Some major gains on the Chinese stock market this week trickled through to the ship-recycling sector to boost both sentiment and price. Several weeks ago, levels in China rocketed up to excess those of the Indian sub¬continent (with ...
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Trade-ins of old iPad models have increased 500 percent since Apple announced its iPad 4 and iPad mini. The data comes from gadget recycling website SellMyMobile.com which suggests consumers are cashing in on old tablet models in order to ...
As a recyclable, non-toxic and transparent material, glass is one of the most sustainability-friendly materials available for architecture and interior design. Recyclability is obviously a major factor in sustainability; but the benefits ...
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Blown plastic film and bag manufacturer Petoskey Plastics is all set to invest$16m in a bid to expand three of its US facilities located in Hartford City,Indiana;Morristown,Tennessee;and Petoskey,Michigan. The company will direct majority ...
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Anglo Asian will sell 2,500 wet metric tonnes and 550 dry metric tonnes of copper concentrate when available to Glencore. Azerbaijan miner Anglo Asian Mining has unveiled a deal to sell copper concentrate to commodities giant Glencore. ...
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Kohl's Department Stores is pleased to announce the grand opening of 12 new stores, creating approximately 1,500 jobs nationwide. The company now operates 1,146 stores in 49 states. "We are pleased to be in a position to open 12 new ...
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Hilton Worldwide announced a new mattress recycling program in coordination with the installation of new Serta mattresses and box springs. Available immediately across all brands in the U.S., the program will recycle approximately 85 ...
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Japan's trading company Hanwa Co Ltd is contemplating setting up its metal scrap recycling joint venture in suburban Surabaya,Indonesia as PT Hanwa Royal Metals under the agreement reached between Hanwa's two subsidiaries and PT Indonesia ...
Aluminum strip and sheets supplier Constellium is at the helm of a pan-European promotion campaign 'Aluminium Closures -Turn 360°', along with the European manufacturers of aluminum closures, through the European Aluminium Foil ...
Tags: Aluminum strip and sheets, Constellium, pan-European promotion, EAFA
This year on America Recycles Day, it's time to add textile recycling like clothing, shoes and household goods to the list of things celebrated and discussed. America Recycles Day, November 15, 2012, is the only nationally recognized day ...
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THE Australian sharemarket hit a fresh 17-month high today as US lawmakers inched closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff problem. Utilities, energy, industrials, telecommunications, materials and financial stocks mostly rose despite some ...
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The IFAI Expo to be held on November 7-9 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center is the platform that will be used by Fulflex, George C. Moore Co. and Darlington Fabrics to exhibit their joint capabilities to the projected 6,000 ...
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Posted by Rick Lingle,Technical Editor--Packaging Digest,12/19/2012 4:26:01 PM Canadian Plastics Industry Association(CPIA)released a new report that the amount of post-consumer plastic recycled in Canada has increased in 2011.An ...
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The government confirmed earlier this month that it will make dramatic changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment(CRC)energy efficiency scheme in order to save money. These reforms were initially announced in the chancellor of the ...
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First-time surprise entrant Wipro tops the list of rankings in the 18th edition of the Greenpeace “Guide to Greener Electronics,” with Apple dropping two spots to sixth compared to last year’s study. The guide, released ...
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