LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, June 18 -- BASF, a producer of chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas, issued the following news release: * * * #OurPlasticsJourney: BASF to showcase the sustainable future of plastics at K 2025 * #OurPlasticsJourney, a comprehensive roadmap of innovation, circularity and emissions reduction in high-performance plastics * Reduced PCF portfolio "rPCF" introduced to the market * Numerous product highlights along the lifecyc  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Cooper Hewitt Presents "Made in America: Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne" This fall, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present "Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne," an exhibition featuring Payne's intricately detailed photography of America's factories. On view from Nov. 21 through spring 2026, the exhibition brings together more th  more

CAIRO, Egypt, June 20 (TNSrep) -- The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights issued the following news release: * * * Global Gender Gap Report 2025: Egypt Among the Worst Ten Countries Worldwide in Gender Equality The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) expresses its deep concern over Egypt's continued decline in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025 (https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2025/). Egypt ranked 139th out of 148 countries, p  more

LONDON, England, June 18 -- Greenpeace UK issued the following news release: * * * Fashion waste from top UK brands found polluting endangered turtles' habitat in Ghana Discarded clothes from Next, Asda and M&S found in protected wetlands threatened by fast-growing waste dumps * Clothes discarded by UK consumers and exported to Ghana have been found in a huge new dumpsite growing inside internationally protected wetlands, an Unearthed and Greenpeace Africa investigation reveals. Stills an  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, June 18 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release: * * * Hotel del Coronado Announces Completion of $550 Million, Multi-Year Restoration * Revitalization of Victorian Building Marks Culmination of Property-Wide Renovation SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The legendary Hotel del Coronado today announced the completion of the revitalization of its iconic Victorian building, the final milestone in Blackstone Real Estate's more than $550 million   more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, June 17 -- The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command issued the following news: * * * Making Prototypes next to the Battlefield with DEVCOM CBC's ExLab By Parker Martin Austere, remote operational environments call for adaptability and agility from Soldiers and their equipment alike. When conditions worsen or circumstances flip the script of their mission, warfighters must remain ready and lethal--a requirement that often depends upon their kit   more

SWINDON, England, June 19 [Category: Business] -- The UK Research and Innovation posted the following news: * * * New research hubs to cut carbon and reshape UK manufacturing * 19 June 2025 From green steel and recycled plastics to turning waste into new materials and using AI to boost productivity, four hubs will tackle UK manufacturing challenges. Backed by PS44 million through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), their work will cut carbon, create high-value  more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 19 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * New RIT technologies help minimize global textile waste Golisano Institute for Sustainability partners with Nike, Goodwill, Ambercycle to recycle clothing * RIT-GIS research engineers develop automated system to dismantle used clothing for high-quality textile recycling. * AI and laser technology identify and remove non-recyclable elements like zippers, logos, and mixed materials. * T  more

EXETER, England, June 18 -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * First-of-its-kind archaeological laboratory helps the National Trust to restore rare book By Andrew Merrington A rare and ornate book dating back to the 1600s has been restored and returned to public exhibition with the help of a cutting-edge archaeological facility at the University of Exeter. Embroidered with silver and gold thread and one of very few of its kind to survive, the 1636-edition of the Pray  more