North Carolina governor Pat McCrory has sanctioned a $12m grant to help Evergreen Packaging Paper Mill in Canton adhere to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) guidelines. The mill has been asked by the EPA to replace units that ...
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The powder injection molding (PIM) industry, which encompasses metal injection molding (MIM) and ceramic injection molding (CIM), continues to grow with technological innovations, evolving end-user needs, and global changes in production ...
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As local and national governments struggle to deal with ever-growing piles of electronic waste (e-waste), scientists are now refining the picture of just how much there is and where it really ends up. Published in Environmental Science & ...
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When changes to China's environmental law saw the light of day last year the resulting din was so loud it was felt even in the National People's Congress. China's oldest non-governmental organization focused on the environment, Friends of ...
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Jotun has globally launched Steelmaster 1200WF, a highly efficient intumescent coating providing up to 180 minutes protection against cellulosic fire for infrastructure buildings. As the latest contribution to Jotun's Steelmaster range, ...
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GIA has released a comprehensive global report on Polymeric Polyols markets. Global market for Polymeric Polyols is forecast to reach 33.1 billion pounds (lbs.) by 2020, driven by growing demand for polyurethane in the automobile, ...
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The Foreign Trade Association (FTA) presents the Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI), its new business-driven service aimed at supporting retailers and importers to improve environmental performance of supplying factories ...
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Recently General Administration of Quality Supervision finished vehicle authentication for SX4256ZR344TL natural gas port tractor together with Shacman Automotive Engineering Research Institute, Special Vehicle Department, Division of ...
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TBF Environmental Technology Inc., a leader in the development of green industrial solvents, announced that the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) of California has approved and certified TBF Environment Technology ...
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Sustainability initiatives in the European coatings sector have reached a new phase with a much stronger focus on issues like low carbon footprints of products and waste reductions. Previously the industry has been concentrating on ...
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US demand for solvents is expected to increase at a 1.5 percent annual pace through 2018 to 11 billion pounds, driven by a robust recovery in construction spending along with a continued rebound in manufacturing output. Strength in both ...
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Global demand for imported thermal coal is expected to continue to grow but at a slower rate of 2% per year until 2018, as China faces an oversupply of domestic coal and shifts to a more diverse mix of renewable energy sources to address ...
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Asahi Kasei Chemicals' US-based subsidiary Asahi Kasei Plastics North America will open a new production facility with an investment of about $30m at the Elm Industrial Park in Limestone County, Alabama. The new facility, which represents ...
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South Korea will seek to import more shale gas-based LNG from North America to meet rising power demand amid tighter environmental regulations, the deputy energy minister told Platts Friday. "Natural gas as a source of power generation ...
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Powder coatings is currently one of the strongest growth sectors in the European coating market. But powder coatings producers and other players in its supply chain will have to continue to be highly innovative to maintain the momentum, ...
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