Producers are in high spirits at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines today. Hog markets are profitable and herd disease levels low, at least for the time being. The deadly PED virus, which infected about 60% of the nation's sows last ...
Tags: Pork Congress, Agriculture
Hempel has announced the launch of two new pure epoxy coatings, Hempadur 15600 and Easy 47700. An addition to the HEMPADUR range, HEMPADUR 15600 is a IMO PSPC cargo oil tank compliant, pure epoxy tank coating resistant to continuous ...
American food and beverage company Dean Foods will halt operations at its Verifine Dairy plant in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, by the end of April this year. The Verifine Dairy fluid milk processing plant closure will result in 70 job cuts, ...
Tags: juices, teas, bottled water, Agriculture
Seattle-based Darigold will shut its last milk processing plant in Medford on February 28, leading to 29 jobs at risk. Handling of waste water has become a problem at the ageing plant, reports Capital Press. Seattle based Darigold noted ...
Japanese producer of apparel zippers, YKK has developed an Eco-Dye technology at its Kurobe facility in Japan facility by using super critical fluid dyeing (SFD) technology. According to YKK, this technology enables it to reduce the ...
Tags: Eco-Dye technology, Apparel
A new printing technology dubbed ‘Sunshine’ has been introduced from the stable of Amcor’s folding carton business, a division of global packaging major Amcor Group GmbH, which offers a highly reflective metallic effect ...
Fluon ETFE powders from AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. are designed for seamless rotolining and electrostatic coatings of industrial equipment used in chemical processing applications in the in the food, petroleum and potable water/wastewater ...
Tags: food, petroleum, wastewater industries, Construction
Michelman is introducing a number of new fiber sizings to support advanced generations of engineered resin composites increasingly being used in automotive design and manufacturing applications. As lightweight composites replace more and ...
Tags: thermal resistance, hydrolysis resistance, mechanical performance
Alkame Holdings, a health and wellness technology holding company with a focus on patentable, innovative, and eco-friendly products has signed a binding Letter of Intent with Ready Made to form a joint venture to produce the world's only ...
Axalta Coating Systems has received certification in accordance with NSF/ANSI 61: Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects standards for its Abcite thermoplastic powder coatings, which are used in a wide variety of industrial ...
The Capita Super Corporation, the Seattle-based maker of snowboards and skateboards, announced that it is constructing The Mothership, describing it as "the most progressive snowboard production facility in the world." Located on 7 acres ...
Tags: tooling, milling, printing, pressing, Sporting Goods
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $1 million in grants to strengthen the capacity of states and tribes to protect and restore wetlands. The National Wetland Program Development Grants provide interstate agencies, ...
Tags: fishing, hunting, Agriculture
OMNOVA Solutions has announced the North American and Latin American introduction of PLIOTEC HDT 12 resin specifically designed for the formulation of waterborne, high-gloss, anti-corrosion direct-to-metal (DTM) coatings. Already available ...
Tags: waterborne, high-gloss, Construction
Ferrari unveiled the F12berlinetta which pays homage to the Ecurie Francorchamps team at the 2015 Dream Cars Show in Brussels. The car is a part of Maranello's Tailor Made bespoke personalization program. It features V12 sports ...
Tags: 3D design, triple-layer cross-stripe, Auto
BASF plans to invest up to €56 million in the expansion of its Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) value chain over the next four years. PVP is a polymer which is used in diverse industries, for example the pharmaceutical or the personal and ...
Tags: binding properties, PVP market, Construction