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BASF Offered Chemistry-Driven Innovation to Help Customers Create New Possibilities

Apr 25, 2014

BASF sponsored and participated in the 2014 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress, April 8-10, at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. As among the leading chemical supplier to the automotive industry, BASFoffered ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

Tassal Operations Has Achieved ASC Certification

Apr 16, 2014

Australian salmon producer Tassal Operations has achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification. ASC is an environmental and social sustainability certification status for farmed seafood products. Tassal Operations salmon ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, FBR, Certification

Plastic Packaging Help to Reduce Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mar 31, 2014

Six major categories of plastic packaging help to significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions compared to packaging alternatives made with other materials. A recent study: "Impact of Plastics Packaging on Life Cycle ...

Tags: Plastic Packaging, greenhouse gas, packaging alternatives

The EPDs Give Customers Independently Verified Information on The Performance of Products

Feb 22, 2014

British Gypsum is making the selection of sustainable solutions simpler for customers following the introduction of its first batch of environmental product declarations (EPDs). The EPDs have been designed to give customers independently ...

Tags: Gypsum, Construction, Decoration

Zoetis Unveiled New Research to Produce Wholesome Pork with Less Environmental Impact

Jan 15, 2014

Zoetis recently unveiled new research that will help pork producers and meat packers produce wholesome pork with less environmental impact. The research is based on a life cycle assessment (LCA) conducted in the United States for ...

Tags: Zoetis, pork production, meat packers, wholesome pork

Aluminum Industry's Carbon Footprint Has Fallen Even More Dramatically

Jan 14, 2014

Energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions associated with primary aluminum production in the United States and Canada have declined significantly in recent years according to a new, peer-reviewed life-cycle assessment (LCA) report released ...

Tags: primary aluminum production, life-cycle assessment, Aluminum Association

The Tide Has Turned in Our Battle Against Lung Cancer

Jan 3, 2014

Full Coverage and Reimbursement for CT Screening Next Priority Today, in what has been the culmination of more than two decades of research and advocacy, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued its final ...

Tags: CT Screening, United States Preventive Services Task Force, lung cancer

Packaging Design for Sustainability

Dec 9, 2013

I joined GreenBlue last fall as the new executive director and Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) director. Now that a year has passed, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some key industry milestones in 2013 and talk ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Using The Green Globes Ratings System in Buildings Is Environmentally-Friendly

Dec 6, 2013

If you're going to spend the necessary money in making sure the process of constructing a new building is environmentally-friendly, you might as well get the most for your dollar by using the Green Globes ratings system. That was the ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration, Building

The LCA Model Enables The Companies to Track Their Products From Raw Material

Dec 5, 2013

The LCA model enables the companies to track their products from raw material through to consumer use and disposal, and detects areas of major environmental impacts and then help reduce those impacts. "To achieve the ultimate goal of ...

Tags: Lifecycle Assessment, Unilever, UPM

UPM Raflatac Work with Unilever to Reduce The Environmental Impact of Packaging Labels

Dec 4, 2013

Finland-based label materials provider UPM Raflatac has partnered with Unilever to reduce the environmental impacts of packaging labels across their lifecycle. Under the partnership, the companies have developed lifecycle assessment (LCA) ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing, Packaging Labels

Shipments of Coal on The US Great Lakes Increased 92,000 Tons Compared to a Year Ago

Nov 18, 2013

According to a release from the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) Wednesday, shipments of coal on the US Great Lakes totaled 2.8 million tons in October, an increase of 92,000 tons compared to a year ago. Shipments were up 135,000 tons ...

Tags: Coal Trade, Mineral

Glass Industry Should Officially Embraces a Specific Environmental Product Declaration

Nov 18, 2013

The chairman of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) working group on whole building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) says he thinks it’s not if the glass industry officially embraces a specific Environmental Product ...

Tags: glass, EPD, industry, head

Farm-to-Fashion Inspired Show Is Held by Fibershed

Nov 6, 2013

In an effort to expose the abundant natural fiber resources available in the Greater Bay Area, Fibershed presents the Fibershed Fashion Gala- a “Soil-to-Skin” sustainable fashion event featuring the collaborative works of top ...

Tags: Fibershed, natural fiber

Consumers Can Make Better Decisions If They Are More Informed

Oct 25, 2013

The guiding concept behind the French scheme is the idea that consumers can make better decisions if they are more informed. This is a concept that will be familiar to the UK packaging industry with front of pack labelling. The ultimate aim ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

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