Like all organic materials, textiles will decompose under the influence of water and microorganisms in the ground. Under comparable environmental conditions, it depends mainly on the raw materials used whether the decomposition process ...
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German company MICRODYN-NADIR has installed membrane bioreactor technology to ensure that wastewater from a hospital meets the highest possible effluent standards and eliminates micro pollutants. The chemical industry faces many ...
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The relentless rise in raw materials costs, which has been hitting European coatings producers over the last 2-3 years, has at last been easing. But the relief from the constant pressure of rising input prices may be short lived. The ...
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According to Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group, in January of the current year its subsidiary Chengde Steel’s vanadium steel plant produced 416,700 mt of crude steel and 10,199 mt of vanadium slag, ...
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The 13th China International Dye Industry, Pigments and Textile Chemicals Exhibition (China Interdye 2013), organized by China Dyestuff Industry Association, China Dyeing and Printing Association, China Council for the Promotion of ...
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The Turkish company Aksa Acrylic Chemical Industry Co, Ltd, the world’s leading producer of acrylic fibre, has recommenced operations after the fire accident at the manufactured product storage area located at Yalova in Turkey ...
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BASF Shanghai Coatings, a subsidiary of the German chemical company BASF, has started construction of a new automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in China. Scheduled to start production in early 2014, the new ...
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The decree of France pointed that since January 1 in 2013 the 44-ton five-axis Truck will be allowed as road transport equipment to drive on the road, the chemical industry alliance ( Union des Industries chimiques, UIC ) expressed support. ...
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jihepackage, A new product, the level of industrial production depends on the needs of the community, performance and cost, as well as alternative products, social effects and environmental issues are also important factors that can not be ...
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Charles E. (Chuck) Hoover III, president of Hoover Color, passed away at his home in Blacksburg, VA, on Jan. 17, 2013, just shy of his 78th birthday. “Chuck,” as he was known to friends and family, was born in Flushing, NY to ...
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Ineos in December converted its 240,000 mt/year C4 linear low-density polyethylene plant in Cologne, Germany, to metallocene LLDPE c6 production, industry sources have said. Ineos was not immediately available for comment. As a ...
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Mr Francesco Marchi, Director General of EURATEX, was invited as guest speaker on 11th January 2013 to attend the International Press Conference on Texprocess and Techtextil fairs held in Frankfurt. In his presentation Mr Marchi reviewed ...
Manufacturer's organisation EFF is urging Britain’s manufacturers to get to grips with REACH, a European Directive banning certain chemicals, "or face the prospect of unlimited fines or prison", it said. Not to be confused with RoHS ...
HIGH POINT — The California official heading revisions to that state's longtime flammability regulation and the scientist whose research prompted the urgent regulatory overhaul will both participate in the American Home Furnishings ...
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BASF has begun production of chemicals for water treatment and paper manufacturing at the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in Nanjing, China. BASF adds that these wholly-owned, world-scale production plants for quaternized cationic monomers ...
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