The latest report by the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) has revealed that the US recorded a recycling rate of 31.2% for PET bottles last year. This ...
Tags: Pet Bottles, Bottles Packaging
While the U.S. e-commerce market across the board continues to grow faster than brick-and-mortar retailing, the biggest players in e-commerce are growing at a significantly faster rate than their smaller counterparts as they are able to ...
Tags: e-commerce market, Sporting Goods
Medtech engineering can be a six-figure job, especially if you’re managing people. But is the compensation really that great? Engineering managers in the medical equipment and supplies business earn an average $133,000 a year; ...
Steve Vandegrift (right) of Alliance Tire presents a $500 donation for Marshall County 4-H to Rob Augustin of UT Extension-Marshall County at Saturday’s Lions Super Pull of the South in Chapel Hill. Alliance Tire Americas Inc. ...
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Monforts, together with its local representative, Eurotexteis, will be participating at the Febratex’14 exhibition in Blumeneau, Brazil, 12 – 15 August. Monforts Technologists will present the latest developments for ...
Tags: Monforts, Modular Coating Head, Textile
The vocational segment of Freightliner’s business is going to get a bigger push in 2014 and beyond, Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) Senior VP of Sales and Marketing, Richard Howard, said at a conference in California. ...
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This year's BASF Coatings Color Collection 2014/2015 report, "Under the Radar," predicts a new level of normality is coming as North America bounces back from the recession and society embraces the unpretentious beauty of the "flyover ...
Tags: Basf, Coating, Construction, Decoration
The S 65 AMG Coupé is the new twelve-cylinder top-of-the-range model in the S-Class Coupé series. Unique drive comfort, benchmark performance and exquisite appointments are all hallmarks of this two-door vehicle. The ...
Tags: AMG Coupe, S-Class, Auto Parts
Despite weak fundamentals and largely negative sentiment, the futures and swaps markets recovered some ground through the day, leading to some support for ore prices. Platts assessed the 62% Fe Iron Ore Index up 50 cents from Monday at ...
Tags: steel rebar, ore prices
Packaging solutions provider Ampac has introduced new packaging format, E-Z SnackPak, which is said to act as an alternative to the typical single serve VFFS snack food bag. According to the company, the new E-Z SnackPak technology offers ...
Tags: Food Packaging, Packaging, Printing
The US imported the most jet fuel for the month of March in five years, pulling more barrels than usual from the other side of the world, US Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday. The US imported 2.81 million barrels of ...
Tags: Jet Fuel, regular shippers
American automotive company Ford Motor Company is set to introduce a new generation steering technology which enables drivers to easily maneuver vehicles at low speeds and in tight spaces. The new technology called Adaptive Steering was ...
Microsoft is pulling the plug on a new model of deploying and hosting apps for SharePoint that relied on the company's Azure platform. The goal of the Autohosted Apps Preview program was to offer SharePoint developers a "friction free" ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft, APP Service
Adequate levels of rhizobia organisms can help to increase nitrogen fixation; satellite imagery and mapping capabilities help growers identify yield-limiting factors; and developments in drought stress tolerance. Adequate Rhizobia ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
NY cotton futures fell four straight sessions before pulling back up Friday, ending the week lower by dropping 134 points in the spot May contract month. Monday’s weaker session set the tone for this week’s trading as USDA ...
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