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News30 Oct 2013Corbion Purac, a leading company in biobased chemicals and biobased monomers for Poly Lactic Acid (PLA), has entered a number of partnerships with esteemed companies in a number of industries, including nonwovens, automotive, home interiors and carpets, to develop innovative applications.
News29 Oct 2013DuPont has opened the second phase of its China Research and Development (R&D) Centre. The facility has been expanded by 17,500 square metres and will house an additional 150 researchers, focusing on new material applications in solar energy, biobased materials, automotive materials and testing capabilities.
Insight29 Oct 2013The new Australian Coalition has stated that it will keep its promise to the country’s people and make abolishing the carbon tax the first order of business. It also plans to implement the Direct Action Plan (DAP) by July 1, 2014, however, repealing the current legislation and passing this alternative is not likely to be simple.
A pilot carpet recycling programme in cooperation with flooring manufacturers, flooring contractors and waste collection and reprocessing companies has been set up by the EU-funded project EUROC2C CARPETCHAINS (Towards closed loop chains in Europe).
When the EU and China held their fourth High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) meetings on October 24, 2013, in Brussels, the overarching theme was how the two can address challenges and create opportunities through open economies and cooperation.
News28 Oct 2013The difficulty in controlling diverse health or environment-related chemical hazards within the textile industry lies not only in the vast volume of chemicals used in the manufacturing process, but is also due to the complexity and multi-tiered supply chain which involves tens of thousands suppliers worldwide, according to SGS Services.
Insight25 Oct 2013As part of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I grants, forty teams of graduate and undergraduate students across the United States have received funding of up to $15,000 for research proposals that develop solutions to real-world environmental challenges.
News25 Oct 2013Toyota Boshoku Corporation, a premier manufacturer of automotive interior systems, has reached an agreement to establish a joint sales venture with Relan Group of Industries, an automotive components supplier that makes seats and other components, in India.
News25 Oct 2013Third quarter sales of $2.4 billion in Kimberly-Clark’s (K-C) personal care segment represented a 1% year-on-year decrease, caused, in part, as a result of European strategic changes where sales volumes reduced and currency rates were unfavourable.
News25 Oct 2013Meredian, a privately held biopolymer manufacturer, expects to be producing its new Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a polymer derived naturally through fermentation of sustainably produced, fully renewable plant derived oils, at full capacity by the second quarter of 2014.
With an increase in visitor numbers compared to 2012, this year’s Interstoff Asia Essential – Autumn proved the importance of this long-standing trade fair for cutting-edge textiles. A total 6,788 trade buyers attended the fair between September 25-27, 2013, a 4% increase on last year’s figure.
