BASF, Cargill and Novozymes announced the achievement of an important milestone in their joint development of technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials by successfully demonstrating the production of ...
Tags: BASF, Acrylic Acid, Renewable Materials
One of the largest mining companies in the world, Vale has selected Emerson Process Management's machinery health technology to help ensure reliable operation of the pit-to-plant conveyor system for its S11D Iron Mining Project in Brazil. ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
MS Europa 2, the new flagship of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, has set off to sea with Metso's marine automation on board. The luxury ship was christened in Hamburg on May 10, 2013, and embarked on its maiden voyage toward Lisbon. The ship has been ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
Petrochemical producer Total has launched the new Polypropylene Lumicene Random, which helps converters to address new challenges in food packaging. Based on metallocene technology from Total's Refining & Chemicals Division, the material ...
Tags: Copolymer, Food Packaging
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), in conjunction with the soft drinks industry, trade associations and WRAP, has launched Soft Drinks Sustainability Roadmap (SDSR). The initiative was launched by Food ...
Tags: Soft Drinks
Developed in conjunction with the Greenway Group, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has made the AIA Foresight Report available for free download to AIA members at AIA National Convention and Design Exposition – June 20th ...
Jane ChaseOn July 17, 2013, Jane Chase, senior director, packaging innovation and R&D, The Schwan Food Co., will speak at the Packaging Digest Global Food & Beverage Packaging Summit conference in Chicago. Her topic: How to drive innovation ...
The Texas Operations of Eastman Chemical Company has received the 2012 "Sustained Excellence in Caring for Texas" award from the Texas Chemical Council (TCC.) Eastman was one of two Sustained recipients among TCC member facilities with more ...
Tags: Textile
Walgreens used LED lighting from Acuity Brands to enhance customer experiences and reduce energy consumption in its 15,900 square foot Buffalo Grove, Illinois store. The Buffalo Grove location was previously equipped with traditional ...
Tags: LED Lighting, Traditional Lamps, LED
Kennedy, a US-based labeling, packaging, and identification solutions provider, has developed a new line of bottle-to-bottle labels which complement its pressure sensitive labels range. The bottle-to-bottle labels are designed for ...
Tags: Sustainable Labels, Kennedy
When fully operational, the £30 million facility will support 200 convenience stores stretching from London to Brighton. The opening of the new distribution centre has created 350 jobs, providing a real boost to the local community. ...
Tags: Apparel
The biannual Smart Conference and Expo has come to a close for another time, and delivered a strong and improved conference program. With both the number of presentations and visitors up on the previous conference, it offered something for ...
Grocery brand in the UK Alpro will use the ProTerra Certification trustmark on all its Soy drinks packs from June 2013, to demonstrate to consumers that the soy used in its drinks is Non-GM (genetically modified) and sourced sustainably. ...
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK, which provides a platform for the industry to profile and benchmark cartons as a renewable, recyclable and low carbon packaging choice, has welcomed the new Dairy Roadmap ...
Tags: Dairy Products, Food
The U.S.Green Building Council(USGBC)and the American Institute of Architects(AIA)this week commended the U.S.Conference of Mayors(USCM)for passing a slate of sustainability resolutions that renew its commitment to local green building and ...
Tags: USGBC, Green Building, AIA, USCM