal people. The research grant is one of six awarded today for projects to identify ...
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