Back in 2010, the European Union's Ad-Hoc Working Group on Defining Critical Raw Materials published its first criticality analysis for raw materials. Its goal was fairly simple: to define the raw materials critical to the EU’s ...
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Palmer amaranth is native to the Southwest United States, but has been expanding its range for at least 50 years. Most recently it has moved into the Midwest and has been reported in all Cornbelt states except for Minnesota and the ...
Nestlé has joined forces with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and seven consumer firms to develop bioplastics, derived from plant materials. The Bioplastics Feedstock Alliance (BFA) includes consumer goods firms such as Coca-Cola, ...
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Eight of the world's leading consumer brand companies and conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced November 19 the formation of the Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance (BFA) to support the responsible development of plastics made ...
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Versalis, owned by Italian energy group Eni, said Monday it has teamed up with US-based Yulex for a biorubber production project in Europe. The project will cover the entire manufacturing chain from crop science to biorubber ...
BEIJING — December 5, 2012 — A new survey released today by DuPont revealed a growing understanding of green products among urban Chinese consumers. Seventy percent of these consumers expressed confidence in the environmental ...
Tags: green products, Chinese consumers, sustainability targets
A conveyor belt (or belt conveyor) consists of two or more pulleys, with a continuous loop of material - the conveyor belt - that rotates about them. One or both of the pulleys are powered, moving the belt and the material on the belt ...
Tags: learning center, Transmission Equipment, Conveyor belt