BMW and Boeing are known to pioneering the use of carbon fiber in their products. With the release of the BMW i3 in late 2013, followed later by the BMW i8, the BMW Group will bring two vehicles with a carbon passenger cell onto the market ...
Tags: Carbon Fiber, BMW, Boeing, carbon passenger cell, carbon fiber material
Marine sourcing to increase in the coming years. Marine Ingredients in Cosmetics: Sustainability implications The popularity of marine ingredients is leading to concerns that large-scale sourcing, or non-sustainable production ...
Tags: marine ingredients, Cosmetics, Non-sustainable sourcing
Nestle UK and Ireland has said it will double its commitment to Fairtrade by gaining certification for its two-fingered Kit Kat brand from January. Nestle's four-finger Kit Kit has been using Fairtrade cocoa since 2010, but this latest ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill has launched a Cocoa Promise pledge that it says strengthens its global commitment to cocoa farmers. Cargill said the programme, launched today (21 October), builds on its work over the past ten years and ...
Tags: Cocoa, livelihoods, cocoa beans, cocoa farming
US cocoa group Blommer Chocolate Company and Singapore-based ingredients firm Olam International have formed a 50-50 joint venture, GrowCocoa. The JV aims to "bolster the cocoa supply chain" and support the sustainable production of ...
In a first for African retail,the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa(WWF-SA)and Woolworths have announced a broad-based,multifaceted partnership to drive greater sustainability through selected Woolworths products and operations.The ...
Tags: WWF-SA, Woolworths, African, dairy, beef, seafood, textiles
Unilever and Royal FrieslandCampina announced their partnership with a new agreement to collaboratively work together on development and innovation as well as promoting sustainable production, packaging and logistics. The Joint Business ...
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BMW and Boeing have signed an agreement to collaborate on carbonfibre technology that will flow through to the German car maker's future production cars. The partnership will see BMW share carbonfibre manufacturing know-how with the ...
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Efforts to manufacture sustainably have buoyed Sri Lanka's textile and apparel exports in recent months,according to a report in the latest issue of Global Apparel Markets which is published quarterly by the business information company ...
Tags: textile, apparel, exports, Brandix Group
Nestlé UK & Ireland has gained Fairtrade certification for its 2-finger Kit Kat, as a result of which, the company will now buy an additional 5,300 tons of sustainable cocoa from Fairtrade farmer co-operatives in the Ivory Coast. ...
Green technology, urban gardening and yes chair farms. Designers at Studio Aisslinger have created a new unheard of agricultural phenomenon, but how? With the use of a metal frame, a greenhouse, soil, patience and the growing components ...
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Schoeller is this year's winner of the Vorarlberg Innovation Award for its "sustainable production". The spinning and dyeing company was distinguished for its novel chlorine-free EXP 3.0 wool finishing. A great success for this ...
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London based designer Emma Nissim has created the"Ori-Fabric Wrap",a versatile scarf-shawl-wrap-dress,adorned with her signature hand printed foil designs.Chrysanthemum,butterflies and leaves are her selected prints for the festive season ...
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The Sustainable Production Centre (SPC) of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has organized an introductory awareness session on ISO 50001 with the support of GIZ REEE at a local hotel. More than 50 participants from textile ...
ZURICH, Switzerland — November 6, 2012 — The eyes of the textile universe were focused on Vietnam as the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) held its traditional Annual Conference from Nov. 4 - 6, 2012. In the ...
Tags: ITMF, Fiber Session, Better Cotton Initiative, Polyester, Cotton