Today, EPA is taking action to protect consumers from new uses and imports of the harmful chemicals Toluene Diisocyanates (TDI). These chemicals are currently widely used in residual amounts in the production of polyurethanes and consumer ...
Tags: asthma, lung damage, harmful chemicals, Health
Richard Phillips Marine, Inc., a contractor specializing in marine construction, and Clackamas County Water Environmental Services in Oregon reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve violations of the ...
Tags: outfall pipes, fill material, Agriculture
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as national Radon Action Month, a perfect time for you to protect your family by testing your home for radon. Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, so testing is the ...
Tags: home improvement centers, hardware stores, Construction
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), has been fined $531,000 for alleged Clean Air Act violations at its chemical manufacturing plant in Deepwater, New Jersey. The EPA ...
Tags: Deepwater, skin cancer, Health
lululemon athletica Inc., a yoga-inspired athletic apparel company, has appointed Stuart C Haselden as the chief financial officer (CFO), effective from February 2, 2015. Haselden’s career spans 15 years of executive leadership at ...
Tags: driving strategy, international growth, shareholder value, Apparel
Specialty womenswear retailer, The Wet Seal said it was closing 338 retail stores or around 66 per cent of its store count, effective on or about January 7, 2015. The apparel retailer decided to close the stores after assessing its ...
Kuwait-based Equate Petrochemical Company said it has successfully completed turnaround of its plants and also the first phase of the polyethylene plant debottlenecking project. As part of the exercise, all units were shutdown from ...
Tags: ethylene, polyethylene, ethylene glycol, Textile
The Nigerian Bank of Industry has sponsored N100 billion through the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme on the Cotton, Textile, and Garments (CTG) Funds for the cotton subsector, according to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and ...
Tags: cotton seeds, CTG businesses, Textile
According to CEPEA, cotton quotes have dropped significantly in the Brazilian market in 2014, especially after February and are lower than the government floor price since mid July. The CEPEA/ESALQ Index for cotton type 41-4 has dropped ...
The Government of India has agreed to provide all necessary assistance for developing the textile industry in Afghanistan, as per a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two nations. The MoU was signed by Mazamil ...
Tags: clothing, cotton, man-made fibre, Textile
German producer of warp knitting technologies, Karl Mayer is launching two new machines for 3D warp-knitted textiles in China. Karl Mayer has invited specialists to an open-house event scheduled for January 22 and 23, 2015 and the new ...
The ninth edition of Texfair—the textile machinery, accessories and spares expo—organised by the Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) will be held from 9-12 January, 2015 in Coimbatore. Texfair 2015 is intended to bring ...
Tags: textile mills, powerlooms, handlooms, Textile
A comprehensive strategy aimed at the textile and clothing industry, allowing secure employment for more than 450,000 families belonging to the sector, and to promote competitiveness of enterprises, as well as to create legal and equitable ...
Spinning technology leader, Rieter is exhibiting at Texfair trade show being held in Coimbatore from January 9-11, 2015 at booth A32 and 33. Rieter will showcase its technology components and conversions for all four spinning systems, ...
Sunrise Technologies, a global systems integrator operating out of North America, has announced the latest release of their Apparel and Footwear solution for Microsoft Dynamics AX. This product is Sunrise’s certified for Microsoft ...