The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, will soon launch a venture capital (VC) fund to provide equity to start-up entrepreneurs, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles, said at the annual ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed standards under the Clean Water Act to help cut discharges of dental amalgam to the environment. Amalgam is a mixture of mercury and other metals that dentists use to fill ...
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SnowSports Industries America along with Protect Our Winters (POW) on Sept. 19 gathered Portland, OR-based media and snow sports industry leaders to mix, mingle and learn about snow-related topics from both organizations before the Portland ...
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Few things illustrate our country’s packaging problem as acutely as the post-Christmas cleanup. New electronics toys, of course, can be blamed for a good part of the clutter. Heaps of boxes and plastic packs — often impossibly ...
L.L.Bean plans to open its first Minnesota store. The new L.L.Bean store will be located in the popular Mall of America. The 29,000 square-foot store will employ approximately 120 people and will feature an assortment of active and casual ...
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Iridium Communications Inc of McLean, VA, USA has completed an extensive testing program for qualification of its new solar panel design for the Iridium NEXT constellation of satellites. The array that powers the satellites contains four ...
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International credit ratings agency Moody's has announced that it has changed the rating outlook on Australian steelmaker Bluescope Steel to positive from stable. At the same time, Moody's has affirmed Bluescope's Ba3 corporate family ...
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The licensed bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola brands in the UAE and Oman, has been able to improve the performance of its blow moulder to significantly reduce energy consumption. Ravikanth Uppaluru, factory manager at Al Ahlia Gulf ...
The scheme, which currently operates within the M25, provides a cost-efficient collection and recycling service to help paper cup manufacturers and organisations operating within the supply chain reduce their operating costs and improve ...
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Advenira Enterprises Inc., a developer of Solution Derived Nanocomposite (SDN) coating technology, announced that its patented high-performance, toxic-free F1A12 coating has entered the Chinese market in cooperation with US engineering ...
After failing to get South Korean LG Chemicals on board as a technology partner for its Kochi-based petrochemical project, Indian public sector refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) said it will buy outright, the critical ...
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WASHINGTON – The EPA today announced the 2014 winners of the coveted SmartWay Excellence Awards. The awards honor freight industry companies who model environmental leadership and innovation as they move goods across America. ...
China’s textile and apparel industry is becoming more innovative and environment friendly, according to the textile industry’s 2013-2014 social responsibility report released by the China National Textile and Apparel Council ...
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Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the nation's leading build-your-own pizza chain, today announced that it will soon be opening its first North Carolina location, near Raleigh-Durham The fast-casual concept, known for its chef-driven menu and ...
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US-based bottling company Chicago Craft Bottling will open its first bottling facility in Indiana, creating about 35 jobs by 2017. The company will invest around $910,000 to construct the 10,000 ft2 building that will be used as a ...
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