Light - not electric signals - is the future of information transfer, says IBM as it reveals a "major advance" in chip technology. Calling the tech "silicon nanophotonics", IBM reckons it integrates optical components alongside electrical ...
Japan’s Teijin Group has announced that its New York-based holding company, Teijin Holdings will provide reusable eco-bags made with Teijin's recyclable polyester for the Japan Day Festival to be held in New York City's Central Park ...
Speculations about Stratford Blue Box program not meeting its goals have been addressed by several bodies and recycling firms, more so after the latest agreement with Bluewater Recycling Association (BRA). Brian Leyser Recycling claimed ...
Tags: gable cartons, mixed paper, Paper Fibres
A Europe-wide life-cycle assessment conducted by Germany-based Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU) has revealed that carton packs for ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk have a better environmental profile when compared to ...
Tags: Milk Carton, carton packs, milk packaging
Cross-stitching, a type of embroidery, involves stitching one cross after another onto a fabric grid to form different patterns. Cross-stitched handkerchiefs and clothing accessories are unsophisticated and simple yet durable. ...
Tags: cross-stitching, embroidery, crafts, table linen
Sustainability enjoys an interesting position in today's fashion industry.It has become a ubiquitous and especially vague term used by designers,brands,marketing departments and manufacturers.But what does it actually mean?And,more ...
Tags: sustainability, denim, cotton
Avery Dennison has launched a film label material, named Aqua Proof, in Europe to address the issues faced by wine and spirit producers who need a premium brand image to be intact during immersion of bottles in water or ice. According to ...
US drug store chain Rite Aid plans to carry a line of natural food options across all its stores in the country. The company will carry Wholesome Goodness, a natural food brand which stresses on the use of whole grains and fibers, and ...
Tags: drug store chain, natural food options, natural food brand
Global specialty chemicals company Eastman Chemical has been assigned a patent number 8,287,970 for ‘plastic baby bottles, other blow molded articles, and processes for their manufacture.’ The patent has been developed by ...
Tags: baby bottles, advanced materials, chemicals and fibers
China is set to introduce new food packaging regulations from 1 January 2013, as a part of its effort to lower the risk of chronic non-communicable disease and help consumers make informed food choices and diseases. Under the new ...
Shortly after ITMA Asia + CITME 2012 in Shanghai, The Rupp Report wrote that one of the highlights of the event was "the announcement of cooperation between Toyota Industries Corp., Japan (TICO), and Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, ...
Outlast Technologies, leader in heat and moisture management, has developed the first polyester fiberfill with phase change materials (PCM) to proactively regulate the sleep environment. The new PCM polyester fiberfill can be blended with ...
Tags: Polyester Fiberfill, fiberfill, heat and moisture management
Significant reduction of Oerlikon's exposure to the textile industry from 53 % to 33 % of total sales Remaining Textile Segment to focus on the manmade fiber business Transaction based on an enterprise value of around CHF 650 million ...
Tags: The Oerlikon Group, Textile Components, Natural Fibers
Taiwan-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) producer - Shinkong Synthetic Fibers has reduced capacity rates at its PET plant and has also planned a turnaround. “The PET plant is currently operating at 85 percent production ...
Tags: Polyethylene Terephthalate, PET, PET plant, Synthetic Fibers
Philippines-based science agency the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced that it initiated a research on new raw materials for the manufacture of paper bags, owing to increase in demand for ‘green’ paper ...
Tags: Alternative Raw Materials, Paper Bags, wares