Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has agreed to acquire 50% stake in the sweeteners and starches business of Russia-based Aston Foods and Food Ingredients. ADM Europe, Middle East and Africa president Pierre Duprat said: “ADM has ...
Tags: Sweeteners, Aston Foods
The Scottish Government is planning to introduce 50p minimum unit pricing for alcohol from 1 May 2018. Scotland’s health secretary, Shona Robison said the decision was made after analysis of a public consultation, and the ...
AMRI, a global contract research, development and manufacturing organization working with the life sciences industry, is expanding leading container closure integrity testing (CCIT) services into the European Union. The company will build ...
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Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover is cutting down production at its Halewood plant, amid Brexit uncertainty and concerns over the future of diesel vehicles. The company said that it is a temporary move and does not affect any of the ...
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Tetra Pak said that it will support the European Commission’s plastics strategy in a bid to reduce plastic pollution. The company will collaborate with industry partners to use recycling solutions for all components of beverage ...
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The European Union (EU) has unveiled a new strategy on plastics as part its efforts to protect the environment from plastic pollution. Under the new strategy, EU intends to turn all plastic packaging into recyclable by 2030, in addition ...
Tags: Plastic Packaging, plastic waste
Food industry leaders have urged the UK and European Union (EU) policy makers to make swift progress on Brexit trade negotiations. FoodDrinkEurope and the UK Food and Drink Federation have issued a joint statement on the progress of ...
Tags: Food industry, Trade Talks
A new set of rules for organic farming has been endorsed by the European Council (EC) with an aim to provide uniform quality organic food items to consumers across the continent. The EC says that the new rules will simplify and harmonise ...
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PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) has partnered with seafood producer Thai Union Group to jointly research and develop packaging and packaging materials for sustainable business practices. The partnership will cater to the food industry by ...
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Chief executives from automotive industry are seeking urgent clarity from the UK Prime Minister Theresa may on Brexit. Executives from companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren, Bentley, Nissan, Honda, Toyota and BMW met with May to ...
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Katoen Natie has broken ground on a new advanced plastic packaging facility in South Dallas County, US. The new facility is being developed at the 3,000-acre Prime Pointe Industrial Park, which is adjacent to Union Pacific's Dallas ...
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This month sees the launch in Grenoble, France of the three-year, €7.2m European Union ‘Horizon 2020’ project ModulED, which brings together 10 European research institutes, key members of the automotive-industry value ...
The UK's Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has joined forces with trade bodies from across Europe to agree a ground breaking Brexit position paper. While politicians refuse to discuss the future trade relationship between the UK ...
Polymer giant Covestro is leading a consortium of 14 partners to study how plastics can be produced from flue gas from the steel industry in an efficient and sustainable manner. The investigation anchored by the materials manufacturer ...
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US-based Ben & Jerry's said it will roll out glyphosate-free ice cream products following recent tests that revealed traces of a herbicide called glyphosate in several of its flavors. The ice cream manufacturer said that it will no longer ...
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