Diamantaires were happy to see the back of 2014. After all, it was a tough year in which polished diamond prices declined, accelerating the general downtrend evident since mid-2011. Therefore, there is understandably some uncertainty about ...
On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
Tags: Glass Industry, Recycling
Australian supermarket giant Coles has said it will immediately introduce an independently-run six-monthly training program for all its buyers on best practice commercial dealings. The announcement comes after Coles admitted it had ...
Swedish food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak has launched a new Environmental Benchmarking Service to help food and beverage companies assess the environmental performance of their production operations. The service helps in ...
Tetra Pak has launched a handbook, 'The role of raw milk quality in UHT production', to support quality managers of dairy companies in emerging markets. The handbook draws on best practice from leading dairy companies on ways to ensure ...
Tags: Raw milk, dairy companies, Agriculture
De Beers is talking about change, urging the trade to be proactive in dealing with a persistently uncertain and volatile market environment. While the company has directed its message to the diamond industry at large, and specifically to ...
Tags: diamond industry, diamond
In welcoming industry efforts to develop a code of conduct to address unfair practices in the grocery sector, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called for issues around enforceability and coverage to be addressed before ...
Tags: grocery sector, Service
New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited and a leading Chinese infant food manufacturer Beingmate have formed a global partnership that will help meet China’s growing demand for infant formula. Fonterra ...
Tags: Fonterra, Infant Food
Smallholder cotton farmers in the developing world, where over 100 million smallholder farmers are responsible for 90 percent of the world’s cotton production, urgently need education and support in basic agricultural techniques to ...
Tags: cotton, agricultural techniques
Packaging company Coveris has acquired UK-based flexographic print specialist Learoyd Packaging for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is expected to support and strengthen Coveris' UK flexible packaging offering through advanced ...
Six of the stadia for the FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018 will be assessed under the BREEAM standard. A key sustainable feature of the new stadia will be highly energy efficient lighting designed to achieve international best ...
The Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) is partnering with the International Specialised Skills Institute (ISS Institute) to offer two international fellowships for the amount of $12,500 each. These fellowships aim to ...
Tags: TLISC, ISS, fellowships, Service
Against the backdrop of the recent 2014 APC Awards announcements, APC CEO Stan Moore considers the value of recognition, sustainability, and signing up. PKN: Why was this awards program established? Stan Moore: It is important to ...
In its statement announcing CHEP Australia the winner in the category Small to Medium Packaging Manufacturer, APC Awards, APC stated: “Chep pallets are well embedded in the supply chain of many commercial processes…” This ...
Coca-Cola Amatil is not only one of the biggest beverage companies in this market, but its move into blowfill production now makes it a significant packaging player in the Australasian region, with the sustainability commitment to match. ...