Bega Cheese has published its first ever sustainability report. Looking back on its 2015 financial year, the report examines the dairy company's environmental and social impacts. It reveals that Bega Cheese achieved a 7 per cent ...
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Spain based plastics technology center, Aimplas has coordinated to develop a new biodegradable packaging for cheese and pasta to ensure preservation while lowering cost and environmental impact. Developed within the framework of the ...
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Accella Polyurethane Systems (Accella) announced a comprehensive investment strategy based on the Bullet Liner brand, manufacturer of polyurethane spray-on coating for the transportation industry. Bullet Liner utilizes advanced chemistry ...
Volkswagen has taken a major step towards increased environmental sustainability of production at its facilities around the world. At present vehicles and components are now manufactured in a way which is 25 percent more environmentally ...
IKEA announced that it has installed three Blink electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its Las Vegas, Nevada store in partnership with Car Charging Group which owns the Blink Network and Blink EV charging stations. IKEA store manager ...
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Swedish contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Recipharm plans to invest €18m to boost its blow fill seal (BFS) capacity at its site in Kaysersberg, France. As part of the investment plan, a new blow fill seal ...
The American Medical Association's (AMA) recently adopted community guidance on street lighting adds another influential voice to issues that have been discussed in the lighting community for some time now, regarding light at night, its ...
Among the presenters at the Smart Industry Forum held earlier this month in Copenhagen, Packsize International CEO Hanko Kiessner shared his company’s progress in helping organizations transform their packaging supply chains to take ...
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Honda Motor has issued the “Honda SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2016” which summarises the company's approach to sustainability as well as initiatives Honda has undertaken based on key challenges identified in non-financial areas. ...
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D.G. Yuengling and Son has agreed to pay $2.8m in civil penalty to settle the allegation of violating Clean Water Act (CWA) pretreatment discharge limits involving its two large-scale breweries near Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The company ...
The American Apparel & Footwear Association applauded President Barack Obama for signing the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2576). The AAFA-supported legislation, an update of the Toxic Substances ...
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An investigation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IRAC) has concluded drinking very hot beverages probably causes cancer of the oesophagus in humans. The investigation did not ...
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American Packaging (APC), a flexible packaging converter in North America, is investing $50m in the first phase of a new satellite facility. Scheduled to be completed in 2017, Phase 1 of the gravure satellite project includes: 26.3 acres ...
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Ever more Taiwanese hand tool makers have ventured into the development of digital tools to secure sustainable growth, thanks to the nudging by ITRI.Development of digital tools has been regarded as one of Taiwan's hand tool industry's ...
Mitsubishi Motors said that it will book a $480m charge this fiscal year to compensate customers who are affected by its fuel economy manipulation scandal. Chairman Osamu Masuko said that the company will pay a compensation of ¥100000 ...
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