The Adidas Group announced a strategic partnership with Swiss company Bluesign Technologies to further drive sustainable solutions in its global supply chain. Bluesign Technologies is the well-established world leading provider of ...
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AkzoNobel and leading architecture firm OMA have formed partnership to conduct global research into the link between color and economic development. The new study will focus on the extent to which making an area more visually attractive ...
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Power management company Eaton today announced the winners of the 37th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition held by its Cooper Lighting Division. The winners were recognized at LIGHTFAIR® International 2014 held on ...
Metroflor Corp.'s new luxury vinyl tile (LVT) product, Aspecta, has received SCS Global Services' Platinum- level certification. SCS Global Services (SCS) recently announced its Platinum-level certification of Metroflor Corp.'s new ...
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The flexible packaging market is rapidly growing, with recent research suggesting that its global value equated to £45bn in 2013. But what has been the catalyst for this growth? Why is rigid packaging being replaced with flexible? ...
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Sustainability initiatives in the European coatings sector have reached a new phase with a much stronger focus on issues like low carbon footprints of products and waste reductions. Previously the industry has been concentrating on ...
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Activewear Inc. announced it has released an updated version of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) website, GenuineGildan.com, presenting the Company's CSR programs and achievements for the 2013 fiscal year. "At Gildan, we care ...
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Polymer additive technologies provider Addivant announced that its WESTON 705 liquid antioxidant has secured the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for food contact applications. Following the approval, WESTON 705 antioxidant, ...
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For those who procure contract and educational furniture for offices, hotels, hospitals, care homes and schools, a free online resource can help ensure a smooth project delivery, save time and money. Launched this week, National Furniture ...
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In an age when the range of products offered grows unceasingly, independent seals of quality represent a valuable buying aid for consumers. One of these renowned seals of quality is the Home & Trend Award, which will be presented by the ...
The FMCG giant, one of the UK’s biggest users of packaging, has released its latest sustainability update which said it used around 178,000 tonnes of packaging, including glass, aluminium and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic, ...
American automotive parts supplier Johnson Controls has expanded its presence in China with the opening of a new automotive battery manufacturing plant in Chongqing City with an investment of $154m. The new plant is claimed to have a ...
As they prepare for rapid growth, AleSmith has elected to utilize MicroStar's long-distance reverse logistics expertise to fuel their expansion plans. AleSmith chose MicroStar for increased flexibility required to open new geographies and ...
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It can also reduce the amount of PET material needed to produce the finished bottle, allowing for reduced wall thickness for an optimum strength-to-weight ratio. According to Sidel, the result is a bottle that uses less raw materials and ...
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Sociedade Central de Cervejas e Bebidas (SCC), a brewery in Vialonga near Lisbon, Portugal, has significantly reduced water usage by improving operating performance and reliability with help from GE’s (NYSE: GE) advanced membranes and ...
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