June 25th, 2020, Mumbai, INDIA.  Following the grand success of India's largest Recycling Conclave - RACE 1 & RACE 2, both of which witnessed large gatherings of well over 250+ delegates, Polymerupdate and PWorld Tech have now scheduled RACE 3 – (Recycling And the Circular Economy).  This will be a Virtual Conference in association with SPE (Society Of Plastic Engineers) India.

In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, we need to relook at how the world perceives plastics and must appreciate the role this miraculous commodity has played in helping fight the virus. PPE suits, face masks, surgical gloves, face shields, medical supplies, water bottles and food packaging are just some of the products which heavily depend on plastics raw material and we all know the unequivocal importance of the above mentioned products in either containing, fighting or dealing with the virus. Plastics have indeed played a key role in helping protect our world as it navigates through the COVID 19 pandemic. We have to accept that plastics are proving to be a boon during this time of extreme crisis.

While there is no doubt that plastics are a blessing during the time of the coronavirus, we cannot ignore the importance of plastics waste management. How does one regulate the disposal of the millions of face masks and surgical gloves after use? What happens to the face shields and the PPE suits after they have served their purpose? These pertinent questions will be addressed at RACE 3, India's biggest and most credible Conference on Recycling. The aim is to educate India on how to handle plastics more responsibly and respectfully. The conference will also highlight the importance of moving from a linear to a circular economy by discussing recycling and redesigning of plastic products.

In order to help India gain a deeper understanding of what single-use plastics is and how India needs to handle products made from plastics in a more responsible manner, Polymerupdate, PWorld Tech and SPE India are together planning RACE 3,  on Friday, July 17, 2020.

The theme of the conference will be - Global Opportunities In Recycling And Circular Economy Post Coronavirus Era.

Key Pointers:

Date: July 17, 2020

Time: 2:30pm to 6:30pm IST

Venue: Online Virtual

For more information, kindly visit: www.raceconferences.com

With its distinctive ability to draw together key players and industry experts, RACE 3 promises to be an ideal platform for attendees from across the plastics supply chain and related industries.

 Tentative topics to be covered:

- Growth of the Personal Care Industry & Packaging

- Brand Owner's Ethical Practices for Recycled Plastics Amid Covid-19

- Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic on Medical Plastic Waste (Used PPEs) and Upcoming Challenges

- Covid-19 and The Circular Economy Scenario In India: Opportunities And Reflections

Format: Presentations, Virtual Q&A, Live Virtual Panel Discussions

Theme of Panel Discussion: OCR (Opportunities, Challenges & Responsibilities) In CSR (Collection, Segregation, Recycling/Reforming/Reuse)

Who will attend?

- Polymer Producers

- Polymer Traders

- Plastics Processors

- Plastics recycling machinery and equipment suppliers

- Plastic material suppliers and compounders

- Plastics recyclers

- Waste management specialists

- Industry associations

- NGOs

- Consultants

About Polymerupdate | www.polymerupdate.com

Polymerupdate has been Asia's #1 market intelligence company in the petrochemical space, for the past 20 years and with a recently opened office in Europe, we are slowly but surely racing toward becoming the world's #1 market intelligence company for petrochemicals. The company provides business critical industry news and real-time price assessments which are used as benchmarks for contract price settlements in many parts of Asia and the Middle East. Polymerupdate has a fast widening subscriber base with clients in over 65 countries.

About PWorld Technology Pvt Ltd.

PWorld Technology Pvt. Ltd. is in the business of developing, maintaining and operating E-commerce platforms to facilitate retail trading in polymers and other petroleum products. It also will develop capabilities of providing warehousing facilities and providing logistics support services including transport in supply chain management. It is in the process of creating logistics portals. PWorld has the capability of handling turnkey projects to develop similar software for use in foreign jurisdictions. It plans to hold industry related seminars/conferences for knowledge sharing and networking.

About SPE | www.speindia.org

SPE India is a part of the global leading Association of the Plastic Industry namely SPE USA. SPE as one of its forefront activities arranges Seminars and Technical Conferences and have always managed to create a platform for Techno-Commercial discussions within the Plastics Industry. The objective of the SPE is to promote the scientific and engineering knowledge relating to plastics. SPE helps people and companies in the plastics industry succeed, by spreading knowledge, strengthening skills & promoting plastics.

July 2020, UK: NFC Tagify, a UK based company, provides the best NFC technology-based customised products and services like encoding and programming. One of their most availed products is their revolutionary NFC business cards.

NFC Tagify is the premier provider of NFC based services and products in the UK. The company makes smart and recognisable items that can change the way you pass around necessary information. These products range from tags, stickers, key fobs, chips and also Near Field Communication (NFC) business cards. The business cards give you a refreshing alternative to exchange contact details with the people you do business. NFC Chips allow mobile phones to communicate with another NFC compatible device within a small radius of around 3-4 centimetres, providing a wireless connection. The customer can choose between customised NFC chips like NTAG213, NTAG215, and NTAG216.

