The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into Mondi's proposed acquisition of two industrial packaging plants from Walki in a bid to ensure that the deal is pursuant to the EU Merger Regulation. The regulator is ...
Tags: Mondi, packaging plants, Extrusion coating
US-based Medifast has expanded its existing line of healthy products with the launch of two new snacking options. The new Rosemary Sea Salt and Multigrain crackers are said to be naturally flavored with no artificial colors, sweeteners or ...
Tags: Medifast, Snack Products
LED prices have declined far enough that this type of lighting is now the economical choice for almost every setting and use, and heavy attention is being paid to the ongoing energy savings the technology offers. With payback periods now ...
Tags: LED Lighting, LED Lamps
Health conscious Australians are making beetroot a kitchen staple according to AUSVEG’s Project Harvest consumer research. Interest in beetroot has boomed among shoppers keen on in its nutritional benefits following the vegetables ...
Tags: kitchen staple, Beetroot
German fine chocolate producer Vivani, which is an arm of EcoFinia, has selected NatureFlex films, developed by Innovia Films, to wrap its iChoc bars. iChoc, stated to be the latest range of Vegan Chocolate, was launched at BioFach and ...
Tags: chocolate, Vegan Chocolate
Shoppers in the UK believe that cardboard packaging provides better protection than polystyrene and is convenient to recycle. This has been revealed in a research commissioned by Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI). A survey was ...
Tags: cardboard packaging, polystyrene
Automobile major Mercedes-Benz Vans geared up to expand in the camper van sector with Marco Polo and Marco Polo Activity, showcasing its models alongside ‘Tecamp’ from Terra Camper and ‘MultiCamper’ from Neureuther ...
Sherwin-Williams introduces its latest innovation: ColorSnap, the company's most comprehensive, integrated color selection system ever offered. Designed to help consumers and professionals make confident and efficient paint color ...
Vantage Mobility International (VMI) has rolled out its first commercial use ADA complaint Toyota Northstar E360 from its stable in Phoenix, Arizona, in the US. VMI president and CEO Doug Eaton said: "The demand for an ADA compliant ...
Tags: Minivan, wheelchair-accessible van
Barton Fabrications has installed eighth silo at Plastipak Packaging’s plant in Gresford,UK, as part of the latter’s £10m project to upgrade its preform manufacturing platform. Barton Fabrications, which has its forte in ...
Tags: drinks bottles, PET granules
Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) has introduced a recycling drive through which people in the country can collect yogurt pouches and send them to recycling firm TerraCycle. TerraCycle will either upcycle the pouches into children's ...
Tags: Yogurt Pouches, Packaging
The 2016 Honda Pilot has notched up a 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK+ rating from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) after it was equipped with optional front crash prevention. This IIHS distinction also has a top rating of GOOD in five ...
Tags: 2016 Honda Pilot, car safety
Around the world, people are seeing the LED streetlights that their city is installing, and many don’t like it. In this situation, there are two possible responses: living for a few decades with light you don’t like, or pushing ...
Tags: LED lamps, LED Lighting, LED streetlights
The Qixi Festival is here! Have you ever been caught up in a situation that leaves you clueless on what item to buy for your boyfriend or girlfriend? The ancient Chinese were never baffled by this problem. Here are some classic gifts for ...
Tags: Jade pendants, comb, Hairpins, Jade bracelet
The biggest ever Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition, opens next week and will run from August 26-28, 2015 featuring over 1,400 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions. The fair has expanded and now also includes ...