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The new Greenpeace standard reflects the best overall practice in the market for detecting and eliminating the use and discharge of hazardous chemicals, resulting from the Detox campaign. It uses the best third party tools and standards, such as the Standard 100 and DETOX to ZERO by OEKO-TEX® that are now available for textiles manufacturing facilities to address hazardous chemicals and ensures full supply chain transparency.

The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced the 15 finalists nominated for the European Inventor Award 2019.

Although Apple thinks it can compare apples and oranges, the tech giant was proven wrong by the European Court of Justice.

The number of patent applications filed with the European Patent Office (EPO) grew by 4.6% last year, reaching a new high of 174 317 (2017: 166 594).

Centexbel's concept for a biobased self-reinforced composite material receives the prestigious JEC World Innovation Award in the category “Sustainability”

At the JEC fair, Monika Rymarczyk demonstrates composites made from natural resources that we have developed in the European H2020 project Recysite and the Europena LIFE project Ecoxy

With a length of 42 m, the new bicycle and footbridge are the longest composite bridges made of one piece in the world. Even longer than the average Boeing (35 m).

Tijdens de vijfde editie van de Factory of the Future Awards in Kortrijk hebben tien bedrijven gisteravond de titel van Factory of the Future ontvangen uit handen van Vlaams minister-president Geert Bourgeois.

While Apple does file numerous patents and applications on a weekly basis, they should be taken as guidance as to areas of Apple's interest, and not a guarantee that the company will be incorporating the concepts into future Apple products.

At the start of the year, the OEKO-TEX® Association as usual updated the applicable test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with STANDARD 100 and the LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX®.