Consumer healthcare firm EM Pharma has deployed two TrakRap stretch wrapping packaging systems, capable of using 100% recyclable polymer film. The trays in the system, developed by secondary packaging firm TrakRap, deploy ReelVision ...
A mapping of sustainable textile initiatives by Norden – a regional partnership of Nordic countries – shows that many different perspectives and stakeholders are now working with environmental impacts associated with textile ...
Producer and marketer of recycled nylon fibres Aquafil has entered into a partnership with Outerknown, a new menswear apparel brand founded by 11 time world champion surfer Kelly Slater. An Aquafil press release informed that ...
Tags: textile manufacture, Nylon Fibres
BorgWarner supplies its wet friction technology for ZF's new eight- and nine-speed automatic transmissions. The 8-speed transmission features BorgWarner's multi-segment friction plates with intricate groove designs, and the torque ...
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Apparel brand Patagonia has introduced Merino Air Baselayer and what it calls the first-ever fusion of sustainably sourced wool and cutting-edge technology. “Merino Air offers outstanding warmth, more breathability and better fit ...
Tags: apparel manufcture, wool, Patagonia, Merino Air Baselayer
Vogue International, which owns OGX hair care products, has selected Avery Dennison's Global MDO film labels to cut down environmental fallouts of pressure-sensitive labels. With the adoption of the Global MDO film labels, the hair care ...
Virginia Tech is set to launch a new $14m Dairy Science Complex located at Kentland Farm in Montgomery County, Virginia, US. The new facility has been designed to further Virginia Tech's dairy science program. Featuring latest ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn climate risk and other environmental problems into business opportunities, ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, paint pigment, EPA, Hybrid Coating Technologies
American & Efird (A&E) one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of industrial sewing thread, embroidery thread, and ,, has announced the release of its 2014-2015 Sustainability Report which details A&E's achievements in the ...
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Finland-based advanced paper products firm Munksj will is launching new additions to its lineup of release papers for silicone coating and specialty face-stock label papers, at LabelExpo Europe in Brussels, Belgium, in September. ...
Tags: Label Papers packaging, packaging machine, paper products, Acti-V XB
Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) has launched new bottles, remodeled and derived from 100% recycled plastic (rPET), for its Resource Natural Spring Water. Available in 700ml and 1L volumes, the bottle's material has been drawn ...
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has agreed to help Autogrill in reducing food waste and losses. The three-year deal will see FAO provide Autogrill with tools to track and cut food losses and waste throughout its ...
Tags: FAO, food waste, waste reduction
Baler and recycling engineering firm Middleton Engineering has installed a new swan neck conveyor at Biffa Polymers’ Wilton International Petrochemical Complex in Redcar, UK. Biffa is an integrated waste management business that is ...
Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, has released DiaminoFashion V6R2, the latest version of its ...
UK dairy companies are at the forefront of the food and drink industry’s efforts to enhance water efficiency, a new report has revealed. The Food and Drink Manufacturing Water Use Report demonstrates that there have been marked ...
Tags: food manufacture, dairy food, animal husbundry, water efficiency