The California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation held a hearing on Wednesday marking the end of a six-week public comment period on the state's proposed new upholstered furniture flammability standard. A story in the ...
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Muttenz, – A European Union commissioned study of flame retardants for smartphones, laptops and other electrical and electronics applications has acknowledged the environmental and health benefits of pioneering Exolit® ...
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Furniture makers should speak up now if they have concerns with California's new upholstered flammability rule, a top California official told an industry audience here last week. Tonya Blood, chief of the California Bureau of Home ...
A good mattress not only makes bedtime cozier for your baby, it also supports his growing bones and keeps him safe while sleeping. Be sure to choose a firm crib mattress made specifically for babies, because a soft sleeping surface can be a ...
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Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corporation, is excited to announce its participation in Pinfa-NA (Phosphorus, Inorganic and Nitrogen Flame Retardants Association-North America). Based in Califon, NJ, Pinfa-NA was ...
• Green Product1 sales increased to 45% of total sales (EUR 11.3 billion) in 2012 • Total investments in Green Innovation at EUR 569 million in 2012, mainly driven by investments in sustainable LED lighting • ...
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Furniture makers should speak up now if they have concerns with California's new upholstered flammability rule, a top California official told an industry audience here last week. Tonya Blood, chief of the California Bureau of Home ...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's new proposed upholstered furniture flammability rule could give furniture manufacturers until mid-2014 to meet its requirements. The second draft of the new Technical Bulletin 117 rule, uses a ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will bring its brand values Performance.People.Planet to life at the European Coatings Show 2013, in Nürnberg, Germany. Clariant will present a multitude of sustainable and innovative ...
As the battle between Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S III rages on – a study conducted by the disassembly firm iFixit and nonprofit organisation Ecology Centre has concluded that the iPhone 5 is less toxic than the ...
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Clariant has opened a second production unit for the successful flame retardant(FR)Exolit OP at the Hürth-Knapsack plant near Cologne,Gemany.The established non-halogenated additive is used primarily in the electronics and electrical ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced sales of CHF 1.923 billion in the third quarter 2012, up 3% compared to CHF 1.865 billion in the previous-year period. In local currencies, sales were 3% lower. In the third ...
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By now, everyone knows that keeping employees healthy is the best way to trim healthcare costs, cut absenteeism, and just generally keep things running smoothly around the office. But what about if the office itself is the problem? How can ...
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The Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant as a world leader in environmentally compatible, non-halogenated flame retardants, is investing a double-digit million sum and doubling its production capacity for these products with the ...
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PORTLAND,Ore.—Stanton Furniture will no longer ship to California,citing increasing costs and pending changes to California flame retardant regulations for upholstered furniture. "The decision to leave California was a difficult ...
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