Volvo has commenced production of XC60 crossover at its Chengdu facility in China, expanding its production capacity in the country. The expansion of production line at the Chengdu facility has created 500 new manufacturing jobs at the ...
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Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay $100m fine for exaggerating the gas mileage in 1.2 million vehicles. The ruling came from the US justice department which stated that the vehicles could emit approximately 4.75 million tons of greenhouse ...
Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, recently earned a Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) Award from the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) in the USA. This ...
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The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is financing energy efficiency improvements at the Royal Brackla Distillery, run by John Dewar & Sons, in Nairn, Scotland. The funds will be utilized, among others, for the installation of a biomass ...
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Global packaging company Tetra Pak has announced the launch of what it said is the first carton made entirely from plant based, renewable packaging materials. Tetra Pak said the new Tetra Rex carton will be the first in the market to have ...
In the 21st century, society is increasingly aware of the environmental and social performance of supply chains and consumers. Twenty-two metals and mining companies and 32 national and regional mining associations and global commodity ...
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WASHINGTON – The EPA today announced the 2014 winners of the coveted SmartWay Excellence Awards. The awards honor freight industry companies who model environmental leadership and innovation as they move goods across America. ...
China Merchant Energy Shipping Co., Ltd (CMES) has decided to upgrade the antifouling solution on their VLCCs New Builds at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC) and new subsequent contracts to Jotun Hull Performance Solution (HPS) ...
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Premium sportswear maker Loffler GmbH became the first company in Austria to be awarded with the STeP OEKO-TEX certificate for its sustainable textile production initiatives. “Since the last 18 years, raw materials used to produce ...
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The New Fiber Fabric Workshop textile division of the Shenghong Group has become one of the first companies in China to be awarded STeP by OEKO-TEX certification for its environmentally friendly and socially responsible production ...
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Georgia-Pacific, an American manufacturer of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals, has completed the acquisition of paper packaging company SPG Holdings for an undisclosed amount. The deal covers SPG's ...
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UPM has published the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) statements for the year 2013. The corporate statement and paper and pulp mill specific supplements are available on UPM web site: Responsibility > Principles and performance > ...
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The Foreign Trade Association (FTA) presents the Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI), its new business-driven service aimed at supporting retailers and importers to improve environmental performance of supplying factories ...
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Tate & Lyle, a British food and beverage firm, is planning to invest around $90m in its production plants in Lafayette, Indiana over the next three years. The investment will be used in the three-phased expansion of Tate & Lyle's ...
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A month ago, Tetra Pak began a campaign to force packaging companies to increase supply chain sustainability. Resource efficiency means looking at packaging's entire life cycle, the company emphasized. "You need to understand your supply ...