US-based chemical company FMC has acquired the pectin-related intellectual property developed by Vigido, a subsidiary of UniPektin Ingredients. Vigido is the former exclusive marketer of the pectin products of Pectine Italia, a company ...
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Innovia Films and Sappi Fine Paper Europe have collaborated to create new compostable packs in response to a new EU Packaging Directive set to come into effect in 2014. According to Innovia, the directive will place the responsibility for ...
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US-based chemical company cThe investment is a part of the company's strategy to supply its MCC to cThe new facility is expected to commence production in late 2014 and will feature MCC production, blending, packaging and warehousing. The ...
Microbes lurk almost everywhere, from fresh food and air filters to toilet seats and folding money. Most of the time, they are harmless to humans. But sometimes they aren't. Every year, thousands of people sicken from E. coli ...
Michigan Technological University (MTU) researcher Jaroslaw Drelich has developed a new copper-based antimicrobial compound which can make the food supply safer. Drelich, a professor of materials science and engineering, has developed a ...
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The clothing worn by doctors and nursing staff plays an important role in breaking infection chains in healthcare systems. This has been shown in a study carried out in a hospital in Jerusalem (Israel) which examined the germ contamination ...
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A standard methodology is presented for testing osmotically driven membrane process (ODMP) membranes, based on experience from and operating conditions used in recent forward osmosis (FO) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) studies. ...
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In April, AATCC will honor Charles Yang as the 2012 recipient of the Olney Medal for outstanding achievement in the field of textile chemistry. The Olney Medal is the Association’s highest honor. Yang is a world-renowned scholar in ...
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Adcellpack, which runs until the end of October 2014, will develop a thermoplastic wood-fibre-based packaging material for trays used primarily in packages of sliced cheese. Common MAP packaging structures are based on non-renewable ...
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Lenzing AG reports production on a jumbo Tencel® production line under construction at its Lenzing, Austria, headquarters is set to begin in 2014. The 130 million-euro expansion will add 64,000 metric tons of annual production capacity ...
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Jeans developed by a Heriot-Watt School of Textiles and Design student, using a fibre made from sustainable wood instead of cotton, could be the key to cutting carbon emissions in the jeans industry around the world. Saving energy and ...
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Lenzing, worldwide leader in the production of innovative cellulose fibers, has been selected by the Underfashion Club, Inc. as a FEMMY 2013 Honoree in the Supplier category. Andreas Dorner, Lenzing’s Global Marketing Director for ...
The most modern fiber plant worldwide The most modern fiber production line in the world is currently being built in Lenzing, Austria. The combined expertise and technologies of the Lenzing and the Tencel Group, which were recently ...
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Global BOPP and cellulose films producer Innovia Films has signed an agreement with 50/50 joint venture partner Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to buy its 50% share in note-printing subsidiary, Securency International for $67m. According ...
The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) today announced its decision to launch an anti-dumping investigation against pulp imports from US, Canada and Brazil. The investigation cover cellulose pulp, dissolving pulp, dissolving wood pulp, cotton ...
Tags: Antidumping Probe, Pulp Imports, Textile