Viet Nam News Trọng Kiên HÀ NỘI — Despite being a fairly new material with a little over 100 years of history, plastic has permeated every part of modern life. But plastic’s very strengths – convenience, cost and durability – have proved a double-edged sword and turned it into an increasingly menacing, ubiquitous and resilient threat to the environment once the one million bottles produced a day have outlived their original purpose. A team led by two Vietnamese researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Assoc. Prof Dương Minh Hải and Prof Phan Thiện Nhân, have found a way to breathe new life into discarded plastic bottles – turning them into one of the world’s lightest material called ‘aerogel’ that has a wide range of applications, including heat insulation, sound insulation, and absorption of oil and other pollutants. “I wanted to come up with a real product … [Read more...] about Vietnamese researchers repurpose plastic waste with world’s first PET aerogel
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Pet Tet: Brisk Lunar New Year business for pet services
In keeping with the Tet tradition of getting new clothes to wear during the holiday, Vu Thu Trang walked out of a shop on Kim Ma street with three new sets of clothes. But these dresses were not for her. They were for her three poodles. Trang’s poodles seemed to wagging their tails even more vigorously, their tongues hanging out more after a four-hour makeover. They had been groomed, bathed, massaged and fed in a store where dozens of pets were queuing for the same services. "Tet is the most important time of the year so I want my pets to look most beautiful. I have spent about a quarter of my income this month on these little buddies, but it’s all worth it," Trang said, petting one of the poodles. Pet owners like Trang are why pet care companies in Vietnam are reporting a surge in demand for lodging and grooming services as Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), the country’s largest holiday nears. Pet Mart, one of the largest pet service chains in Vietnam with 12 stores, … [Read more...] about Pet Tet: Brisk Lunar New Year business for pet services
Vietnam’s green, clean products introduced in New Zealand
Vietnamese organic rice OrgaGro introduced at the Go Green Expo 2018 (Photo: moit.gov.vn) Sydney (VNA) – Vietnam's green and clean products have been introduced to New Zealand consumers at the Go Green Expo 2018 recently held in Wellington. On display at the Vietnamese booth were types of organic rice OrgaGro, cacao powder T-Bros, natural fibre bags, and work clothes made from coconut fibres. The event, which took place on November 10 – 11, was an opportunity for Vietnamese producers to study the demand in this market as well as seek distributors for their products. From early next year, seven organic types of OrgaGro rice will be sold in supermarkets of Foodstuffs - one of the two largest retail groups in New Zealand. Go Green Expo is an annual green living and sustainable lifestyle show in New Zealand. This year, the event attracted hundreds of businesses display various organic products such as food, beverages, health and cosmetic products, pet products, … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s green, clean products introduced in New Zealand
Neovia Vietnam finds domestic feed market fertile territory
(VEN) - Christophe Guillaume, Neovia Vietnam CEO, says the Vietnamese livestock sector is one of the most developed in the world and the biggest in Southeast Asia. He foresees and appreciates opportunities for further growth in Vietnam, and is directing the company towards sustainable development in the country. How do you assess the Vietnamese animal feed market in recent years? The Vietnamese animal feed market is considered to be quite mature, but local enterprises have not won the advantage and are unable to control the market. Thus the advantage is now with foreign-invested enterprises. According to a report by Grand View Research, by 2020, the size of Vietnam’s feed market will reach US$10.55 billion and require 25 to 26 million tonnes of animal feed. In recent years, this sector has grown and developed quite well, with an average annual growth of 13-15 percent. According to the report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), animal feed and … [Read more...] about Neovia Vietnam finds domestic feed market fertile territory
U.S. finalizes anti-dumping duties on S. Korean PET resin
The commerce department said PET resin products imported from South Korea, Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan and Taiwan were sold at "less than fair value rates" in the U.S. market, finalizing anti-dumping tariffs ranging from 5.16 percent to 275.89 percent. Under the decision, South Korean exporters will be assessed duties of 8.23-101.41 percent on PET resin sold in the U.S. market. The U.S. imported $24 million worth of PET resin from South Korea in 2016 and the amount jumped to $127.3 million in 2017, according to the commerce department. PET resin is mainly used to make bottles, jars, containers and various other packaging applications. Source from the Yonhap. … [Read more...] about U.S. finalizes anti-dumping duties on S. Korean PET resin