INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of fibres and polymers, will launch a new brand strategy for its LYCRA fibre. The campaign encompasses an engaging brand positioning, brand architecture and the “LYCRA ...
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In the second quarter of the current year, South Africa's seasonally adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 percent quarter on quarter, according to the detailed statistics released by Statistics South Africa. South Africa's ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany says that Mitsubishi Electric Corp (MELCO) of Tokyo, Japan has begun operations with an AIX 2800G4 HT Planetary Reactor system. The 11x4”-wafer configuration metal-organic ...
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FreeFOAM project partner The Association of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry of the Slovak Republic (ZCHFP) generously hosted the third meeting of the FreeFOAM consortium at their facilities in Bratislava in June. The FreeFOAM project ...
BOSTON – An EPA settlement will require that a Rhode Island chemical manufacturing company take multiple actions designed to minimize air emissions and protect air quality near the facility and in the surrounding community. The ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a legal complaint against SUNY Downstate Medical Center for violating federal hazardous waste law. The hospital must come into compliance with hazardous waste requirements and faces fines ...
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The Pakistan textile exporting industry has received a bonanza from the government in the form of a duty drawback on customs duty paid on import of raw materials used in manufacture of textile products meant for export. Through a ...
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The investment targets increased capacity and improved quality of the output of cartonboard and liquid packaging board, and includes a rebuild of the board machine at the Frvi mill as well as a capacity upgrade of the Rockhammar pulp mill. ...
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DALLAS– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $100,000 to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality for water quality management planning. The funds will be used to conduct analysis of chemical samples of ...
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the American Coatings Association (ACA) along with eight other trade associations sent a letter to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) petitioning the agency to provide relief from the implementation dates for ...
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Swedish manufacturer of renewable packaging material BillerudKorsn's is investing close to SEK900m ($126m) to expand its mills at Frvi and Rockhammar. The investment will comprise increasing the capacity and improve output quality at the ...
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Boston – EPA grant funding has helped facilitate the opportunity for five area youths to learn critical environmental protection techniques at the Lowell, Mass. Regional Wastewater Utility. The program has occurred for 23 out of the ...
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Lead scare causes Heinz recall of infant cereal products in China US-based food manufacturer H.J. Heinz Co. (Heinz) has said it will tighten controls over ingredients suppliers in China after it was forced to recall some infant food ...
Medical supply companies are reaching from Minnesota to West Africa to help fight the Ebola epidemic. Maplewood, MN–based 3M Co.and St. Paul, MN–based Ecolab announced upcoming donations of millions of dollars worth of health ...