PepsiCo, Inc. today announced plans to invest $5 billion in Mexico over the next five years. The investment is designed to further strengthen PepsiCo's food and beverage business in Mexico, one of the most attractive markets in Latin ...
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Beijing will begin construction on 16 new water reclamation plants this year to ease the thirsty capital with a stable "second water source," said water authorities on Saturday. In addition to the 16 projects, Beijing will complete ...
PPG Industries showcased environmentally sustainable coatings and specialty materials today during a news conference at the 2014 North American International Auto Show. The company’s products are used by automakers and automotive ...
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The American Home Furnishings Alliance has awarded Ethan Allen its Sustainable by Design registration, recognizing the manufacturer and retailer's environmentally friendly manufacturing processes. The company also has expanded its ...
All cities in China should be charging tiered prices for household water by the end of 2015, to encourage people to use less water. The guidelines published on Friday by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Housing and ...
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According to new study of normal-weight and overweight or obese individuals published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Obesity rates in the United States increased from 14.5% of the population in 1971-1974 to 35.9% ...
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Chinese industrial businesses saw profits rise 9.7 percent year on year in November, slowing from 15.1 percent in October, official data showed on Friday. Total profits of industrial companies with annual revenues of more than 20 million ...
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One year after opening a LEED gold certified distribution center in West Grove, PA, Dansko celebrated the first birthday of its innovative facility. Built by Pennsylvania-based construction company W.S. Cumby, the distribution center works ...
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Houston headquartered oil, gas and water treatment specialist, PWA-ProSep today announced it was awarded a contract for the supply of one of its patented ProSalt™ units, valued at $352,000 to a major National Oil Company in the Arab ...
Biotech company Novozymes has teamed up with the China Knitting Industry Association (CKIA) under a three-year agreement to promote the use of enzyme technology, with the aim of saving water and energy. As the Chinese textile industry ...
Tags: enzymes technology, China's Knitwear, Novozymes, CKIA, textile industry
Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thenayan Al-Saud, Chairman of SABIC and Chairman of the Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu, officially opened the company's state-of-the-art SABIC Technology Center (STC) in Bengaluru, India in a ceremony which ...
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The People's Republic of China is still the largest manufacturer of textiles in the world. This notwithstanding, an awareness of environmental protection, health and better working conditions is currently emerging in China. The demands ...
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As the Rupp Report mentioned last week, the annual PCI Fibres Conference 2013 took place November 7-8, 2013, in Hong Kong. The event was an unlimited source of important information concerning the global fiber and textile industry. As ...
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The rest of the consumer product company’s sites in the UK and Ireland are at 94.4% recycling in overall tonnage. The FMCG giant set environmental targets in 2011 to reduce its packaging by 20% (per consumer use) by 2020 compared ...
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Textile chemicals have symbiotic relationship with the textile industry, hence growth in textiles market coupled with growing textile trade is anticipated to positively influence the textile chemicals market in India. For the production of ...
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