In April, BASF commissioned the pilot plant for the manufacturing of SLENTITE, its new high-performance product. The large-sized insulating panels will initially serve the optimization of the performance profile and will subsequently be ...
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Shrink hooding, stretch wrapping and stretch hooding are emerging as the most effective palletising packaging techniques on the market, and the Beumer Group is offering solutions in these areas. Stretch hooding has been efficient in ...
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The Taiwan Cabinet plans to roll out the Taiwanese version of “Industry 4.0 Plan” this June just shortly after such plan had been publicized on TV to be part of China's official program, with the aim to help the island's ...
Looking to the future, Audi is envisioning a smart factory, influence by science fiction. In the Encounter magazine under that heading, the automobile manufacturer is now providing a wide-ranging insight on how intelligent Audi's ...
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Iran has unveiled the first sample of genetically modified cotton, which has been produced through indigenous technology by Iranian specialists. The unveiling took place during the First International and 9th National Biotechnology ...
Michael Stephen, chairman of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association and deputy chairman of Symphony Environmental Technologies, discusses how this material biodegrades in the outdoor environment. Oxo-biodegradable plastics have from ...
“The booming Indian retail sector will need around 56 million workforce by 2022,” says a report from the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). “The sector will also have one of the highest incremental human ...
Clariant will participate in Chinaplas 2015, the largest plastics and rubber trade fair in Asia, with its special feature on sustainability-driven products and solutions dedicated to growing needs in the plastic industry for sustainable ...
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This follows the news that Huntingdon Beach in California has cancelled its ban on plastic bags in response to a recent surge in support for them from local residents, and the decision of Arizona’s State Legislature to stop cities and ...
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From the organizers of some of Saudi Arabia’s premier events, the new MTE 2015 – Machine Tools Exhibition is launched. MTE 2015 has been established to meet the requirement for the largest machine tools market in the ...
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Italian lighting specialist Artemide will return to Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 with a striking installation of the latest lighting designs by some of the world’s most renowned architects and designers. The iconic brand will be based ...
Sympatex Technologies, a pioneer for high-tech functional materials in clothing, footwear, accessories and technical fields of application since 1986 has announced that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). The ecological ...
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US-based paper packaging company International Paper is said to be exploring a takeover bid of over €8.1bn for Irish packaging giant Smurfit Kappa. Sky News quoted a source as saying that International Paper was considering an ...
Produced for the FMCG’s ultra-concentrated fabric conditioner launch, Sun Branding Solutions has implemented a technique that applies brand creative to 2D and 3D structural packaging for the new range without distorting it when it is ...
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German automobile manufacturer Audi is developing a new central driver assistance controller (zFAS) with high-end computing power for piloted driving. Audi has awarded a contract to technologies specialist Delphi to supply systems for ...
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