The new Sensitive Fabrics campaign message is very topical, highly evocative, bewildering and eloquent, with the environment and fabrics as the lead players. Ever-sensitive to the theme of eco-sustainability since 2008, Eurojersey, the ...
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The theme of the 73rd Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) will be “From Land to Brand: Strengthening the Cotton Value Chain". This annual event is one of the premier fixtures in the world cotton ...
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Axalta Coating Systems recently unveiled the Axalta Sustainable Technology Education Program in China. The Axalta Sustainable Technology Education Program will be part of a global education program and marks Axalta’s first corporate ...
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Energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions associated with primary aluminum production in the United States and Canada have declined significantly in recent years according to a new, peer-reviewed life-cycle assessment (LCA) report released ...
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Four new hydrocarbon deposits were discovered at Rosneft's license blocks in Eastern Siberia,and reserves for one of the reservoirs have been converted from C2 to C1 category.The increase in C1 recoverable oil and condensate reserves was ...
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With the rise in demand for sustainable and organic products, several textile and apparel firms are focusing on ethical production process which covers a range of issues such as working conditions, child labor, fair trade and ethical ...
Boxed beverages, like juice-boxes, have been around since the mid-60s. Children have been drinking juice out of cardboard squares lined with plastic or aluminum for years. This hybrid, multi-layer construction makes recycli ng the ...
The People's Republic of China is still the largest manufacturer of textiles in the world. This notwithstanding, an awareness of environmental protection, health and better working conditions is currently emerging in China. The demands ...
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Making its Guangzhou Auto Show debut, Qoros, an international car brand headquartered in China, announced today the prices for its first volume car – the Qoros 3 Sedan – as the last step of its market introduction. Owing to ...
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The OEKO-TEX Secretariat was established 20 years ago in Switzerland and for this reason, this year's meeting of the OEKO-TEX General Managers on November 14th and 15th took place in Lucerne - at the heart of Europe and Switzerland. With ...
Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli is extending its capabilities for sustainable production of cocoa in Ghana. The company's cocoa farming program in Ghana seeks to provide additional support to more than 45,000 farmers in the ...
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The Uludag Textile Exporters Association of Turkey (UTIB) recently held its 6th edition of the textile and garment sector research and development (R&D) conference in the city of Bursa, with a view to promote training and research in the ...
Dr. Sam Moore, who represents the International OEKO-TEX Association in North America, will present OEKO-TEX's new STeP certification for sustainable textile production facilities at the IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo 2013 in Orlando, October ...
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Oil producers are currently doing a good job of balancing world oil market fundamentals, but it is too early to say if OPEC will leave crude production levels unchanged when it next meets in December, UAE oil minister Suhail al-Mazrouei ...
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Cargill has teamed up with TEVA Energy to install a solar energy system at a meat processing facility in Fresno, California. The company has added solar energy at the facility to pre-heat water used throughout the plant for food safety ...
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