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'Tis the season for green donation

Green bucks is usually the best donation for a worthwhile cause but I guess biobased materials will also do. Cargill said it teamed up with its customer Healthier Choice, a premium carpet cushion manufacturer, in donating over 1,500 square feet of carpet cushion and underlayment made in part with Cargill's...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-03-2008
Wal-Mart creates green council

The emperor of retailers has formed its own Green Jobs Council comprising representatives from Wal-Mart's kingdoms ..err..divisions, as well as representatives from its suppliers across various industries. Wal-Mart said the Green Council will facilitate the creation of US green jobs starting off...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-02-2008
P&G files coffee container lawsuit

Lighter-weight container is a green marketer's tool as well as a way for companies to save millions of dollars in reduced packaging material, fuel and other distribution costs. Which is why Procter & Gamble is suing Kraft Foods alleging that it infringed P&G's patented lighter-weight...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-23-2008
States of the green nation

Sustainlane.com, an online community focusing on sustainable living, released today its top green US cities for the year based on their ability to maintain healthy air, drinking water, parks and public transit systems, as well as a robust, sustainable local economy with green building, farmers markets...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-22-2008
Tires on the road to green

You don't usually associate Danisco, globally-known for its yummy biscuits, in producing rubber tire chemicals. However, Danisco's biotechnology company Genencor has been active in producing renewable-based chemicals and fuels, and just this week announced a joint venture deal with Goodyear Tire...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-16-2008
Eastman on cosmetic sustainability

The green blog is fortunate enough to get Jim McCaulley, Eastman Chemical 's global market development manager, to provide some cosmetic sustainability insights through, I believe, is the blog's first podcast. According to McCaulley, sustainability is a big trend that will continue to grow and...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-14-2008
Cosmetic show in full green force

I've been running around at the annual HBA cosmetic event in New York city for the past two days and that led me to not being able to do my blogging job, for which I apologize. Fortunately, the 3-day show is full of green news, events and presentations. For my stories on new green packaging products...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-11-2008
Sprouting green chemical companies

Another green US company is ready to revolutionize the way chemicals are produced. Segetis , formed in 2006 and funded by Khosla Ventures, just appointed former Cargill employee James Stoppert as its new president and CEO. I remembered interviewing Mr. Stoppert about their corn-based plastics and ethanol...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-03-2008
Green chemicals in August

The chemical industry has been busy churning out new biobased and other green chemicals last month ranging from cleaners to cookwares to films and foams. I do wonder how prices of some of these chemicals compare to traditional products. Do they still have premiums over petroleum-based products despite...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-03-2008
Spinning a yarn on eco-fibers

While the goal of appliance manufacturers are to clean clothes using eco-friendly machines , the goal of the fashion and textile industry is also to go with the green flow using energy-saving, eco-friendly fibers. ICIS Chemical Business , the magazine I work for featured today the Textiles and Fabrics...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-02-2008

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