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Green issues and plant efficiency - Business News

- 18 April 2008 -
VELOX adds biopolymers
European distributor is adding a full range of bioplastics to its range.

- 1 October 2007 -
DuPont and Plantic in biomaterials alliance
Starch-based polymers marketed for packaging.

- 18 April 2007 -
WEEE recycling test successfully completed
Trial proves viability of recycling flame-retardant plastics.

- 19 February 2007 -
EPA recognizes Sylvin for lead-free facility
Company eliminates use of lead from all its products.

- 4 May 2006 -
EU confirms plasticizer safety
The European Union has confirmed that two of the most widely-used plasticizers are not classified as hazardous and pose no risks to either human health or the environment from their current use.

- 26 January 2006 -
New polycarbonate roofing material moves greenhouses to energy independence
The greenhouse industry in the Netherlands is using GE Plastics' new Lexan™ ZigZag™ sheet polycarbonate (PC) roofing material to move from a consumer of fossil fuel to a producer of solar energy.

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