Frankfurt, November, 2011 - Injection moulding trials yelded success in manufacturing thin wall (under 1mm) cups for food applications
Frankfurt, November, 2011 - Injection moulding trials yelded success in manufacturing thin wall (under 1mm) cups for food applications
Paris, March, 2011 - ORIGINI, Nature’s pot, wins 1st PRIZE in the Jard’innov competition, organised for the third time by the French magazine GROUPE J, that rewards the most innovative products for the 2010/2011 season. 101 products, divided into 13 categories, were selected for top honours in the competition that was judged by 43 large-scale retail buyers and 10 journalists. 1st prize in the “Decoration” category was awarded to the Coconut Brown ORIGINI pot!
Ponzano Veneto, February, 2011 - "Six hundred fewer tons of plastic in the environment in 2011: this is the green result that Benetton Group will achieve by introducing innovative, lightweight Liquidwood clothing hangers - 100% biodegradable and recyclable - in place of the plastic hangers usually used to display garments." The eco-hangers, developed in partnership with Aesop and the Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie in Pfinztal-Berghausen (Germany), will gradually replace their plastic predecessors throughout the worldwide network of Benetton stores
Vicenza, February 2011 - Liquidwood is used for the first time in Rotomoulding applications to manufacture efficiently large and complex products
Valencia, November 2010 - First Liquidwood film is extruded with thicknesses from 20µ to 120µ. Further trials are scheduled
Milan, June 2009 - Sergio Rossi is presenting the Eco Pump, a stiletto pump, symbol of the Sergio Rossi brand, realized and produced with materials and processes characterized by a minor environmental impact. It will be exclusively launched in Sergio Rossi stores on the 5th of June 2009, and simultaneous to the worldwide broadcasting of the movie HOME