“The challenges for using new, fibre-based materials in the automotive sector are very complex,” explains Dr. Timo Hammer, Head of the Bioservice Team at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim, Germany. Given the variety ...
Eco Building Products, Inc., (ECOB), a manufacturer of treated wood products, recently launched Eco Armor – Defensive Paint. Eco Building Products has collaborated with the largest paint recycler in North America, Visions Paint ...
Ashland Water Technologies, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., has hired Jeff Fulgham as vice president, marketing. He is based in Wilmington, Delaware and reports to John Panichella, Ashland senior vice president and president, Ashland ...
LKAB (Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB), the Swedish state-owned mining enterprise, has selected the CRedit360 sustainability data management system to monitor a wide range of environmental indicators. LKAB has introduced 'green pellets' of ...
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Green formulations are a focal theme of the upcoming Asia-Pacific edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit. It will take place in Hong Kong on 11-13 November. The summit will have dedicated sessions and workshops on green materials and ...
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One of the megatrends in the field of personal care and cosmetics is sustainability. Simultaneously, protection against UV rays is a major topic as well in the cosmetic market. Hence, the ability to emulsify and stabilise UV filters is ...
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More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
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Avery Dennison has been named winner of the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute's (TLMI) 2013 Supplier Award for Environmental Leadership for the third time in the award’s history. Avery Dennison is the first company to be ...
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The development of production and processing technologies and dissemination to producers are keys to the long run sustainability of the world cotton industry. There is always a need to improve technologies currently available and to ...
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As the Hungarian branch of Dab, the new factory is strategically important for Eastern markets and will provide new production power for the Italian company group. The Dab company group opened its almost 5000 m2 production facility on 29 ...
HumVi Liquid technology seen as most pioneering product, service or solution in the field of water technology Vitens' HumVi Liquid technology has been voted the overall winner of the Aquatech Innovation Award 2013. The award honours the ...
Marlon Arias applauds the possible changes in federal guidelines that would make for greener construction and renovation. The owner of Trinity Glass Company in Springfield, Va., says he welcomes the chance to help lessen the environmental ...
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Tarkett's "Designing People Friendly Spaces: Keeping Occupants Healthy, Safe and Comfortable" webinar will address the ways architects and designers can create spaces that are people-friendly on Thursday, Nov. 7. On average, Americans ...
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Huntsman Textile Effects, a division of Huntsman Corporation and a leading manufacturer of textile dyes and chemicals, launched DICRYLAN? Shade Deepener (SD) to help mills achieve shade depths for blacks and navies which were previously ...
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Global packaging services provider MeadWestvaco (MWV) has announced a 4% decrease in carbon emissions since 2010 in its corporate responsibility report for 2012. MWV has also reduced water usage by 5% and half of its global manufacturing ...
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