Axalta Coating Systems has planted the first lot of trees to start the “Axalta Forest” in Jiangjiakou City, Hebei Province, setting down the roots for a better environment in China and enabled itself be part of the local ...
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Valspar Corporation has opened a new advanced manufacturing center in Tianjin, China to serve customers with a wide range of innovative paints and coatings products. "Valspar has experienced strong growth in China as customer demand for ...
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Canadian emerging producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2), Argex Titanium said it has achieved significant milestones during 2014 and also the first few months of 2015. According to an Argex press release, during 2014, it ...
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Over 30 Chinese textile mills, many of which create clothing for major high-volume apparel brands and retailers are saving $14.7 million annually by adopting simple efficiency measures in their production processes, according to a new ...
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Craft brewery New Belgium Brewing and American dairy company Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream have partnered for a new ice cream-inspired beer. Both companies are big on going green and plan to raise environment awareness through this ...
German textile accessory manufacturer Groz-Beckert will showcase its product and services at ShanghaiTex to be held from June 15-18, 2015 in Shanghai in hall W-1, booth B-50. “In the felting area, Groz-Beckert will display ...
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There is neither doubt nor dispute that the last financial year tested the grit and resourcefulness of the packaging industry. Tetra Pak achieved a 1.7% in sales nonetheless. Tetra Pak’s ‘challenging year’, the ...
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Axalta Coating Systems launches Imron Hydro and Imron Elite in China. The two products are part of the Imron family of coatings that are designed to help commercial vehicle manufacturers and operators meet productivity goals and ...
Canada’s recycling rate of post-consumer plastic packaging has increased by 9% in a single year, according to the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA). The country reportedly collected over 311 million kilograms of ...
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Asia’s largest international flooring show gathered the industry in the heart of one of the most attractive markets – China – on March 24-26, 2015 and statistics tell a successful story. A total of 1,275 ...
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Textile Exchange (TE), a US-based international non-profit organisation committed to a more sustainable textile industry, has recently announced the release of an online tool for the textile industry that measures the environmental, ...
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Vibram FiveFingers announced the details of its continued long-term partnership with Warrior Dash, a leading obstacle race series, for 2015. Warrior Dash, dubbed “The Battleground” by race organizers, ...
The world’s top-performing companies are prioritizing sustainability as part of their corporate social responsibility efforts, and a majority of them are using LEED, the world’s premier green building program, to achieve their ...
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Cote d'Ivoire's Conseil du Café-Cacao have reached an agreement to improve cocoa planting material. This new agreement is part of the Ivorian government's 2QC national cocoa strategy. WCF ...
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Although visitor numbers fell at the recently concluded Interfiliere Hong Kong, mainly due to the close-by Chinese New Year, it was made up with visitors from newer countries visiting the show. This edition of Interfiliere Hong Kong saw ...
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