The European Parliament recently legislated to reduce the number of bags in circulation, but the potential of oxo-biodegradable plastics has been an important side issue. Campbell Bannerman spoke about the British technology stating that ...
This follows the news that Huntingdon Beach in California has cancelled its ban on plastic bags in response to a recent surge in support for them from local residents, and the decision of Arizona’s State Legislature to stop cities and ...
Tags: Plastic Bag, Plastic Bag Charges
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) announced plans to tackle the issue of leftover decorative paint, much of which ends up in landfills. The plan includes implementing PaintCare, an industry-led project to help create a circular economy, ...
Tags: decorative paint, PaintCare
Sustainable agribusiness firm Aloterra and foodservice ware provider World Centric have developed a new line of compostable foodservice ware made from miscanthus plant fiber. The new environment friendly line is an alternative to foam ...
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The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has expressed disappointment in the Federal Government’s 2015-16 Budget, which announced the lion’s share of transport infrastructure funding to go toward roads, and no new money for ...
Tags: Rail Industry, rail infrastructure
In booth #1348 at the 2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium & Exhibition (IMS 2015) in Phoenix, Arizona (17-22 May), Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which designs and makes analog and RF devices, mixed-signal integrated ...
Tags: Microsemi, Microwave Devices
Shell Chemicals recently took its newest product, GTL solvents, to the 2015 European Coatings Show in Nuremburg, Germany. Shell’s GTL solvents are next generation, high purity paraffinic fluids based on innovative gas-to-liquids ...
Apple has teamed up with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to support sustainable forests in China, as part of its efforts to achieve net-zero impact on the supply of sustainable virgin fiber. China is one of the major growing markets for ...
Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) manufacturer Phoenix Technologies International is expanding its facility at Bowling Green in the US state of Ohio to add a new wash line. The new line will enable the firm to expand into ...
Singapore headquartered DyStar Group and DyeCoo Textile Systems of The Netherlands are collaborating on the development of products, using DyeCoo’s breakthrough technology of substituting carbon dioxide (CO2) for water in the dyeing ...
Tags: Green Drive, DyStar Group, dyeing
All India pressing figures till April 30, 2015 are approximately 336 lakh bales, while all India arrivals have dropped to approximately 40,000 bales per day. CCI has sold 6.68 lakh bales through e-auctions out of their procured stock of ...
Tags: garments, Indian Cotton Arrivals
The VDMA Textile Machinery Association organised a press conference on sustainability at Techtextil, which was addressed by representatives from Trützschler, August Herzog Maschinenfabrik and Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Segment. ...
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An upgraded version of Agren's SoilCalculator has been released. This version allows providers to estimate soil erosion and associated economic cost. "Report outputs quantify the economics of lost production due to soil erosion under ...
Food testing services provider Eurofins Scientific has agreed to acquire 65% majority stake in Vietnamese food testing company Sac Ky Hai Ang (EDC-HD) for an undisclosed amount. EDC-HD, a merger between the Ho Chi Minh City Center of ...
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) has launched its fourth generation of gallium nitride on ...
Tags: GaN Technology, silicon carbide