Australian packaging firm Amcor has developed a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for Nature’s Promise hand soap brand. The new 12oz bottle, which contains 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, has been developed in ...
Littlejohn & Co has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Strategic Materials, Inc., a leading environmental services company and the largest glass recycler in North America, from Willis Stein & Partners and Vision Capital. Financial ...
Tags: glass recycler, bead
LiquiGlide will showcasing its patented technology at the Coatings Trends & Technologies (CTT) conference, which will take place between 14 and 15 September at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, Illinois. The company will also ...
Tags: LiquiGlide, Coatings
The five winners of this year' National Bed Federation (NBF) Bed Industry Awards have been announced. Now in their sixth year, the awards recognise the companies considered best in class over the past 12 months. The winners were: Kaymed ...
Tags: NBF, Bed Industry Awards
The Furniture Makers’ Company, the furnishing industry’s charity, has announced that for the fist time ever it will be accepting entries for its prestigious Sustainability Award from all UK furnishings manufacturers. Now in ...
Tags: furnishing industry, FISP, improvements
Axalta Coating Systems has joined Ducks Unlimited as its newest corporate partner. A major developer, manufacturer and seller of industrial coatings in the United States and 130 countries around the world, Axalta continues to make ...
Producer and marketer of recycled nylon fibres Aquafil has entered into a partnership with Outerknown, a new menswear apparel brand founded by 11 time world champion surfer Kelly Slater. An Aquafil press release informed that ...
Tags: textile manufacture, Nylon Fibres
On the sidelines of Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show, the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) in partnership with the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) will organise the ICAC International Seminar 2015. “The theme ...
Germany based Südwolle Group, a producer of pure wool and wool blend worsted spun yarns for weaving and knitting, says its new Mount Airy distribution center in the US has exceeded its expectations with regards to service levels. ...
Tags: pure wool, wool blend
The rebrand sees a new design for the products within his Mount Purious Raw Skincare range. Good Day Organics launched in 2014, supplying skincare products made from certified organic ingredients. Chris O’Grady, director at Good ...
Tags: Elanders, Skincare Range
Mexico is set to host the third edition of ExpoProducción, at the World Trade Center in Mexico City, from February 4th to 6th, 2015. ExpoProducción is expected to be the event of the year for everyone involved in apparel, ...
Tags: home textiles, apparel, Textile
If you're a factory operator, you want to know what's happening now, not hours ago. Gebo Cermex' EIT (Efficiency Improvement Tool) gives operators real-time access to key plant data to optimise packaging line efficiency and to increase ...
Tags: factory, key plant data, Packaging
AkzoNobel is part of a major Dutch partnership working with Canada’s Enerkem to explore the use of waste streams as a feedstock for chemical production and the development of waste-to-chemicals facilities. The collaboration features ...
Tags: AkzoNobel, Chemicals Feedstock
Kellogg has announced new global sustainability commitments in two areas – responsible sourcing and natural resources, that are actionable until 2020. "This company was founded on the belief that there's an inherent goodness in ...
Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, and the former textile, paper and emulsions businesses of Clariant, will share its passion for sustainability with Brazil’s vibrant textile industry at Febratex 2014 from ...
Tags: Archroma, Innovations, Textile