BUILT for Sustainability
The Vision for Heartland Polymers Comes to Fruition; Building Sustainability into Its Foundation Sustainability is at the heart of the Heartland Polymers story. Being only the second polypropylene plant to come online in a decade, they have a lot to say about it as they initiate production. Owned by parent company Inter Pipeline, the company …
Sparkling Sustainability in Hygiene
Sparkle makes planet-friendly period care products from renewable plant-based ingredients that do not contain conventional petrochemical-based plastics (such as polypropylene or polyethylene). Recently, IFJ caught up the Sparkle’s CEO and co-founder, Chirag Virani to learn more about the company and the impact it is making on the marketplace. International Fiber Journal: Please give us an …
Eco-Couture
Inspires in the Spotlight AVATAR: The Way of Water Continues the Eco-Aware Saga of the Sully Family, While the Film’s Stars Embrace Eco-Conscious Fashion Beyond the Screen and on the Red Carpet As the blockbuster sequel AVATAR: The Way of Water inches towards $2 billion in global ticket sales as one of the top producing …
Oxford Instruments Webinar
Optimizing Spin Finish Coatings Yield and Performance Across The Synthetic Fibers Industry This interactive webinar will highlight how the manufacturing yield, quality and performance of fibers is optimized through rapid, accurate, solvent free characterization of spin finish and related coatings. Sharing case studies, we will review how high sustainability benchtop Time Domain NMR (TD-NMR) methods …
Stewarding Development with Measured Experience
INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry recently announced the appointment of Matt O’Sickey, Ph.D., as its new Director of Education & Technical Affairs. An accomplished market development, technology and product management executive, O’Sickey has more than 20 years of experience with Tredegar Film Products in the absorbent hygiene, food, and medical sectors. Most recently, …