One of the leading providers of sanitary flow control solutions, Unibloc Pump, announced that it has acquired the pioneer of diaphragm pumps, Flotronic Pumps. The latter, based in the UK, invented the “one nut” air operated double diaphragm pumps (AODD). This particular equipment boasts of a single bolt design, which reduces process downtime. Unibloc hopes to build a global sanitary flow control platform, and going into a partnership with Flotronic is one way to realize this vision. The … [Read more...] about Unibloc Pump completes acquisition of UK-based Flotronic Pumps
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Foopak Bio Natura’s paper products certified plastic-free
The amount of plastic waste produced worldwide every year is still at an alarming number, reaching about 300 million metric tons. What’s even more alarming is that 9% is recycled, and 79% ending up at landfills and dumpsites, greatly contributing to soil pollution. As a result, organisations all over the world are launching campaigns to help curb pollution and environmental damage caused by plastics. The European Commission released a new directive on single-use plastics, while the U.S. has … [Read more...] about Foopak Bio Natura’s paper products certified plastic-free
Beauty, self-care through nutrition top priorities in lockdown
COVID-19 has forced people to stay at home and countries to be in various stages of lockdowns to help contain the virus. With shifting to working from home, many were seen to ‘let go’ and instead focus their energies on work and surviving this pandemic. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case, according to research conducted by Lycored. On the contrary, people looked after themselves more during lockdown, with a focus on self-care through nutrition. About 48% of participants located in the … [Read more...] about Beauty, self-care through nutrition top priorities in lockdown
