A research paper published in the scientific journal Tobacco Control shows that graphic warning labels on cigarette packs led to a decrease in smoking rates in Canada of between 12% and 20% from 2000 to 2009. The authors estimate that if ...
Spain-based Technological Institute of Plastics, AIMPLAS has developed a new food packaging solution to offer better protection to the packaged food products. The new packaging combines biodegradable and active properties with natural ...
W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that it has recently received notices from U.S. Government regulators that could affect certain aspects of its operations on Federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico. The Company ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil
The results of China's Annual Truck and Light Bus appraisal are unveiled in Beijing. Volvo FH480 is honored with "Annual Imported Tractor" award. Volvo overturns the concept of traditional heavy truck and introduces a new industrial ...
Tags: Volvo, Transportation
Recycling of beverage cartons increased by 3% to 40% in the European Union in 2012 compared to 2011, according to the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE). The total recovery rate including recycling and energy ...
Tags: Cartons Recycling, Packaging
Finnish packaging products supplier Huhtamaki has acquired the UK-based corrugated packaging manufacturer BCP Fluted Packaging for a purchase price of about €20m. The transaction is part of Huhtamaki's plans to improve the quality as ...
Tags: Fluted Packaging, Packaging
Allen France, a subsidiary of the Allen Coding Systems, has deployed an NG4+ thermal transfer coder on a packaging line at the French organic foods producer GermLine's facility. The facility uses the NG4+ thermal transfer coder in ...
Select restaurants, tourist attractions and construction projects have been shuttered around the pollution-plagued Danjiangkou reservoir in central China, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced on Tuesday. The reservoir, the ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Chemicals
In a move designed to combat overcapacity in the steel sector, China will relocate some factories and encourage more companies to invest in overseas projects, said an official with the country's top planning agency. Li Zhongjuan, an ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
A total of 28 cities have been included in a pilot program for the promotion of new energy autos, according to a statement posted on the website of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday. These cities, the first batch in the pilot program, ...
Tags: Transportation, Energy Car
Wells & Young is all set to launch Estrella Damm lager in a new 660ml bottle in November 2013 in the UK. The company hopes to meet the demand for large bottles, which are said to be the fastest growing format for premium world lager in ...
Tags: New Bottle, Packaging
Turkish steelmakers and international scrap recyclers are fairly quiet this week in discussing December/January shipments of bulk cargoes, with electric arc furnaces keen to sell more finished steel products before turning their attention ...
Tags: Steel Mills, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
For the tenth year in a row the American Vegetarian Association (AVA) has awarded Eggland's Best their certification. The AVA certification acknowledges Eggland's Best as a part of the American Vegetarian Association's Global ...
Tags: American Vegetarian Association, Eggland, Superior Products
British packaging company Rexam has developed a new can design for Mio milkshake in collaboration with Alcon Group. The companies have created a 33cl sleek can with bright and concise design for the lemonade flavored milk-based drink, ...
Tags: Aluminum Can, Milkshake
SnackHealthy, Inc. announced today the launch of its Organic Harvest™ line of gourmet sausages, produced at the largest organic pork farm in North America. The sausages are fully cooked, blended in organic spices, hardwood-smoked in ...