Tokyo-based Teijin Ltd. has teamed with Nisshinbo Postal Chemical Co. Ltd., also based in Tokyo, to develop a printing paper made 100-percent of Teijin's ECOPET? recycled polyester fiber derived from used polyethylene terephthalate bottles. ...
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US-based Gorham Paper and Tissue has launched a new paper brand Optix for packaging applications, at Paper2013 that took place from 17-19 March in Chicago. According to the company, Optix is an FDA compliant line of food packaging ...
At the OFC/NFOEC 2013 show in Anaheim (19-21 March), optical components, modules and subsystems developer Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA is highlighting its 100G networking expertise with a live demonstration of its LR4 CFP2 transceiver in ...
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March 13, 2013 - The IEEE IAS Electrical Safety, Technical & Mega Projects (ESTMP) Workshop provides a forum for exchanging and advancing industry knowledge in the areas of safety, engineering design and system reliability of electrical ...
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EATP (the European Association for Textile Polyolefins) has released details of the programme for its annual Executive Seminar, to be held in Brussels on May 28. The theme of the Seminar is “Succeeding in a Challenging ...
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Element14 has introduced a website to support the selection of software tools and BoosterPacks for the Texas Instruments MSP430 Value Line, C2000 and Stellaris microcontrollers. Dubbed TI LaunchPad, the microsite provides access to ...
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To further industry innovation, the Pflaumer Honors for Innovation Awards for new coating technology will be presented at the Eastern Coatings Show (ECS) April 29 – May 2, 2013 in Atlantic City. Pflaumer Brothers, of Ewing, NJ, is ...
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This review considers the direct spreading of olive mill wastewater (OMW) on soil properties and crops. In general this has a positive effect on soil structure, with polyphenol content the main limiting factor. OMW could be an important ...
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You live in a small one bedroom apartment that does not have the space that you could need for all the furniture that you want. But you need a desk where you can sit and write or just work on your computer. A solution to all these problems ...
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Ming Ma, a doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been named the winner of the 2013 Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize which (along with prizes for students ...
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Global corrosion control technologies provider Cortec has introduced a new protective, corrosion inhibiting paper BioWrap Creped - powered by Nano-Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibiting (VpCI). The new environmentally safe, non-toxic paper is ...
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India’s fast-growing cement industry can reduce its carbon emissions by nearly half by the middle of the century, according to a technology roadmap issued today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Business Council ...
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Metsta Board has announced its plans to increase the prices of all Kemiart white-top kraftliner grades by Euro 50/t in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The price increase, which is effective for deliveries as of 8 April 2013, is needed ...
Tags: kraftliner prices, Board supplies paper, retail packaging
A Texas IT services firm has been indicted by federal authorities for using H-1B visa workers to create an inexpensive "as needed" labor force. A multi-count indictment filed last month charged that Dibon Solutions of Carrollton, Texas ...
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In an effort to boost the quality of their product--and maybe grab some market share from national brands such as Charmin, Cottonelle, and Scott--Walmart and other major retailers are rolling out softer versions of their store-brand toilet ...
Tags: toilet paper, US, manufacturing process