The turn of the year brought in a lot of new things for Volcom and amid the transition to a new CEO was the re-tooled Company Mission to include an increased focus on sustainability for the 22 year old, Orange County based action sports ...
Tags: apparel products, apparel
PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2013 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Deft Incorporated, a privately-owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, Calif. ...
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The US Department of Energy has released a report on the third part of its LED Environmental testing research, has published a new study covering LED and fluorescent sources in commercial ambient lighting, and has revealed National Academy ...
For many consumer goods and beverage companies, labels allowing customers to effectively interact with their brand, are considered the Holy Grail. Similarly, they are seeking solutions to allow their boxed products to communicate with the ...
Tags: Paper Labels, Packaging, Printing, Electrical, Electronics
Fuel For Adventure Ltd., a British firm that helps fuel Olympians, adventurers and sports stars from across the world, has chosen Innovia Films' compostable flexible material, NatureFlex as the packaging for its range of natural energy ...
Tags: Packaging Film, Packaging
This ambitious slogan will be the strapline, from 2013, for architectural aluminium glazing systems specialist, Technal. For the very first time since the business was established 50 years ago, Technal has introduced a global communications ...
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UK-based Fuel For Adventure has selected compostable flexible material NatureFlex of Innovia Films to pack its range of natural energy bars. Fuel For Adventure founder Jimmy Docherty said, 'Compostable NatureFlex films can help us to ...
Thai manufacturer of PET resins, Indorama Ventures (IVL) has announced plans to invest $190m to construct a new manufacturing plant adjacent to its existing site near the Tennessee River at Decatur, Morgan County, US. Construction of the ...
Tags: PET resins, fibers, Packaging
Six more U.S. rug companies have joined GoodWeave to commit to a child-labor-free supply chain for production of their products, certifying their rugs as ethically made, the organization announced. The newly added companies are è ...
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Brussels published its Green Paper entitled European strategy on plastic waste in the environment, last week (7 March). It poses the question ‘What shall we do about plastic waste?’ Speaking at a PET conference in Amsterdam ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces its new EcoTain approach to sustainable innovation. The EcoTain life cycle and label developed by Clariant is driven by the commitment to protect human, environmental and ecological ...
UK-based Britannia Food Ingredients has selected specialist electrochemical sensor manufacturer Analytical Technology to provide its Q45P AutoClean pH monitors and D15-76 monitor with an Air Blast AutoClean system in order to ensure safe ...
Undertaken in the spring of 2012 Grundfos North America has opened a new Water Conservation Project at its Fresno, California, manufacturing facility. This is one of the largest commercial water conservation projects ever undertaken by a ...
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Interface, Inc. a worldwide carpet tile company and global leader in sustainability, announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. Fiscal Year 2012 Financial summary Sales: For the full year 2012, ...
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The Spanish company, Jeanologia, renowned for its environmental awareness and focus on the health of workers in the Jeans finishing industry, will be presenting their latest sustainable technologies for processing finished garments in an ...
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