Zoomlion, China's leading construction machinery producer, on Wednesday said it had signed an official agreement to buy a 57 percent stake in Italy's waste-disposal company Ladurner. Zoomlion said it had teamed-up with Mandarin Capital to ...
The export value of United States hardwood to China jumped 34 percent year-on-year in 2014 as the country increased its demand for more sustainably sourced materials for its urbanization program and for environmental projects. The value ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint against Dynamic Construction and Roofing, LLC of Florida as part of an announcement that included 62 enforcement actions requiring renovation contractors and training ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced 62 enforcement actions that require renovation contractors and training providers to protect people from harmful exposure to lead dust and debris, as required by EPA’s ...
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SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded more than $335,000 to the University of California Berkeley and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control for projects to help businesses and ...
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WASHINGTON – In a settlement with the United States, Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company based in Duluth, has agreed to install pollution control technology and meet stringent emission rates to reduce harmful air pollution from the ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the regional 2013 President’s Environmental Youth Award to twenty-one students from St. Mary Episcopal School’s Beyond the Classroom group in north Edmond, Okla. and ...
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR), a US-based publicly traded coffee brand, has joined the Sustainability Consortium (TSC) as a new member and will participate in food, beverage, agriculture, electronics and packaging working groups. ...
China's Jinli city has received RMB $ 2 billion in investment to establish a factory in the city's economic zone for production of epitaxial wafers. It is expected to have a gross production of 300 million by 2014 becoming the biggest LED ...
From that date shoppers will have to pay at least 5p for each single use carrier bag they use. According to the Department of Environment, the main aim of the charge is to help protect the environment by "reducing the unnecessary use of ...
This year, Meishan Steel will implement 12 projects to accelerate the pace of green manufacturing and further improve the quality of environment. This year, Meishan Steel's fund investment and project arrangement implementation for ...
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According to a company statement, in 2012, Novolipetsk, Russian steelmaker NLMK's main production site in Lipetsk, completed 120 environmental projects as compared to 100 in 2011, with investments totaling approximately RUB 1.3 billion ...
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More than 160 people from all levels of the supply chain traveled to New Orleans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Tencel®, Austria-based Lenzing AG's sustainable lyocell fiber derived from wood pulp. The "Tencel@20" seminar included ...
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Eight community projects in Australia and New Zealand have been selected to share $40,000 worth of Canon products in the company's annual grants program. Nominations were sought from across Australia and New Zealand in five categories ...
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