Nike's new Portugal away kit for 2013 is a striking black shirt with black shorts and black socks inspired by the volcanic rock associated with the country and the expressive nature of its renowned football heritage. The distinctive black ...
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The Spanish company, Jeanologia, renowned for its environmental awareness and focus on the health of workers in the Jeans finishing industry, will be presenting their latest sustainable technologies for processing finished garments in an ...
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A busy year full of great new projects lies ahead for Lafuma, brand leader in the outdoor market, which “has made the mountain its favourite playground for over 80 years”. Mountains, outdoor and love for nature are the core ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan has opened a paint plant in Smyrna, Tennessee in the US, which the company claims as its most advanced plant. The new 250,000sqft facility will be located adjacent to the company's vehicle ...
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The solid waste supervisor at the Asotin County Regional Landfill says recycling plastics is costing the county about $8,000 a year and is not worth the effort. Stephen L. Becker, who oversees the program, has asked the Asotin County ...
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Tennessee Gas Pipeline and the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday pushed back against environmentalists' efforts to get a federal court to block construction of the Northeast Upgrade Project. "Riverkeepers have ...
SaskPower has selected Valard Construction, a Quanta Services company, to install transmission infrastructure for the Island Falls to Key Lake Transmission Line Project, where it will build about 300km of 230-kV transmission line in ...
Just at the end of the year, Voith has again been successful in securing contracts in its small hydro business in South America: There, the company has been awarded to contracts for the erection of hydro power plants in the small hydro ...
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Canada-based Stanley Park Brewery has announced a new environmental initiative to conserve Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Adopt An Acre initiative will enable the beer consumers to adopt 10ft2 of the Park through the ...
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Renewable chemicals producer Verdezyne Inc., Carlsbad, Calif., has formed a strategic partnership with Universal Fiber Systems LLC (UFS), Bristol, Va., and its operating companies Universal Fibers Inc. and Premiere Fibers Inc. under which ...
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Unilever will cut up to 125 jobs in the US after announcing plans to close close its Atlanta-based spreads factory. The group said late last week that it will close the plant by 30 June this year. "The action is being taken to address ...
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Sainsbury's has announced that its new store in Leek, Staffordshire, will be run by an LED lighting system that promises to cut down on energy consumption by around 60 per cent. The firm said it is using the energy efficient ceiling ...
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Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign to cut food waste launched today by the UN ...
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Glasgow is to receive £24m of government investment to become "a city of the future". Glasgow is to host the Technology Strategy Board’s ‘Future Cities Demonstrator’ for showing the impact technology can ...
The UK's biggest solar energy farm is to be built on farmland in New Romney and will occupy a 114-acre site on agricultural land at Sycamore Farm in Millbank Lane. Ranks of photovoltaic cells – technically known as an array - will ...
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