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Packsize makes Forbes list Published: January 9, 2012 Green Zone: Materials Packsize Intl. LLC, Salt Lake City, a producer of just-in-time packaging systems, has announced that it holds position No. 60 on the Forbes list...

SCA napkins attain certification from compost group Published: September 12, 2011 Green Zone: Materials SCA, Philadelphia, a global hygiene company and maker of the Tork® brand of away-from-home (AFH) paper products, is the first AFH manufacturer to...

Cryopak manufactures HDPE gel packs in reusable trays Published: August 5, 2011 Green Zone: Materials Cryopak, a producer of temperature-controlled products in Edison, N.J., now manufactures gel packs in reusable plastic trays. The initiative...

Kimberly-Clark Professional donates $10,000 to Nature Conservancy Published: July 25, 2011 Green Zone: Materials Kimberly-Clark Professional, Roswell, Ga., has made a $10,000 donation to the Nature Conservancy to support sustainable forest management in...

Battelle licenses renewable polyols to Emery OleoChemicals Published: July 20, 2011 Green Zone: Materials Battelle, Columbus, Ohio, has licensed its polyols used for intermediates in making foams, coatings, and adhesives to Emery OleoChemicals LLC....

Energy Department announces advancement in biofuel technology Published: June 24, 2011 Green Zone: Machinery and Equipment, Management, Materials Researchers at the U.S. DOE's BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) have developed a method to use bacteria to convert plant matter directly into...

Kimberly-Clark Professional makes multimillion-dollar investment to increase recycled-fiber content capabilities Published: March 7, 2011 Green Zone: Facilities, Materials Kimberly-Clark Professional, Roswell, Ga., has made a multimillion-dollar investment to boost the recycled fiber capabilities of its Loudon,...

Hill AFB, Ogden Hill Community Energy to develop recycling, waste-handling facilities Published: March 7, 2011 Green Zone: Facilities, Materials The U.S. Air Force has announced it is set to begin negotiations on an Enhanced Use Lease (EUL )project that could process recyclables and...

Starbucks, International Paper demonstrate viability of recycling used cups into new cups Published: February 25, 2011 Green Zone: Materials Starbucks Coffee Co., Seattle, and International Paper, Memphis, Tenn., along with Mississippi River Pulp LLC, Natchez, Miss., have completed...

R3 signs deal to offer alternative to landfills Published: January 27, 2011 Green Zone: Materials R3 Environmental, a waste resource management company in Wilmington, N.C., has signed an agreement with New Hanover County, N.C., to build a...

Cowhorn Winery launches bottle reuse program Published: January 20, 2011 Green Zone: Materials Cowhorn Winery, Applegate Valley, Ore., is partnering with Wine Bottle Renew to pioneer the RINSE Project, a bioregional program that closes the...

Cryopak launches new Web site Published: January 11, 2011 Green Zone: Materials Cryopak, a subsidiary of TCP Reliable located in Edison, N.J., has unveiled a new Web site at www.cryopak.com , designed to help the...

Sharps develops medical waste conversion process Published: December 21, 2010 Green Zone: Materials, Management Sharps Compliance Inc., Houston, has developed the patent-pending GREEN Waste Conversion Process™, which eliminates medical waste dumped into...

Congress passes formaldehyde limits for composite wood products Published: November 30, 2010 Green Zone: Legislation, Materials Supported by industry and environmental groups, the U.S. Congress has passed a bill limiting the amount of formalde- hyde in hardwood plywood,...

AGS Technology adds cost estimator to Web site Published: October 15, 2010 Green Zone: Materials AGS Technology has added the AGStimator, a do-it-yourself plastic part cost estimator, to its Web site at www.agstechnology.com . In less...

Cereplast enters distribution agreement with Alphani Intl. Published: July 24, 2010 Green Zone: Materials Cereplast Inc., a manufacturer of proprietary biobased, sustainable plastics in El Segundo, Calif., has entered into an exclusive distribution...

Concrete floor products pass LEED, CHPS testing requirements Published: July 6, 2010 Green Zone: Materials, Facilities Five concrete floor products from L&M Construction Chemicals, Omaha, Neb., have passed the product testing requirements in the LEED®...

Grainger names first Sustainability Supplier of the Year Published: June 30, 2010 Green Zone: Materials, Renewable Energy Suppliers W.W. Grainger Inc., Chicago, has recognized its 25 top performing suppliers with its Partners in Performance Award. The company named...

AGA releases environmental study results on hot-dip galvanized steel Published: June 30, 2010 Green Zone: Materials The American Galvanizers Association, Centennial, Colo., in conjunction with the International Zinc Association, has completed a life-cycle...

TEKFAB delivers drilling, sawing system to solar customer Published: June 30, 2010 Green Zone: Materials TEKFAB Inc., Albany, Ore., has delivered an automated drill and saw system to a company in the extrusion processing industry. The system...

Automotive study says aluminum provides best life cycle emissions reductions, energy savings Published: June 30, 2010 Green Zone: Materials A new international sustainability study on automotive materials has been released by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The study...

Cereplast approved to list shares on NASDAQ Published: June 30, 2010 Green Zone: Materials Cereplast Inc., El Segundo, Calif., a manufacturer of proprietary, biobased, sustainable plastics, has received approval to list its common...

FMA Communications launches www.greenmanufacturer.net Published: April 5, 2010 Green Zone: Management, Facilities, Legislation, Machinery and Equipment, Materials, Power Sources, Renewable Energy Suppliers FMA Communications Inc., Rockford, Ill., has established a new Web site at www.greenmanufacturer.net, an online information tool for those...