Russian steelmaker NLMK has announced that it has held a ceremony on July 23 to mark the opening of NLMK Kaluga, its next-generation EAF mill located in the Kaluga region near Moscow. The launch of NLMK Kaluga will help tackle the ...
Sheffield based independent research, test and design specialist, Glass Technology Services Ltd (GTS), has completed a £500K investment programme to meet increasing demand throughout the glass supply chain. The two-year programme ...
NLMK, one of the world’s largest steel producers has announced to initiate its operation of new EAF mill in Kaluga, Moscow. The Kaluga work site will help to produce high quality long products with raw material and ferrous scrap ...
Global packaging company Sonoco has summarized sustainability progress in its latest 2012-2013 corporate responsibility report. Sonoco president and CEO Jack Sanders said the company is developing a new $75m biomass cogeneration system at ...
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BRÜCKNER inaugurated with a celebration its new technology centre in Leonberg. Günther Oettinger, CE Commissioner for Energy inaugurated together with Regina Brückner, Axel Pieper and many customers the new hall with the ...
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However, this represents a decrease of 34% compared to 2006 when reporting began. The amount of thin gauge (single-use) bags used per month by supermarket customers increased from 10.5 in 2011 to 10.7 in 2012. In 2012, total carrier ...
Recycling has become an important trend worldwide primarily because of two key reasons - (1) to reduce cost and (2) to prevent pollution and save the environment in the long run. Recycling has been popular for yet another reason to stop the ...
A small increase in the number of carrier bags being used by supermarket shoppers across the UK reflects changing shopping trends and shouldn’t detract from areas where excellent progress has been made, the British Retail Consortium ...
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Belgium-based trade body Plastics Recyclers Europe has called for a joint initiative to establish a separate recycling stream for thermoformed PET trays. According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, PET trays are valuable recyclable products ...
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Canada-based Cool Beer Brewing has introduced its Stonewall Light and Millennium Buzz beers in Rexam SLEEK cans. Rexam's aluminum beer cans offer better durability, portability and UV barrier protection to preserve freshness of the beer. ...
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A team of six recent college graduates has come up with an innovative way to prevent functional finish chemistries from entering the environment by using tons of US Army textiles destined for landfills to make high end bags. Led by the ...
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SCS Global Services (SCS) has issued the first gold-level certification to Designtex, a Steelcase Company, under the factsm ecolabel developed by the Association for Contract Textiles (ACT). The certification recognizes Designtex's "Gold ...
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One year ago, with the world’s main sports event about to take place in London, The Dow Chemical Company presented an innovative and more sustainable solution to enable the completion of the Olympic Stadium as originally planned by ...
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The Circular Economy Task Force is a government supported business-led group, including firms such as Boots, Unilever and Wrap, convened by independent think tank Green Alliance. It says that it is a forum for policy innovation which aims ...
Rhode Island has become the second state to enact a mattress recycling program. The state's governor, Lincoln Chafee, signed the bill into law this week. Neighboring Connecticut recently became the first state to adopt mattress recycling ...
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