US-based Sealed Air and Ecovative Design have completed an agreement to boost the production, sales and distribution of Ecovative's EcoCradle mushroom packaging, a technology for green packaging materials made from agricultural byproducts ...
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Sekisui Alveo, manufacturer of polyolefin foams, has presented improved Alveobloc NACO III, conductive foam at FachPack 2012 in Nuremberg. Alveobloc is made of laminated foam sheets and has a uniform closed-cell structure that absorbs ...
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Swiss food firm Nestléis conducting experiments using zero gravity to enhance its understanding of the foam technology used in its products. According to the comapny,the study could help its scientists create better air bubbles in ...
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Delhi-based mattress producer Springfit plans to spend Rs.5 billion over the next two years to expand its production facilities and marketing activities. The company intends to set up four manufacturing units in metro cities to meet the ...
Tags: mattress, production facilities, marketing activities, expansion
A Welsh council has unveiled a mattress recycling facility, with an aim to reduce the number of mattresses in the area being sent to landfill. Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough council has put up a machine at its Bryn Pica Landfill and ...
Food service disposables and food packaging producer Pactiv has introduced the new EarthChoice 25 Percent Post Consumer Recycled Content Foam Foodservice packaging products for disposable food service needs. According to the US-based ...
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Enjoying a longstanding peace in politics and economic prosperity, the Chinese Song Dynasty (960AD-1279AD) was a marvelous period during which many cultural traditions flourished. Tea-drinking, for example, became very popular at that time. ...
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Australia's best and brightest stationery and office products have been selected as finalists in the inaugural Stationery News Office Products of the Year Awards. More than 130 products were nominated for the awards, which have created a ...
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The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with Mohawk Industries Inc., a carpet manufacturer based in Calhoun, Ga., under which the company will increase fire protection at its four carpet pad facilities. The agreement ...
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German chemical company BASF is set to introduce its new range of particle foams which are ideal for many packaging applications and protect products. BASF's closed-cell particle foam Neopolen is a fitting material for reusable transport ...
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New Additol VXW 6503 N universal wetting and leveling agent from Cytec Industries Inc.is a polyether modified siloxane that improves substrate wetting in a wide variety of aqueous,solventborne and solvent-free formulations,including UV/EB ...
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Canada-based provider of packaging technology, Pakit, has entered an agreement with the global beverage company, PepsiCo, to develop new sustainable packaging. Pakit is known for designing innovative technology which uses cellulose fibre ...
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Pregis has unveiled its foam-in-place packaging technology for the European market that is powered by its IntelliPack solution meant to act as cushioning system for automotive parts, valves, areospace and marine products and various tools ...
MuCell Extrusion has concluded an agreement with Styron to acquire access to Styron’s portfolio for extrusion of Styrenic resins. With the agreement, MuCell and its customers get exclusive rights to the Styron patents related to sheet ...
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Global packaging company Sonoco is all set to launch a new brand for its growing protective packaging segment, Sonoco Protective Solutions, following the acquisition of Tegrant in 2011. The new packaging segment consists of the company's ...