German manufacturer of container boards and corrugated cardboard packaging, Klingele has introduced a new packaging solution FastFix. The new solution consists of a corrugated box and a blank which is used as an insert. FastFix, which ...
As a result of a new research, global steelmaker ArcelorMittal has collected new evidence further demonstrating the potential of advanced steel products in helping automakers meet the US fuel-efficiency standards set to be reached by 2025. ...
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Saint-Gobain Glass not only boasts the UK’s leading energy-saving flat glass coatings with its SGG PLANITHERM range; it is also working with a growing group of processors to develop and expand its innovative Cullet Returns Scheme and ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, supports the textile industry’s efforts toward sustainable freshwater management with the publishing of water-saving tips and technologies in a special edition of its “News ...
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The Subaru XV Hybrid will become the Japanese brand’s first petrol-electric production model when it debuts at next week’s 2013 New York auto show. Subaru says the XV Hybrid will become the most fuel-efficient and ...
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Shipping has so far not benefited from the research and development that has turned biomass into one of the world's most important sources of renewable energy. Two projects involving Maersk aim to change that. With an annual fuel bill of ...
The latest declared glass recycling rate in South Africa is now, according to The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC), 40.1%; a 230% growth in annual volumes recycled since the inception of TGRC six years ago. Evidence of a shift in consumer ...
Henkel will introduce a full range of new adhesives and coatings portfolio for the flexible packaging industry. The company will introduce its new solvent-free laminating adhesives from the Liofol LA 7777 family that are suitable for high ...
Crankbrothers has gone back to its roots—the brand got its start in pumps and tools before expanding into pedals and other components—with new multi-tool and inflation product series. The Sterling premium pump collection ...
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The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association is challenging the effectiveness of a recently-developed class of plastics containing additives described as "natural", "enzymatic" or "microbiodegradable". These additives, which are not ...
The recycled-PET(rPET) joint venture between Coca-Cola (CCE) and ECO Plastics, Continuum Recycling has sorted a quarter of a billion bottles within nine months from its start up. The 15m facility, which now processes more than 50% of the ...
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo has added a new engine variant and upgraded an engine used in the V40 model sedan that is available in Europe. Launched at the 2013 Geneva Motor show, the manual versions of the V40 D2 and V40 D2 ...
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Shell Chemicals is more than likely to re-enter the polyethylene market with its new proposed petrochemical complex in Pennsylvania, but it would not be a core business for the company, Executive Vice President of Shell Chemicals Graham ...
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The landmark comes nine months after the 15m facility was opened by former waste minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach. Continuum is now reported to be responsible for processing more than half of the UK's bottle-grade rPET and has helped ...
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The 11.8m Euro pan-European project NEWLED (‘Nanostructured Efficient White LEDs based on short-period superlattices and quantum dots’) is aiming to develop a new generation of 50-60% energy-efficient white light-emitting LED ...
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