Sealed Air’s Ethafoam maximum recycled content (MRC) and Ethafoam (high recycled content) HRC polyethylene foams that are produced in the Grand Prairie, Texas facility in the US have received Recycled Material Content certification ...
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Sekisui Alveo, manufacturer of polyolefin foams, has presented improved Alveobloc NACO III, conductive foam at FachPack 2012 in Nuremberg. Alveobloc is made of laminated foam sheets and has a uniform closed-cell structure that absorbs ...
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Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, near Beverly Hills, has upgraded more than 78,000 square feet of its guest room windows with Solar Gard® Armorcoat® Stainless Steel window film. The application provides significant energy savings and UV ...
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Solar Gard® a company of Saint-Gobain and global leader in the development, manufacturing and distribution of specialty films and backsheet materials, opened its new facility in Qingdao, China, today. Located in the Shandong province, ...
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US-based bioscience social enterprise Green Dot has developed a bioplastic which is a better alternative to the petroleum based elastomeric packaging materials, which will be showcased on 28-31 October at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago. Green ...
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German chemical company BASF is set to introduce its new range of particle foams which are ideal for many packaging applications and protect products. BASF's closed-cell particle foam Neopolen is a fitting material for reusable transport ...
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Packaging manufacturer in the US, RBL Industries has doubled its efforts to expand upon the company's ability to provide custom foam packaging to suit various sizes, shapes and specifications required by industries. RBL Industries ...
BASF is optimizing its organizational structure to better serve its customer industries and enhance its operational and technology excellence. The changes reflect the company's "We create chemistry" strategy which outlines how BASF aims ...
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KraussMaffei AG, the German machinery group, has reorganized its reactive process technology business, which makes systems, mixing heads and other equipment for polyurethane processing. Starting in August, KraussMaffei’s reactive ...
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HIGH POINT - Interest in gel bedding remains on the upswing, bedding producers report. Gel beds at all price points are attracting attention in mattress showrooms across the market here. Senior bedding executives, watching the activity, ...
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The Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant as a world leader in environmentally compatible, non-halogenated flame retardants, is investing a double-digit million sum and doubling its production capacity for these products with the ...
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As from 1 January 2013 the leading clothing retailer Hennes&Mauritz(H&M)will totally turn to a fluorocarbon-free water-repellent product called Bionic-Finish Eco,which they have already been using since 2010 for finishing children's ...
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DEARBORN, MICH. (Aug. 14, 2:30 p.m. ET) -- Plastics are prominent in multiple gold-winning entries in the 2012 International Design Excellence Awards. Medical equipment, smartphones, an infant warmer, a task light and headphones are among ...
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Polyurethane foam is a plastic-based spray that expands to many times its original size. It's used in upholstery and bedding as well as for thermal installation in a variety of industrial projects. It is lightweight, resilient and resistant ...
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Pressure washers, also known as power washers, are commonly used in cleaning automobiles, factories, homes, decks, patios, building walls, hospitals, graffiti and food and chemical cleaning equipment, etc. The devices combine compressed ...