Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has published its sustainability report for the 2012 financial year. This independent report, the third of its kind, focuses on strategic initiatives for achieving environmental and economic ...
Saint-Gobain received the “European Cleantech Corporation of the Year” award at the 9th European Cleantech Forum in Bilbao (Spain), organized by Cleantech Group, a global network that brings together investors, start-ups and ...
Tags: green technology, Construction
Through 2017, a rebound in construction activity, combined with continuing consumer interest in environmentally friendly products, will propel US growth in green building materials demand 11 percent annually to $86.6 billion. US ...
Tags: LEED system, Building Materials Market, solar power products
Dr Amanda Gummer discusses niche markets and how to make the most of them. With margins on mass market products being cut to the bone due to tough competition, it’s worth looking at some of the niche markets which aren’t quite ...
Tags: toy markets, toy, toy manufacturers
Through 2017, a rebound in construction activity will propel growth in green building materials demand 11 percent annually to $86.6 billion. In addition to the lift supplied by general construction activity, continuing consumer interest in ...
After announcing its distribution deal for Plan Toys last year, Great Gizmos has unveiled a new eco-toy concept at Toy Fair today – Planwood. Planwood is a compressed wood that is made entirely from sawdust and held together with ...
Tags: TOY FAIR, wooden toys, eco-toy
Packaging supplier in the US, A&R Box and Packaging has announced the addition of new products to its environmentally catalog of products, as part of its corporate social responsibility. According to the company, the new products include ...
In the midst of global economic downturn,some Taiwanese textile companies have performed well by continuous R&D of new products."Although Taiwan's textile industry was under the influence of global economic downturn,especially the European ...
The Lenovo Environment Affairs and Specifications Communication Conference 2012, organized by Lenovo Group and sponsored by SGS, was successfully held in Shanghai and Shenzhen in Oct 2012. Over 500 representatives from Lenovo suppliers ...
The manufacture of glass makes relatively small demands on the environment compared with many other materials. It uses mainly readily available minerals to produce environmentally friendly products which have many beneficial uses from ...
The report, "Global Biocide Market - By Types, Applications, Trends & Forecast (2011 - 2016)," published by MarketsandMarkets, defines and segments the global biocide market with analysis and forecasting of the global volume and revenue for ...
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LAS VEGAS — "Eco-chic" interior designer Sarah Barnard of Sarah Barnard Design in Santa Monica, Calif., will moderate a panel discussion about the value of consumer disclosure labeling in the specialty sleep marketplace at next ...
Tags: panel discussion, value of consumer disclosure labeling
Woolworths South Africa, in partnership with Africa’s post-consumer plastic recycling firm Extrupet, rolled out new sustainable shopping bags for its product packaging. The newly unveiled reusable shopping bags, made from 100% rPET ...
Tags: Sustainable Bags, Bags, shopping bags
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
U. S. Solvents demand will continue to rebound from its recessionary lows, rising 1.5% per year in volume terms through 2016 to 10.9 billion pounds. A strong rebound in construction activity will drive strong increases in solvent demand in ...
Tags: industry trends, solvent, demand