Greenpeace International investigations have revealed dumping of industrial wastewater containing toxic and hazardous chemicals from two of Mexico's biggest textile manufacturing facilities.These facilities supply clothing to big fashion ...
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Greenpeace International investigations have revealed dumping of industrial waste water with a wide range of hazardous substances from two Industrial Zones located in China's most important textile manufacturing base. The investigations ...
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The International OEKO-TEX Association’s “The Next 20” event to be held on November 14th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at The Glass Houses, 545 W. 25th Street in New York City, will feature an impressive slate of sustainability ...
Tags: sustainable textiles, textile market, textile industry, textile products
The market for chemical protective clothing is set for robust growth over the next few years,according to Issue No 42 of Performance Apparel Markets from the business information company Textiles Intelligence. The threats posed by ...
Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, released their 2011 Organic Cotton Market Report to the public. The report, now in its sixth year, is compiled to share the ...
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PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business will display its complete line of fastener coatings for the automotive and construction industries at the 2012 Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) trade show, ...
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The Swedish government would like to focus on the need for coherent Union legislation on hazardous substances in textiles. Large amounts of chemicals are used in the manufacture of textiles and many of them may remain in the finished ...
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Mitsubishi Electric to sample SiC power modules for more compact,efficient electronic equipment Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp says that,at the end of July,it will begin shipping samples of five kinds of silicon carbide(SiC)-based ...
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The LIA are planning to hold a S7 Auditor Training/Examination Seminar Day at Telford HQ on Tuesday 10 July. This specially designed 1 day training seminar is very educational and informative to the LIA Code of Practice requirements ...
Market research by the SPECTARIS industry association confirms"unbridled"growth of home-grown industry. Swarovski Optic by Mike Hatcher in Frankfurt,Germany The 1000 or so companies that make up Germany's photonics industry increased ...
While there’s no dearth of studies examining the presence of questionable chemicals in household staples such as cleaners, toys, and personal care products, similar studies that focus on gardening gear _ hoses, gloves, hand tools, ...
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Air cylinders are used extensively in industrial applications. The most well known type of air cylinder is the ubiquitous oxygen cylinder that we see in a variety of commercial establishments. However, the air cylinders that are used in ...
Jeanine Chrobak-Kando,Business Development Manager for LED lighting at Verbatim,considers how OLEDs are evolving as complementary sources of indoor lighting. Organic light emitting diodes(OLEDs)now appear in a host of commercial ...
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) being used in the Indian market could have major health implications for unsuspecting consumers, a significant new study on mercury contained in these energy efficient devices has shown. Although mercury (a ...
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Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) being used in the Indian market could have major health implications for unsuspecting consumers, a significant new study on mercury contained in these energy efficient devices has shown. Although ...
Tags: CFL