Pita Pit Canada, a fast-casual restaurant, has collaborated with delfortgroup and McNairn Packaging to launch a new packaging material, thinbarrier eco, from this month. Produced by delfortgroup, the new thinbarrier eco paper is a ...
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Verso Corporation, a leading producer of flexible packaging, technical, and label and converting papers, introduced GlazeArmor Micro, a bleached, uncoated machine-glazed paper with oil and grease resistance (OGR) that is specifically ...
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Oeko-Tex Association has as usual updated the applicable test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with Oeko-Tex Standard 100 at the start of the new year. After a three month transition period, the new ...
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As part of the international DETOX campaign, the environmental organisation Greenpeace released the new report “Chemistry For Any Weather – Part II” mid of December 2013. For this purpose, Greenpeace commissioned two ...
A look back through our archives sees that DuPont, Dr Pepper, Post Holdings and Ralcorp Holdings, Kraft Foods and Dow Chemical Company have all had issues to address. General Mills is working to undo the impact of poor waste disposal more ...
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TANATEX Chemicals presents the HydrECO Concept, which entails comprehensive fluorine-free alternatives to water repellents. Awareness impulse Fluorocarbons are still the state-of-the-art chemistry for water repellents. But this ...
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Milan-based thermal insulation manufacturer Thermore S.p.A. has launched Thermore Aria, an exceptionally lightweight and voluminous thermal padding suitable for ultralight down and packable down jackets. The insulation, which Thermore ...
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Exton, Pa.-based fluoropolymer resin and specialty chemicals company AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. has released AsahiGuard AG-E550D, a perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-free water- and oil-repellent finish for technical textiles and nonwovens. ...
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Huntsman Textile Effects (HTE), Singapore, has introduced the PHOBOL? CP range of fluoropolymer textile finishes offering dual-action stain management for apparel. The new range, which includes Phobol CP-DP and CP-DL, combines an oil- and ...
Switzerland-based specialty chemicals firm Clariant has unveiled a new perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-free grease resistant additive, 'Cartaguard KHI' for safer food papers and board. The additive supports the trend toward eco-friendly ...
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Swiss speciality chemicals company Clariant has introduced a new perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-free grease resistant additive, 'Cartaguard KHI' for safer food papers and board. The additive makes paper grease resistant without releasing ...
A busy year full of great new projects lies ahead for Isbjörn, the Swedish company founded 2005 by Maria Frykman Forsberg and Camilla Schmidt. The ISBJÖRN collection offers all the necessary layers your child will need to be ...
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Milan-based Thermore S.p.A., a manufacturer of thermal insulation, has launched Thermore Pro for outdoor apparel applications. Features of the insulation, which is made with 50 percent recycled fiber, include softness, warmth, water ...
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Global fiber-based materials company, Ahlstrom has developed a perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-free version of its flexible packaging paper range, Ahlstrom Coralpack. The new paper is used for direct wrapping and packing of ...
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The outdoor supplier Jack Wolfskin, based in Idstein, Germany, has announced that all of its weather protection products will be manufactured without the use of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by the end of 2014. Whilst in Europe products ...