NFC is a groundbreaking contactless technology that has been modernising the way of exchanging the information. Almost every smart device made in recent times is NFC enabled. This allows for many innovative methods for NFC to be implemented in everyday uses. The custom printed double-sided cards offered by the company will allow you to design your card online using their interactive designer tool. If not, you can upload your artwork if you already have one, you can also ask them to encode your card beforehand. Apart from double-sided cards, the customer can also choose the self-adhesive sticker card.

Business cards have always been an essential means for professionals to share valuable information. With NFC tagged business cards, however, people can provide more than just mere contact details. Options for exchanging even more marketing content, like the URL of the website, can also be made possible by NFC business tags.

NFC Tagify is one of the most reputed and well-known online suppliers for NFC products and expertise. Their NFC business cards have given many businesses a new life with small changes like project modernisation to impress their clients.

For orders or information about programming/encoding NFC business cards, visit https://nfctagify.com or call them at +44 1600 800 080. Their customer support team is always happy to help their clients with any queries.

About The Company:

NFC Tagify is one of the leading NFC Products and services providers in the UK. NFC Tagify offers contactless NFC tags, PVC business cards, Ntag stickers, chips, anti-metal/on metal, and several customized NFC products. NFC Tagify manufactures products to comply with NFC Forum specifications. NFC Tagify also offers NFC tag encoding in bulk.

Contact Details:

Address: 11 Walton Way, London, United Kingdom

Phone Number: +44 1600 800 080

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Website: https://nfctagify.com/

On June 2, 2020, USA Today reporters David Heath, Kevin McCoy and Donovan Slack, published an article entitled "You could see the train wreck coming': Inexperienced, dubious companies, among many aiming to cash in on coronavirus antibody tests."

According to the lawsuit, the article contained numerous false and misleading statements about Vivera and its COVID-19 antibody tests. The article is a disparaging hit piece against CEO Paul Edalat. The reporters personally attacked Edalat with false claims about his character, business dealings and ongoing litigation.

USA Today chose to publish false information about the accuracy rates of Vivera's COVID-19 antibody tests, misleading readers by taking quotes out of context in order to make it appear as though Vivera was hiding information from the public. Vivera has always been transparent about its two COVID-19 antibody test kits and published the validation results of those tests on its website.

On June 3, 2020, one day after the article was published, Vivera, through its legal counsel, delivered a letter to USA Today specifying the false and misleading statements and demanded that USA Today issue a retraction.

Seven days later on June 10, 2020, USA Today's parent company, Gannett Media refused to retract the article or remove or correct any false and misleading statements about Vivera. The paper did, however, change the title of the article to "Inexperienced, dubious companies on FDA list to sell coronavirus antibody tests."

"It is unfortunate that Gannett, and USA Today, chose to knowingly print false, misleading, and disparaging comments about myself and Vivera," said Paul Edalat, CEO of Vivera Pharmaceuticals. "We provided USA Today an opportunity to retract this article, which they refused. This article has nothing to do with the quality of Vivera's antibody tests and was a coordinated attack on me in an effort to disparage Vivera."

Vivera has filed suit in the United States District Court, Central District of California.

About Vivera Pharmaceuticals
Vivera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an innovative, science-driven pharmaceutical company focused on novel therapies for a variety of indications.  In addition to its pharmaceutical and medical device products, the company has global exclusivity to license the patented and patent-pending TABMELT® sublingual drug-delivery system for the pharmaceutical use of therapeutic compounds. The company is vertically integrated with patented technology, manufacturing capabilities, and distribution for its products.

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Hanover, MA, Kingston, MA, Marshfield, MA and Cohasset, MA, Jul 03, 2020 -- Lapels Dry Cleaning, an innovative, environmentally friendly dry cleaning company headquartered in Hanover, Massachusetts, recently announced Kimberly Wilkinson as the new owner of Lapels Dry Cleaning of Hanover. Wilkinson took over the satellite store, located at 2117 Washington Street in Hanover, MA, on June 15.

Lapels Dry Cleaning of Hanover represents the fourth location owned by Wilkinson. She’s also the owner of Lapels Dry Cleaning of Marshfield, a dry cleaning store and plant at 776 Plain Street, Marshfield, Lapels Dry Cleaning of Cohasset, a satellite store at 827 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, Cohasset, and Lapels Dry Cleaning of Kingston, another satellite store located at 150 Summer Street in Kingston.

