The diamond industry needs to support programs to uplift its vast artisanal mining sector. The more than 1.5 million diamond diggers – predominantly in West Africa – and their estimated 10 million dependents, remain the most ...
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Italian manufacturer of sustainable textile fabrics – C.L.A.A.S. will introduce its latest creations to fashion brands and designers for the A/W 2015 season. In the new season, C.L.A.A.S. will be joined by its new partner - Tessile ...
Tags: Sustainable Fabrics, fashion fairs
Cotton Council International (CCI) is organising a by-invitation seminar on September 5 in Bangalore titled ‘Cotton: An Engine of Growth for The Indian Textile Industry’. CCI said this seminar will offer useful insights on the ...
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Last month the EU proposed a tough set of waste recycling targets that have been met with much resistance by the packaging industry. The new proposals revolve around the aim for 80% of packaging waste materials to be recycled by 2030. ...
This September Scotland will vote on whether to leave the UK or not. But how might the outcome affect the country's retailers? By the end of this summer, a question will be asked of Scotland with the potential to change the UK as it is ...
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Readers of Lighting are invited to join in a debate hosted by sister title The Architects’ Journal and manufacturer iGuzzini between 1pm and 2pm on Wednesday 30 July. iGuzzini contends that the integration of light and architecture ...
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Recently disclosed government documents show Mars wrote to the Department of Health (DOH) in 2012, expressing concern about plain packaging being introduced to other sectors including food and drink suppliers, insisting intellectual ...
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James Tumbridge, intellectual property lawyer at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman, considers the implications of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) for Europe and whether it will help or hinder the UK’s electronics sector. The Unified ...
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University College London researchers published their study whose results show that users of ecigarettes who want to quit smoking are 60% more likely to succeed than when they use NRTs or simple willpower. Like other aspects of ecigarettes, ...
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New research published today by the British Retail Consortium finds that 80% of MPs believe the current system of business rates is 'not fit for purpose and in need of fundamental reform'. The poll, which also finds that 93% agree that ...
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Invented in China in 2003 with the idea to revolutionize the world of smoking , the electronic cigarette has become a high-profile star ten years later . Currently , it is often in the news . Everyone also knows the dangers of tobacco but ...
The electronic cigarette is a small device become very fashionable now . But above all , the electronic cigarette is the subject of much debate endlessly. That can be read all over the media , the success of the electronic cigarette for ...
Ten years after its appearance, and even with his great success on a global scale, there are still many unknowns about the device of the electronic cigarette . This new but already popular product is a source of ongoing debate. Is it ...
Tags: E-Liquid, Electronic Cigarette, E-Cigarette, E Cigarette