It's not easy being green. Did you know that more than 20 eco-unfriendly processing steps go into a traditional pair of pre-washed jeans? During the last decade, many denim manufacturers have begun changing the environmental hazards of their processing by recycling their wastes and greening their production steps. With STN®, we will investigate some of the new green trends in denim manufacturing.
Trend Barometer
New inventions in current research fields in 2012 (worldwide)
Last update: 26 April 2012
Source: STN databases
CAplus(SM), DWPI(SM) and INPAFAMDB
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If you need topical sci-tech or patent information for business-critical decisions, research, or application procedures, but do not have access to the relevant sources, you should contact FIZ Karlsruhe’s search service.
In order to find the valuable information you are interested in, our experts – scientists from various disciplines – use the databases on STN International. STN International is an online service which we operate together with Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). It covers a wide range of the most important databases from all areas of science and technology along with the world’s largest and most prestigious patent databases.
In close collaboration with you, we select the relevant databases, formulate a search strategy (for example, for patents, scientific journal articles, or research reports), carry out the search and send you the results.
Our searches focus on:
- Patents
- Chemical information including structure searches
- Pharmaceutical information, e.g. on ingredients
- Biosequences
- Toxicology (to support you in complying with the REACH regulations)
- Literature from various research areas
- Setting up SDI profiles (for example, for monitoring patents)
We deliver the bibliographic data along with abstracts by e-mail, fax, or mail – according to your specifications. We will also assist you in procuring the full-texts of the requested documents in print or electronic form. Further information is available in our price list.
Should you be interested in our search service, please contact us by phone, fax, or e-mail.

