The European Coatings Show (ECS) took place in March 2013 in Nuremberg, Germany, at a time of continued static demand in the European Union’s coating market. The exhibition and the congress that was held at the same time is one of ...
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The levy on plastic carrier bags means that retailers must charge consumers and the proceeds of the tax will be forwarded to the Department of the Environment. The department is targeting an 80% reduction in the use of carrier bags as a ...
Tags: Bag, plastic carrier bags, Packaging, Printing
If you hate to iron then imagine being a steam iron tester at Consumer Reports. To find the best irons, our testers iron basket after basket of dry, wrinkled linen tablecloths day after day. The fewer the passes needed to smooth out the ...
The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association is challenging the effectiveness of a recently-developed class of plastics containing additives described as "natural", "enzymatic" or "microbiodegradable". These additives, which are not ...
The unexpected shutdown of Spanish Abengoa's 480 million liter/year Rotterdam ethanol plant in mid-December has helped boost grains-to-ethanol crushing margins in Northwest Europe to multi-month highs, data compiled by Platts show. ...
Tags: European Ethanol Margins, Chemicals, Abengoa
US demand for adhesives and sealants will rise 2.2 percent per year to 9.8 billion pounds in 2017, valued at $11.9 billion. Gains will be driven by an improved outlook for major adhesives and sealants markets such as paper packaging, motor ...
MGP Ingredients has announced that Health Canada has approved the classification of the company's Fibersym RW and FiberRite RW resistant wheat starches as dietary fiber sources in unstandardized foods. In a letter to MGP Ingredients, ...
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Starting Out Right From the time we start preparing a room for a new baby, we are making choices about the child's environment. Many people get ready for a new child by painting, papering, and carpeting a baby's room with conventional ...
Many processes in food manufacturing can be addressed to reduce operating costs while at the same time improving sustainability. One of the most critically important objectives is reducing process energy and water consumption. Implementing ...
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Despite the precision mechanics and computerization of modern agriculture, dogs are a part of farming and as it turns out, probably always have been. In an industry increasingly reliant on complex technology, dogs still herd sheep; watch ...
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The Paint Research Association (PRA) has developed a food packaging coating product which can replace existing packaging coatings based on petrochemicals that are harmful for the environment. The new eco-friendly food packaging coating ...
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Underperforming open industrial waste water treatment lagoons are on the way out after more than a century, as industry counts the cost of their pollution, odours, leakage, energy wastage and relative inefficiency in fixing the problems ...
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UK-based Paint Research Association (PRA) has developed an eco-friendly food packaging coating product, known as PlantPack, which can be an alternative to coatings based on petrochemicals. PlantPack, which has been developed from seaweed ...
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China has extended anti-dumping duties on the imports of potato starch from the European Union (EU) for five more years. According to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of China, the decision has been taken in a move to protect the ...
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US-based MGP Ingredients has announced that bioscience social enterprise Green Dot acquired its bioplastics division for an undisclosed value. Green Dot will acquire a manufacturing facility in Onaga, Kansas, and certain assets at the ...