HB Fuller has announced two advances for the Liquamelt adhesive system. The bulk feed option that helps to avoid on-floor staff to refill the adhesive reservoir and a gateway I/O option that will permit the system's operation to be ...
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The challenge in terms of sustainability: The glass production is a very energy intensive process, where a large part of the spent fossil energy, which is necessary for the melting process, is emitted to the atmosphere again without being ...
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Global high performance materials company Ahlstrom has announced the increase of prices on its specialty paper materials produced by the Label and Processing Business Area, due to the recent rises in raw material and energy costs. ...
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Luxlive closed last week to good reviews from both attendees and visitors alike. The show featured more than 50 hours of free sessions in 4 themed areas and these were well attended by both show visitors and exhibitor staff alike. There is ...
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The idea of buying farm produce locally has spawned a number of far out ideas over the years.But one I read recently–moving agriculture into abandoned big city buildings,and allow much of our nation's farmland to return to its natural ...
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Bega Cheese,an Australia-based dairy company,is planning to upgrade its Ridge Street facility in order to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emission. Bega Cheese chief executive officer Aidan Coleman said that the company plans to ...
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Volkswagen Group of America has opened a new $27m Test Center California (TCC) product development and emissions test laboratory in Oxnard, California, US. The 64,000sq ft facility is expected to be fully operational this fall and will ...
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Canada's Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has directed the Ontario government to ban old corrugated boxes from dump sites, as Quebec did it earlier, to free landfill space and save costs. PPEC executive director ...
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The first barrel of ethane from the Bakken field will go to Nova Chemicals' Joffre, Alberta facility to be value added and converted into polyethylene next year, which explains why CEO Randy Woelfel described himself at an industry event in ...
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The textile industry is considered the biggest consumer of water among all industrial sectors and also one of the worst polluters. Among the various processing sectors of the textile industry, the dyeing and printing sector is the largest ...
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Greyston Bakery, a US-based supplier of brownies and cakes, is set to install a solar array on the roof, in order to imrpove the bakery's environmental footprint and reduce its energy costs. The $33,000 funding for the solar array has ...
Spain-based Vilas del Turbón has selected Bericap’s Galileo range of closures for its gourmet still water filled in 0.5 and 1l PET bottles. The closures have been made from patented technology for molded hinge closures, which ...
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US-based advanced coatings developer Ecology Coatings announced its patent-pending GRAS (generally recognized as safe) coating technology will be presented at the RadTech UV&EB 2012 Technology & Expo Conference on 1 May 2012 and at the Food ...
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Rookie USA uses an LED lighting solution from Osram Opto Semiconductors and Phoster Industries Rookie USA, a premium brand specializing in innovative sportswear for children, is equipping its first retail location in New York City with a ...
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More than 130 locations of convenience restaurant chain Sheetz, Inc. now feature state-of-the-art LED lighting by Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE). The installation of energy-efficient Cree interior and exterior lighting at Sheetz® retail ...
Tags: LED Lighting, Led Luminaires, interior and exterior lighting