In response to the Greenpeace Detox Campaign, Aldi one of the top ten discounters worldwide, has pledged to ban all hazardous chemicals from their textile and footwear supply chain by 2020. “Aldi scored poorly when Greenpeace tested ...
US-based Atlas Holdings has acquired the North American Foam Trays and Absorbent Pads (TAP) businesses of Sealed Air Corporation for an undisclosed amount and launched its new operating company Novipax. Novipax will be operating five ...
Tags: Atlas Holdings, Air Acquisition, Packaging
The new cloud-enabled YuniquePLM software integrates various features that focus on usability and reducing efforts for efficient work and better user experience, according to the statement given by a company official. "We have now made ...
Tags: YuniquePLM, New features, Textile
The first ever Global Textile Congress held recently in Bangkok discussed ways to develop lasting business relations between countries producing textile fibres, fabrics, machineries and carrying out extensive research in all related areas. ...
Clayton Beale, Axalta Coating Systems IT Manager, Supply Chain and Logistics Systems-North America, shared his perspectives as a presenter during the SAP for Chemicals conference in c, Georgia last week. Technology professionals from a ...
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POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Canada – which, through subsidiary OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT, USA, has developed the proprietary planar-optoelectronic technology (POET) platform for monolithic ...
Tags: POET, III-V-based electronic, Electronics
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have been impacted by the US imposing an average 19.5% anti-dumping tariffs rate. But rooftop PV systems, especially those built with high-efficiency cells, will provide market ...
Tags: PV, solar cell, Lighting
Forget regulators and industry standards, when it comes to packaging, brand owners feel the most pressure from their customers. Not only do they expect brand consistency, but also demand that their food is well preserved, stays fresh for ...
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Forget regulators and industry standards, when it comes to packaging, brand owners feel the most pressure from their customers. Not only do they expect brand consistency, but also demand that their food is well preserved, stays fresh for ...
The SHD Logistics Award 2015 in the Innovation Technology category was won for the implementation of Stream, an order, delivery and transport management software application by Proximity with children’s bedroom and furniture supplier ...
Patagonia launched a cross-country mission with a message of reducing overall consumption. The Worn Wear Mobile Tour, kicking off April 2 in Ventura, CA, and ending May 12 in Boston, is the brand's attempt to encourage customers to make ...
Tags: Patagonia, Sporting Goods, Wagon
ACCC attacks government’s Competition Review recommendations, while other sectors respond The recommendations published this week in the Harper Competition Review Final Report have been largely welcomed by industry and regulators. ...
Tags: ACCC, Recommendations, Food
Treasury Wine Estates has put up several of its wineries for sale and is planning to close packaging and warehousing facility near Mildura, Australia as part of a major cost-cutting initiative. Treasury Wine Estate's T'Gallant winery ...
Tags: Treasury Wine, warehousing facility, Food
Last week, Closed Loop Recycling, the biggest recycler of plastic milk bottles, said that it was on the brink of administration. The move was blamed on the drop in the price of oil and that its customers wanted to buy recycled plastic but ...
Tags: Dairy Crest, Dow, Packaging
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded that German apparel and footwear brands should promote workers’ rights in their global operations by publicly disclosing names of factories producing their products. “Supply chain ...