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News19 Nov 2013For the first time ever Coca-Cola Company’s PlantBottle Technology, which was introduced to the market in 2009, has been applied beyond its traditional PET packaging applications to create the fabric interior of a new Ford Motor Company vehicle.
News19 Nov 2013Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture has this week declared a state of emergency in the states of Mato Grosso and Bahia, a move that facilitates the use of an officially “unapproved” pesticide called emamectin benzoate to limit populations of the Helicoverpa caterpillar. The state of emergency has been called in recognition of the threat to cotton, maize and soybean crops. Soybeans crops are already in the ground, but planting to the 2013/14 cotton crop will only begin in the next few weeks.
Profile19 Nov 2013Fiberweb Geosynthetics has been busy over the last two years – merging two businesses, acquiring a controlling stake in another and adding needlepunch technology to its portfolio, as well as the more general task of raising the profile of geosynthetics within the industry. Tara Hounslea visited the company’s Maldon site to find out more
News19 Nov 2013Adhesive specialist Bostik has unveiled a new visual identity as part of a makeover if its brand positioning. The campaign is designed to streamline the company’s brand portfolio and increase its global visibility, as part of Bostik’s on-going growth strategy.
Insight19 Nov 2013A senior official within an organisation charged with increasing European textile exports to Russia has told WTiN.com that Russia’s 2012 accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has created real opportunities for European manufacturers to score Russian sales.
News19 Nov 2013A report from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) into the real cost of replacing polluting chemicals with supposedly greener alternatives has thrown doubt on the value of replacing nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) as surfactants in the textile sector.
India’s weaving cluster, Bhiwandi, is to host its first textile machinery exhibition in January. ITMACH 2014, scheduled to take place from January 22-24, will showcase the latest textile machinery and technology at Indian Corporation premises in Bhiwandi on the National Highway 3 on the periphery of India’s commercial capital, Mumbai.
