(Left to right) Michael Markus, WateReuse California president; Erik Johnson, divisional technical manager, Tuftex; Bill Woyshner, divisional environmental health and safety manager, Tuftex; and Paul Klein, WateReuse California past ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) and the Health Product Declaration (HPD) Collaborative have formed a partnership to develop a standardized chemical identification, assessment and disclosure ...
Tags: certification, Furniture
The conference program for Label Summit Latin America 2014 is now available as registration opens for its 11th edition. The continent’s largest dedicated event, Label Summit Latin America has led the way in professional and commercial ...
Tags: Retailer Surya, Flagship, industry trends
The polyester fiber used to make a range of 3M floor pads for floor maintenance will now contain a minimum of 50% post-consumer recycled content. "The 3M product team extensively tested the product to ensure the new floor pads have the ...
Tags: Floor Pads, 3M Floor Pads, Recycled Content
Six major categories of plastic packaging help to significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions compared to packaging alternatives made with other materials. A recent study: "Impact of Plastics Packaging on Life Cycle ...
Tags: Plastic Packaging, greenhouse gas, packaging alternatives
Texprocess Americas takes place in Atlanta from 13 to 15 May 2014 and runs parallel to Techtextil North America. Texprocess is the largest North American trade show displaying pioneering innovations for the international clothing ...
Tags: Groz-Beckert, SEWING5, sewing industry
Austrian manufacturer of plastic products Borealis and UAE-based Borouge have jointly launched a new grade of BorPure high density polyethylene (HDPE) family for caps and closures. Made with Borealis' Borstar polyethylene (PE) ...
Tags: Borealis, HDPE Grade, Caps, Closures
Nampak Plastics, the UK’s leading producer of plastic milk bottles based in Newport Pagnell, has announced that sales of its multi-award-winning Infini bottle have reached the 500 million mark. Since its launch in 2012, sales of the ...
Italian culture and Bangladeshi experience: this is the formula for the innovative, green and cost competitive fashion encouraged by Italian DNA, a trans-national project promoted by M&J Group, now working side by side with five Italian ...
Tags: Green Fashion, Italian DNA
The global market for 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO) is expected to reach $6,947.1 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growth of footwear industry, mainly in Asia Pacific, is expected to drive the market for ...
Tags: BDO Market, global market, butanediol
Beverage can manufacturer Rexam has designed 16oz aluminum cans for new formula O2 oxygenated drinks that available in orange mango and grapefruit ginger flavors. Designed to protect the integrity of the oxygen content in the beverage, ...
Tags: O2 Oxygenated Drinks, Rexam, Beverage can
The use of water in textile production has reduced by 90 percent in the last decade due to use of modern technologies, according to a research by Brazilian Association of Textile and Clothing Industry (ABIT). Since the 2000s, the use ...
The next interpack, 8-14 May in Dusseldorf, will introduce an event called Components and a congress by Save Food, the global initiative that welcomed its 100th major participant at the end of 2013 – Nestle. Components? Anyone ...
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has published its sustainability report for the 2013 financial year. The report focuses on long-term value creation for internal and external stakeholders and the progress made over the ...
The KHS-INNOPACK Kisters TSP A-H-TPFO is built to handle quick changes in your packaging lines. It is the next gen option for both sustainability and usage flexibility. Increased flexibility translates as: 'saves costs during production'. ...