BASF is evaluating its office buildings worldwide in terms of sustainability. This year, the company has already assessed economic, environmental and social criteria of seven buildings in Europe, Asia, North and South America. The ...
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The Resilient Floor Covering Institute released five industry average Environmental Product Declarations, making resilient flooring the first floorcovering category to offer industry average EPDs. Five types of resilient flooring were ...
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With an impressive display of more than 1,600 exhibitors, PACK EXPO 2013 is expecting a full house when the Las Vegas Convention Center opens its doors for three days-Sept. 23-25-to more than 26,000 packaging and processing professionals ...
Mitsubishi Electric Automation has joined with Powerit Solutions to help industrial businesses reduce electricity costs and meet corporate sustainability goals. Mitsubishi Electric Automation's EnergyPAQ energy monitoring system gives ...
Innovia Films has supplied its compostable cellulose-based material, NatureFlex NVR to French company, Les Jardins de Ga a to pack its organic teas range in individual sachets. According to Innovia, new packaging designs differentiate the ...
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Diageo North America celebrated the completion of a more than $120M investment in its largest bottling facility in Plainfield, IL. The Plainfield facility packages some of Diageo's leading brands, including Smirnoff No. 21, Smirnoff ...
Mohawk Group is pleased to announce that the organization has issued its first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its EcoFlex ICT modular commercial floor covering. EPDs present relevant environmental information about specific ...
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Eaton's new low-micron element for industrial users offers finer filtration down to 25 microns, substantially lowers pressure differential and increases flow capacity. Available for the stainless steel, 2" - 8" Model 2596 automatic ...
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UK-based National Flexible has supplied supplying a compostable printed laminate for a range of ethically sourced Fair Trade chocolate bars. The laminate is said to address the environmental credentials that are often neglected by ...
CEMEX USA is pleased to announce that five of its cement manufacturing plants have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR certification. The recognition of CEMEX USA s plants in Brooksville, Fla., Miami, Fla., ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA says that the University of North Carolina (UNC) has selected Cree LED lighting to help its institutions operate more efficiently and cost-effectively. The university's ...
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Coca-Cola and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have announced expanded partnership and new environmental goals, which focus on sustainable management of the firm’s packaging use through 2020. As part of the new sustainability goals, ...
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As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce energy usage by at least $25 million over seven years, the University of North Carolina (UNC) General Administration has selected high-performing LED lighting by Cree, Inc. to help system ...
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BASF, Cargill and Novozymes announced the achievement of an important milestone in their joint development of technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials by successfully demonstrating the production of ...
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After the planting of its hemp crop in the Gansu Province of Northwest China, Hemp, Inc. is pleased to report that the cultivation is progressing on schedule. "According to a USDA report, on average, China produces significantly higher ...
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