The expo of customized technology for the aluminium and innovative metals industry, METEF, reaches its tenth edition, organized by Veronafiere, and will be held from 11 to 13 June 2014 in Verona. METEF will multiply exhibitor's ...
Tags: Footprints
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 ...
Tags: Coatings, Construction, Decoration
SCHWING announces their participation in the upcoming ITMA and CITME ASIA 2014 exhibition in Shanghai by exhibiting in Hall W1, Booth F14. They will be demonstrating their equipment by highlighting the latest advanced thermal cleaning ...
The FMCG giant, one of the UK’s biggest users of packaging, has released its latest sustainability update which said it used around 178,000 tonnes of packaging, including glass, aluminium and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic, ...
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 ...
Tags: U.S.Demand, coatings market
Unifi, Inc. announces the expansion of its Recycling Center, which opened in Yadkinville, N.C., May 2010. The expansion comes as Unifi dials up its commitment to Premium Value Added products, like REPREVE, which continue to be a strategic ...
Tags: Recycling Capacity, Unifi
US-based automotive supplier Challenge Manufacturing is planning to build a new automotive components assembly facility in Pontiac, Michigan with an investment of $50m. The company plans to build a 400,000ft2 facility at 2100 S Opdyke in ...
The European Commission has published a revised and extended list of Critical Raw Materials, based on threatened supply coupled with economic importance. The 2014 list includes 13 of the 14 materials identified in the previous list of ...
Tags: Raw Materials, coking coal
The University of Melbourne, together with Regional Development Victoria, has opened a new upgraded Dookie Robotic Dairy facility. The new facility features robotic milking capabilites, milking shed as well as feeding systems with a ...
Tags: Dairy, Dookie Campus
The Minneapolis City Council has banned polystyrene containers, a move which is said to affect local restaurants as well as other establishments. The ban, which is expected to come into force from 22 April 2015, also legitimizes food ...
Packaging company Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Europe has expanded its Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody (CoC) certification to include its complete operations in Europe. To confirm conformance to the FSC Reclaimed Standard ...
Tags: Molded Fiber, Huhtamaki
The Caribbean Container (CCI) has commissioned a $44m waste recycling plant at its facility in Farm East Bank Demerara, Guyana, South America. The new facility is a part of the company's strategy to strengthen its recycling capabilities ...
Linpac Rfresh Elite, the tray that makes breasts, legs and rumps more desirable has won a PackTheFuture Award at interpack for sustainability in plastic packaging. Linpac won its award in the Ecodesign category in which judges considered ...
Lismore mayor, Jenny Dowell, and Lismore MP, Thomas George, turned the first sod in the construction process for the new $3.65m Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and glass processing plant in Lismore nine months ago. it was completed this ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring National Park Service (NPS), Capulin Volcano National Monument, in Des Moines, New Mexico, for saving money, improving lives and protecting the planet by participating in the ...