An EHU study, now published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, has found a way of using mussel shells, which usually end ...

The tons of discarded mussel shells generated by the seafood industry may be organic, but they're still very slow to biodegrade in landfills. They may soon find new life, however, sandblasting jeans ...

Sandblasted jeans are a look that denim makers are literally dying for, according to an international textile union. Levi’s and H&M have agreed to stop using the sandblasting process on their denim ...

Just Group, the owner of fashion brands such as Just Jeans, Dotti and Jay Jays, has been criticised for using the sandblasting process to create the `faded-in' look on some of its jeans. Sandblasting ...

Abrasive blasting is a technique that has been in existence since 1870 when the first abrasive blasting process was patented by Benjamin Chew Tilghman. Abrasive blasting is the operation of forcibly ...

Editor s note: This article, the latest in a monthly series on Vermont s granite industry, is provided courtesy of the Vermont Granite Museum. By PAUL WOOD Sandblasting is a common operation in the ...