Certification bodies that must perform annual verification testing on Energy Star luminaires would be able to reuse test data from an LED or other light source that is used in multiple products in lamp or modular form. The EPA is now ...
BASF is building a new Ultramid polymerization plant with a capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year in Shanghai, China. The new plant is planned to start up in 2015. "As part of our long-term strategy, we aim to locate production close ...
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The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles (SMART) Association, Bel Air, Md., has developed a set of documents including a position paper and draft legislative language to help local governments establish procedures to manage clothing ...
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently announced the release of a policy on bans and fees for recyclable paper and plastic bags approved during its July Board Meeting. The policy is in response to increased efforts ...
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In the wake of a settlement to resolve violations of the federal Clean Air Act, a spokeswoman for Holcim, which operates a cement manufacturing plant east of Hagerstown, said the company is weighing its options on how to proceed. "There ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced that it has signed the declaration of membership of the UN Global Compact. In doing so, the company is emphasizing its all-round commitment to sustainable development and being a ...
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Do you see ethanol-related damage on the vehicles you repair? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants more ethanol in the nation's fuel supply. The U.S. Supreme Court is backing the EPA. The EPA has mandated that ethanol usage in ...
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As coal prices remain lackluster due to sluggish demand, Shanxi took measures to stabilize the local coal market and ease the mounting pressure that coal producers in the province have been feeling since January. The Shanxi provincial ...
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ABB Robotics has added an 8 kg model to its IRB 360 FlexPicker line, supplementing the existing 1-kg and 3-kg models and expanding the high-speed picking and packing performance of the most widely used Delta robot in the industry to heavier ...
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CEMEX USA is pleased to announce that five of its cement manufacturing plants have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR certification. The recognition of CEMEX USA s plants in Brooksville, Fla., Miami, Fla., ...
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Trade barriers between the EU and Colombia will be lifted as of 1 August 2013, when a comprehensive and far-reaching trade deal enters into application. The Agreement will open up markets for both EU and Colombian exporters, eventually ...
The 2013 Esquel Sustainability Symposium - Be Green and Innovative will be held from Monday, August 12 to Wednesday, August 14 in Gaoming, Guangdong, China. China has witnessed dramatic changes in the past three decades. The country is no ...
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Zhanjiang Iron & Steel 2150mm CC equipment contract signing ceremony was initiated on July. 12th in Zhanjiang. Auer, President of Siemens VAI, Zhao Zhouli, Deputy Manager of Baosteel Group Co., Ltd., President of Zhanjiang Iron & Steel, ...
The Swiss yarn manufacturer Hermann Bühler AG is the very first company worldwide to receive a certificate for sustainable textile production in line with the certification system “Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) by ...
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At the 14th Russia Construction and Engineering Machinery Expo, Shaanxi Automobile Co., Ltd (SHACMAN) showcases five HD trucks, namely, Delong F3000 high-roof CNG tractor, Delong F3000 flat-roof coupled truck, Delong F3000 flat-roof dumper ...