The British Coatings Federation (BCF) announced plans to tackle the issue of leftover decorative paint, much of which ends up in landfills. The plan includes implementing PaintCare, an industry-led project to help create a circular economy, ...
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Sustainable agribusiness firm Aloterra and foodservice ware provider World Centric have developed a new line of compostable foodservice ware made from miscanthus plant fiber. The new environment friendly line is an alternative to foam ...
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Cotton Council International (CCI), which works in conjunction with the National Cotton Council to promote US cotton exports, is all set to launch its 25-year old flagship brand COTTON USA in India. Under COTTON USA brand, CCI ...
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Singapore headquartered DyStar Group and DyeCoo Textile Systems of The Netherlands are collaborating on the development of products, using DyeCoo’s breakthrough technology of substituting carbon dioxide (CO2) for water in the dyeing ...
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The denim unit of Arvind Mills has become the first denim unit in the country to be certified under ISO 50001, the company said in a statement. ISO 50001 is an International Standard for Energy Management System providing a robust ...
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The VDMA Textile Machinery Association organised a press conference on sustainability at Techtextil, which was addressed by representatives from Trützschler, August Herzog Maschinenfabrik and Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Segment. ...
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An upgraded version of Agren's SoilCalculator has been released. This version allows providers to estimate soil erosion and associated economic cost. "Report outputs quantify the economics of lost production due to soil erosion under ...
Anvil Semiconductors Ltd of Coventry, UK is participating in a £9.5m government initiative to modernize the UK energy infrastructure to cope with the unprecedented change in energy consumption, generation and distribution. UK ...
AkzoNobel is helping customers in China to make more efficient use of limited land resources by expanding its portfolio of locally produced agrochemical products. China has a well-documented shortage of arable land, which means ...
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Clondalkin Kirchberg has developed an aluminum-free PE-based foil for butter wraps. The butter foil comes in 10 different colors, and promises sturdy dead fold similar to aluminum. Clondalkin claims that its foil has same ...
Ford is planning to offer 2016 F-150 powered by clean, low-cost compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane, a move that makes Ford the only manufacturer of a CNG/propane-capable half-ton pickup. The 2016 Ford F-150 with five liter V8 ...
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As parts of its efforts to increase the percentage of sustainable products in its range, this spring, Swedish apparel retailer, Kappahl will have 24 per cent of its assortment with the sustainability label. For this spring, it also has ...
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Nordic fashion and textile industry is set to become the most sustainable in the world. The vision of a new Nordic action plan presented by the Nordic Ministers for the Environment in Copenhagen earlier this week is for the region to ...
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During the past year, 900 million litres of water was saved by Lindex suppliers through cleaner production projects in India and Bangladesh. According to a press release from the Swedish fashion retailer, Lindex also became a partner ...
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Kona Brewing Company has announced plans to invest $15mn for expansion of its brewery operations in Hawaii, US. The expansion plans include construction of a new 30,000ft2 brewery that would boost Kona's annual brewing capacity to ...
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