INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, confirms that CAB 2014, the Converting and Bonding Conference, will be held May 6-8, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Greenville in Greenville, South Carolina USA. Building upon the ...
Reusable transport packaging systems manufacturer Rehrig Pacific has introduced new PUBKEG program, a per-trip 1/6th barrel rental solution for breweries and wineries. The program is expected to help breweries and wineries to ship full ...
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Using a plant-derived chemical, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a process for creating a concentrated stream of sugars that's ripe with possibility for biofuels. "With the sugar platform, you have ...
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Legs begin to tire and booth demonstrators run out of things to say into their wireless stage mics, but we keep walking the show floor at the 2014 International CES so you don’t have to! Here is our wrap up of all the weird and ...
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The APC received the nicest Christmas present last year – an overall 64.2 per cent recycling rate for post consumer packaging in 2013, which represents a 65 per cent jump from 2003's baseline of 39 per cent. Glass recycling increased ...
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The new bottles have been launched as part of Ice River Springs’ initiatives to reduce energy use and recycle plastics in a closed loop system. The firm is the only beverage company in North America to operate a bottle recycling ...
Ice River Springs is launching an innovative new 15 liter bottle for water coolers. The bottle is made of 100 percent recycled plastic and is green. The new bottles have been launched because of Ice River Springs' pioneering initiatives ...
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Two thousand and thirteen marked a year of significant expansion of carton recycling. Thanks to collaborative industry efforts and support from communities nationwide, 48 percent of U.S. households now have access to carton recycling. ...
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Energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions associated with primary aluminum production in the United States and Canada have declined significantly in recent years according to a new, peer-reviewed life-cycle assessment (LCA) report released ...
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US-based water bottling firm Ice River Springs has introduced a new completely recycled 15L bottle for water coolers. The bottle, which is available in green color, is claimed to be made up of 100% recycled plastic. The launch is ...
German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has announced that it has initiated a project to convert carbon from steel mill gasses into valuable chemicals. The electricity for this project is to come from renewable sources. ThyssenKrupp said that the ...
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This collaboration further facilitates the integration of QD Vision's Color IQ optical components into customers' existing LCD supply chains and makes the transition to full-gamut color even easier for the LCD manufacturer. The ...
QD Vision and ShineOn Holding announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) a new partnership to provide integrated LED and Color IQ™ optical components that optimize total system performance in TV and monitor designs. This ...
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The announcement of the 12-month contract is the latest in a trend which has seen a growing portion of the industry move away from spot trading and instead develop long term collaborations, and advancing the circular-economy model. These ...
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Additional Extruder Expands Recycler's Capacity A new extrusion line has been commissioned by AXION Recycled Plastics Inc. to help it increase its manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand.?AXION is a reprocessor of recycled plastic ...
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