South Africa-based wood pulp and paper maker Sappi has sold its Cape Kraft recycled packaging paper mill to Golden Era Group. The development comes a fortnight after Sappi inked a pact to sell its Enstra Mill recycled containerboard and ...
Tags: paper maker, wood pulp, Sappi, packaging material
Birla Cellulose, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group recently launched Liva, a new age fabric brand in line with consumer needs. Leading Bollywood diva Kangana Ranaut is the brand ambassador of Liva and had been part of the Liva ...
Tags: fashion textile, fabric products, Liva
Global viscose giant Aditya Birla has announceed its industry-leading policy to eliminate any sourcing from the world’s ancient and endangered forests for all of its viscose fibres, which are widely used in clothing and textiles, ...
Carrington Tea will launch its Carrington Organics Tea line in bio-based NatureFlex packaging films from UK-based Innovia Films. Produced from wood pulp sourced from managed plantations, the flexible packaging material prevents oxygen and ...
Tags: Packaging, Organics Tea, Tea Packaging
Birla Cellulose, the cellulosic fibre producing division of Indian multinational conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, will exhibit its latest nature-themed Spring/Summer 2016 collection at the upcoming trade event Première Vision Yarns, ...
Germany-based CD Cartondruck has won Pro Carton / ECMA Award 2014 under the Beauty & Cosmetics category for the packaging design of Issey Miyake's Pleats Please L'Elixir ladies perfume. CD Cartondruck used Algro Design solution from ...
Indonesia’s ability to export sustainable forestry products has just been given an adrenalin boost. All products recognised by the Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) will receive automatic accreditation from the ...
Tags: Forestry Products, Packaging
Invista and Lenzing have collaborated once again by blending Coolmax fabric with Tencel fibre to launch a new denim fabric. According to both fibre producers, the new denim fabric will provide wearers with cool dry comfort, softness, and ...
Tags: Coolmax fabric, new denim fabric, Textile
German brand Jäger und Sammler has chosen NatureFlex, a compostable flexible packaging material produced by Innovia Films, for its range of energy bars. Jäger und Sammlerwas established in Berlin this year to produce, develop ...
Tags: Compostable Packaging, Energy Bars
Harvey Nichols' OXO Tower in South Bank, London, has introduced new Take Home Boxes, which will reduce food waste and improve customer experience. The boxes have been printed and manufactured in the UK by Biopac that specializes in ...
SafeRest, one of the the global leaders in bedding protection, is introducing its all-new Perlux collection of mattress, pillow, and crib protectors, made with 100% natural eucalyptus wood fiber - TENCEL. Perlux bedding products, with the ...
Tags: SafeRest, Mattress&Bedding, Textile
International packaging and paper group Mondi has commenced the operations of its new €70m machine in tětí, Czech Republic, which produces white kraft paper. With a capacity to produce around 155,000t of paper a year, ...
Tags: Paper Machine
Scientists at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials are turning by-products of wood and wool into biodegradable packaging to help slash global plastic consumption. Dr Nishar Hameed says humans consume more than 100 ...
Tags: Wood pulp, silk fibres
Canadian railways carried 25.3 million metric tons of freight in January, down 2.7 percent from the same month last year. The drop in shipments occurred despite the strong growth in traffic received from the United States. Non-intermodal ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Canadian Rail Tonnage
South Carolina again posted a record year for export activity, with more than $26.1 billion in goods sold last year to 202 countries around the globe. The 2013 figures, released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s ...
Tags: semiconductor, export industries