Originally created to establish a Standard for the suppliers of packaging and packaging materials for the food industry, this Standard is now a leading global Standard adopted by major retailers, manufacturers and packaging businesses around the world and is equally applicable to non-food packaging producers. Certification to the Standard verifies technical performance, aids manufacturers' fulfillment of legal obligations and helps provide protection to the consumer. The global standard for Packing and Packing Materials issue 5 was released by BRC in 2008. This Standard is now a leading global Standard adopted by major retailers, manufacturers and Packaging businesses around the world and is equally applicable ...

From the past few years, it has been observed that most of the traders, market investors, buyers around the world are trying to follow some techniques to stay on top of their game. If you are able to spend few minutes browsing through the internet, you will get detail information about any industry.   However, some of the websites are providing this information at free of cost and some of them are charging a subscription fee which guides you.  These review sites are so much useful for those people who are trying to get daily information about steel industry.  Moreover, these websites will provide some daily news articles around ...

On the roofs of most buildings there are HVAC ducts that are running across the top of the roof. These ducts carry air to separate parts of the building. For a number of reasons sometimes these ducts run across the top of the roof instead of below the roof. Because these ducts are made of metal, and because they run above the roof’s surface, they need to be supported up off of the roof so that the sharp metal does not puncture the roof’s membrane. Let’s explore then the aspects of a proper support: What do ...

When on the roof of a manufacturing plan or even a school building, you are sure to have noticed the jungle of piping that can be up there, especially when you are dealing with chill water lines or ammonia lines. Big lines like this often need special supports to hold them up, and that’s where pipe hangers come into the picture. A pipe hanger is a strut frame that is built around a pipe and then a clevis hanger is hung from the crossbar, via a piece of all thread that ultimately wraps ...

Buyers, traders and stock market investors all need to stay on top of their game. A few minutes spent browsing on the internet will reveal a number of review sites, some free and others charging a subscription fee to guide you. These review sites will be invaluable to those involved in the steel industry as they offer daily news articles from around the globe, daily price reviews and price projections. Suppliers need to review the buying power and fluctuating markets and look for potential areas for export. Those following the industry will know that currently Stainless-steel production and demand is increasing, as ferrochrome ussed in its production. Due ...

If you have ever been up on a commercial roof (shopping center, school, office building, etc…) you surely have seen that there is a large amount of piping that runs on top of a roof. Gas lines, chill water lines, electrical conduit, and condensate drain lines are just some of what you may see running across the flat roof surface. But have you ever noticed the rooftop pipe supports? What many people don’t know, or don’t understand, is that these lines need to be supported up off of the roof’s surface to prevent damage ...

If you have ever been up on a commercial roof (shopping center, school, office building, etc…), odds are that you have seen HVAC ducts that are running across the top of the roof. These ducts are carrying air to a separate part of the building. For a number of reasons sometimes these ducts run across the top of the roof instead of below the roof. Because these ducts are made of metal, and because they run above the roof’s surface, they need to be support up off of the roof so that the ...

Steel is an important commodity whose price affects various big and small industries. After all, various industries are directly and indirectly dependent on steel. The product of an industry can be made of steel, and/or the machines used in the industry for production of a particular commodity can be made of steel. Hence it is important to keep a track of the steel price index to know about steel prices. The price of steel or the economic status of the steel industry will determine the prices of a range of big and small items, and thereby will affect the economy of a country. The steel price index can be of ...