KapStone Paper and Packaging has completed the previously announced stock purchase of US containerboard manufacturer Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging for $1.03bn. KapStone chairman and chief executive officer Roger Stone said the ...
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AATCC has won yet another Tabbie award, this time for an in-depth feature article on biomedical implantables published in the September/October 2012 issue of AATCC Review, written by the association’s Features Editor, Glenna Musante. ...
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This Special Issue of Desalination brings together 15 papers on radioactive decontamination of water, including individual studies as well as comprehensive reviews of the latest technology developments in this field. This Special Issue on ...
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The individual owners of Michigan-based glove manufacturer Glove Coaters Inc. deny that their gloves had anything to do with the glass accident involving a Houston glass employee last year, and are asking a federal judge to deny him any ...
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From January to June 2013, the investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached 18,131.8 billion yuan, up by 20.1 percent year-on-year in nominal terms, the growth rate decreased 0.3 percentage point over that in the first ...
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The versatility of polyurethane chemistry and its benefits for the building and construction industry will be the focus of three separate technical sessions at the 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference, presented by the Center for the ...
Rob Wilkins, senior publisher of our Trucking Group of magazines, research, online and video properties has announced his retirement. "Rob has been a great leader for this organization for over 33 years, leading his team into establishing ...
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Chinese have been using the green and leafy andrographis paniculata to treat inflammation, fever and pain for decades, with its cultivation dating back to at least the 1950s in the southern province of Guangdong. The plant, better known ...
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Metso and UPM will continue their mill maintenance outsourcing agreement at the UPM Plattling mill in Bavaria, Germany, as part of an agreement. The agreement covers three paper production lines and their maintenance operations. Metso ...
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A new publication from Rockwell Automation looks at the principles and standards relating to safety in process applications and discusses how to implement effective solutions. Process Safebook 1 – Functional Safety in the Process ...
Packaging Dynamics, a portfolio company of investment firm Kohlberg & Company, has completed the previously announced sale of its Thilmany Papers business unit to Expera Specialty Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Expera, which is ...
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Making RFID tags affordable is one of the key drivers in the rapid development of Printed Electronics (PE). With traditional RFID tags being considered expensive, fragile and open to questions about security and performance, the concept ...
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Each time any one of the billion Facebook users visits the social networking site,the company's servers must assemble data--user posts,likes,shares,images--from hundreds or even thousands of different servers around the globe.The page must ...
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A virtual forum called IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications (OnlineGreenComm 2013) will hold its third annual event from October 29 - 31. It will consist of sessions devoted to the development of next wave green communications and ...
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Packaging, label and publishing products manufacturer Twin Rivers Paper has announced the launch of a new oil and grease-resistant (OGR), uncoated packaging paper Acadia Dairy Wrap. The paper, which is available in natural options, has ...