The trade fair Heimtextil is regarded as an important trend indicator for the home textile sector. It was reported by the Heimtextil organizers that this year a total of 2'634 companies (+2.4% compared to 2011) from 61 different countries ...
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KappAhl's effort to increase the proportion of sustainable fashion in our wardrobes continues.In fiscal year 2011/2012 selling fashion chain over 11 million garments with certified eco-labels. With the current collection,"It's all about ...
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August was a tough month for Minnesota’s timber industry. The Verso paper mill in Sartell and the Georgia-Pacific hardboard plant in Duluth both shut down permanently, putting 400 people out of work. The plant closings were among the ...
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Professor Anders Larsson of Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology is one of 61 university professors in 46 institutions worldwide selected from more than 500 proposals for a 2012 HP Labs Innovation Research Award.He has been awarded ...
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According Tech-On.com, Kyoto University's professor Hiroyuki Yano, has added resin, etc to paper or its material (pulp) to make transparent paper. This breakthrough was announced at the New Technology Presentation Meetings, which the ...
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I'm probably not the only one who grew up with Star Trek and E.T.and Close Encounters of the third Kind and Star Wars and all those other late 20th century classics about space travel that left so many of us optimistic and hopeful about a ...
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Already approved to burn scrap tires as fuel in addition to coal and petroleum coke, CEMEX Kosmos now wants to blend in scrap plastic and wood to the fuel that fires its super-hot cement kiln in southwest Louisville, according to public ...
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The third edition of International Apparel Sourcing Show maintained its importance for the apparel sourcing industry.With 134 exhibitors from 12 countries,the event welcomed attendees from July 24-26,2012,at the Javits Convention Center in ...
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Wicker has been a useful material for furniture making throughout history. The ancient Egyptians used plant fibers to produce woven wicker furniture and storage vessels. In other cultures, wicker has been the material of choice for durable, ...
Hardwood Solids: Solid wood furniture is considered the best quality furniture on the market, and if you are purchasing furniture that will be in your home for a long time, it is a very smart investment. Even with wear, solid wood gains ...
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U.S. 8,110,010 B2 Henkel AG & Co. KGaA has obtained a patent for an agent for coloring keratinic fibers comprised of at least one particulate component having a particle core containing at least one oxidation dye precursor product and a ...
What is corner? It is the place where two lines of different dimensions meet at an angle. It has been the subject of many modernist novels, whose protagonists customarily develop fascinating new corners and places to put them. It is a ...
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A lot of homeowners – especially long-time homeowners – tend to think of carpet as a comfortable and familiar type of floor covering. It's been around forever. It's what they've always had and what they're used to. I ran into ...
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Firecomms Ltd of Cork,Ireland,a manufacturer of transceivers(including its OptoLock technology,licensed worldwide)for consumer plastic optical fiber(POF),says that Hsin Chia has joined it as CEO.The firm says that Chia has experience that ...
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Sorubin, a supplier of energy efficient aeration products for water treatment, has developed its Microluft aerator to make it fully operational in unfiltered wastewater. This means pumping fibers (hair and fabric) and various solid objects ...
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