“For the past five years, it’s been a privilege to bring the world’s only 100 percent environmentally non-toxic cleaning process to the people of the lower South Shore. With our new location further north, we can bring it to even more people in towns like Hanover, Rockland and Norwell coupled with our free delivery service,” said Wilkinson, a Marshfield resident. “The true beauty of how Lapels cleans clothes is not only that it’s better for the environment but there’s no odor as you find with other dry cleaning processes. Clothes just look and feel better,”

Adds Wilkinson, “Given the backdrop of what’s going on in the country and world, getting your clothes clean takes on added importance. Having clothes professionally cleaned in a manner that doesn’t hurt the environment provides an added level of comfort.”

The acquisition of Lapels of Hanover represents the latest in a number of impressive accomplishments for Wilkinson. She first purchased Lapels Dry Cleaning of Kingston and Lapels Dry Cleaning of Marshfield in 2015. In 2017, Wilkinson was named Lapels Franchise Owner of the Year. Under her leadership, Lapels Dry Cleaning of Cohasset has earned WickedLocal’s Readers Choice for Best Dry Cleaner on several occasions.

“Kimberly has been an incredible addition to our organization from day one. She’s a great example of how people who are teachable and have a positive attitude and work ethic can come into this business and succeed,” said Kevin Dubois, CEO of Lapels Dry Cleaning. “We’re thankful to have her as the new owner of Lapels Dry Cleaning of Hanover and look forward to the things she will accomplish.”

Lapels has pioneered its eco-friendly dry-cleaning experience over the past two decades. Lapels has a partnership agreement with GreenEarth®, the dry cleaning industry’s only non-toxic cleaning alternative for its newer locations. Using these kinds of solutions and the latest technology in equipment, Lapels is one of the few dry cleaners able to boast that there is no hazardous waste in their process. Their environmentally-friendly cleaning process has no odor and is gentler on clothes, thus lengthening the life of clothes.

Lapels Dry Cleaning also sets itself apart with its customer service. Lapels customers are greeted to a warm and inviting reception area, with friendly customer service representatives, and alteration services.

In terms of its services, Lapels offers its customers Automatic Rewards earning them credit towards free dry cleaning for every dollar they spend, Loyalty Programs, a VIP Program which eliminates the need to wait in line, the use of a 24 Hour Drop Off Service and FREE Home Delivery to all its customers. Lapels Dry Cleaning offer free pickup and drop-off service. During the COVID 19 pandemic Lapels also offers a “car hop” service where customers can drop off and pick up their clothing without ever leaving their cars.

During the pandemic, hours at Lapels Dry Cleaning of Hanover will be Monday through Friday, 8am to 5 pm and Saturday 9 am to 4 pm. For complete information on Lapels Dry Cleaning, please visit https://mylapels.com/locations/lapels-dry-cleaning-hanover-ma/.

Lapels Dry Cleaning – Environmentally Friendly Cleaners
Each Lapels Dry Cleaning store offers a full slate of services, including same-day dry cleaning; shirt service; tailoring; wedding gown preservation; suede and leather processing; box storage and fur storage. Lapels Dry Cleaning has stores in Arizona (Buckeye, Gilbert, Chandler, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Yuma), California (Gilroy, Hollister), Colorado (Littleton), Connecticut (Cromwell), Florida (Fleming Island, Orange Park, Tampa); Illinois (Wilmette); Massachusetts (Abington, Allston, Bedford, Boston, Boston Seaport, South Boston, Brighton, Burlington, Cohasset, Concord, Dedham, Dover, Easton, Hanover, Hingham, Kingston, North Andover, Malden, Marshfield, Martha’s Vineyard, Newtonville, Norton, Somerville, Stoughton, Waltham, Wakefield, Wellesley, Westford, Westwood, W Roxbury and Wilmington), Mississippi (New Albany, Olive Branch, Tupelo, Oxford, Pontotoc), New Jersey (Brick, Somerville), New York (Latham), North Carolina (Charlotte), Oklahoma (Edmond, Oklahoma City), Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg), South Carolina (Fort Mill, Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island), Tennessee (Arlington, Brentwood, Franklin, Germantown, Nashville), Texas (Brownsville, Katy, Little Elm, Prosper, Richmond, Spring, Sugar Land). Additional locations are coming soon to Carolina Forest, SC and Brooklyn NY.

Lapels Dry Cleaning has received a number of accolades in the franchise world. That includes being ranked again on the 2020 Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list for the country’s top Franchise Systems. Entrepreneur's “Franchise 500” is the best and most comprehensive rating of franchises in the world and is based on objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation. Lapels Dry Cleaning has also been named to Franchise Times Top 200+.

Lapels has also achieved acclaim in the dry cleaning industry. Lapels Dry Cleaning CEO Kevin Dubois is the co-author of Entrepreneurial Insanity in the Dry Cleaning Business, sold on Amazon.com.

Lapels Dry Cleaning corporate offices are located at 962 Washington Street, Hanover, MA 02339. 

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