VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing an affordable and environment-friendly alternative for expanded polystyrene (EPS) from PLA bioplastic, which is derived from organic sources. This polystyrene alternative can be ...
UK-based eco packaging specialist Biopac has developed a range of environment-friendly disposables for the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) in support of its new, 'Cafe Rating'. The SRA has launched a new cafe rating to improve ...
Tags: eco packaging, Cafe Rating, Agriculture
The garment industry in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, is in need of additional skilled workers in order to achieve the target to become a garment supply hub for the southern region and the nation’s fashion centre by 2020, ...
Tags: garment industry, Skilled Workers, Apparel
Global barrier films supplier Toppan Printing will be constructing a new plant in Georgia which will use innovative technology to produce environment-friendly packaging. The new plant will help the company strengthen its capacity to ...
Tags: environment-friendly packaging, food packaging industry, Agriculture
Southeast Asia has become a hotbed of activity in the oleochemicals production space. This is due to a combination of factors: the abundant availability of raw materials, escalating consumer preference for vegetable-based products, and low ...
Hyundai is developing gas-electric car to diversify its eco-friendly vehicle line-up which will compete against Toyota's Prius. The company already planning to sell the industry's first fuel cell models in California and it is expected to ...
Tags: gas-electric car, eco-friendly vehicle, Auto
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) said that in the highly labour-intensive textile sector, rigid labour laws have been a major hindrance to investments and scaling up of production facilities. Prem Malik, Chairman, CITI ...
Tags: Textile Industry, textile sector
Nampak has opened its energy-efficient glass furnace in Gauteng, South Africa, with an investment of around $0.11bn (R1.2bn). The new furnace, which is the company's third, will increase the plant's capacity to 295 000 tons per annum and ...
Tags: Nampak, Third Glass Furnace, Printing
The Indian home-grown men’s lifestyle brand Grasim Suiting unveiled a new festive fabric range made from the environment friendly jute fibre. Replete with an ultra comfy soft feeling fabric structure, each fabric from the collection ...
Tags: Grasim, Festive Fabric Collection, Textile
The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, will soon launch a venture capital (VC) fund to provide equity to start-up entrepreneurs, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles, said at the annual ...
The licensed bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola brands in the UAE and Oman, has been able to improve the performance of its blow moulder to significantly reduce energy consumption. Ravikanth Uppaluru, factory manager at Al Ahlia Gulf ...
China’s textile and apparel industry is becoming more innovative and environment friendly, according to the textile industry’s 2013-2014 social responsibility report released by the China National Textile and Apparel Council ...
Tags: Apparel Industry, Development, Textile
US-based Dynamic Recycling has started work on its new distilled spirits plant set to come up in Bristol, Tennessee. With this addition, the company will increase its capacity for environment-friendly, economical, safe destruction and ...
Tags: Dynamic Recycling, ethanol
US-based plastic tubes suppliers Vista Packaging has launched a new plastic tube packaging using Flex Tech technology, which claims to eliminate labeling altogether. The company claims that the technology streamlines design packaging in a ...
Harvey Nichols' OXO Tower in South Bank, London, has introduced new Take Home Boxes, which will reduce food waste and improve customer experience. The boxes have been printed and manufactured in the UK by Biopac that specializes in ...