Paint company Dulux has said it will trail new paint packs in Homebase in August 2012, in a bid to cut down waste to landfill by more than 70% as against the standard can. The 'eco-refill' 2.5l pouch is incorporates a re-sealable, tamper ...
Tags: Eco-Friendly Paint Packs, Paint Packs, packaging solutions
Abercrombie & Fitch has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 655 institutional investors with $78 trillion in assets, for its transparency in reporting how its business operations impact the environment ...
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Office solutions provider Grand & Toy said that it has made available its reusable environmentally responsible shipping solution across Canada. Boomerang Box, which was launched after a successful pilot program, is projected to decrease ...
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The Association of British Insurers slammed mining group Xstrata's plans to reimburse key managers' big retention packages to ensure sustainability after its proposed merger with rival Glencore. The influential shareholder body condemned ...
Canadian packaging products company Atlantic Packaging has announced plans to re-open its Whitby Ontario Mill in March 2013, which is the company’s second paper mill to open in the last six years. The mill, which was formerly a ...
Tags: Recycled Paper Mill, disruptive technology, basis weights
A 10-basin multi-end reeling unit has been set up at Baghat-e-Kanipora in Budgam, Srinagar, under a scheme sponsored by the Centre with an aim to boost the post-cocoon industry of Jammu and Kashmir. The fourth of its kind unit in the ...
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Global innovation leader Milliken & Company announced that the company has opened a regional headquarters in Shanghai. Leveraging its long presence in the region, Milliken’s new Asia headquarters combines sales, marketing, design, ...
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As committed leaders in driving innovation and sustainability for the textile industry, Huntsman Textile Effects and DyeCoo Textile Systems are joining forces to develop and grow Supercritical CO2 textile processing technology. This spells ...
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Global producer of release papers Ahlstrom has announced a new sustainability initiative for recycling silicone coated paper release liners, which are used by the pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) label industry. As part of the ...
The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) met in Interlaken, Switzerland during October 7-11, 2012 for its 71st Plenary Meeting since the establishment of the Committee in 1939. Participation was nearly 400 including, ...
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Household cleaner products firm Method Home has expanded its recycling program in collaboration with TerraCycle to cover all brands of pumps, triggers, refill pouches, and packaging for other cleaner products. Schools, offices, families ...
Hormel Foods has reportedly surpassed the water, solid waste and packaging reduction targets in the first year as part of its larger five-year sustainability program. The objectives for fiscal 2012 in terms of solid waste, air and energy ...
Tags: Sustainable Packaging, solid waste, packaging reduction
HJ Heinz Canada is all set to unveil its new eco-friendly ketchup bottle later this month. The bottle is made from up to 30% plant-based material, using Coca-Cola’s PlantBottle packaging. The new packaging is made with a process ...
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Experts in the textile industry will discuss the devastating environmental and social impacts resulting from the dyeing of cotton at a webinar on Sustainability in Cotton Dyeing. It will take place on October 30. Discussions will ...
Tags: Cotton Dyeing, textile market, textile industry, Cotton
'Textile Exchange', one of the world's leading organisations for the promotion, analysis and certification of organic cotton and organic textiles, awarded C&A Europe the title of a 'Future Shaper' this year. This makes the fashion company ...
Tags: Textile Exchange, Future Shaper, sustainable textile production