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International Spirit & Beverage Group Launches Besado Tequila with Herbal Blend

Nov 4, 2015

Texas-based alcoholic beverage marketer International Spirit & Beverage Group (ISBG) has launched its latest offering Besado Tequila, which features handcrafted blue agave Platinum Tequila permeated with a herbal mix of Maca, Damania and ...

Tags: ISBG, Besado Tequila, formulation, packaging

Bevolution Group Acquires Cocktail Mix and Smoothie Maker Tropics Mixology

Nov 4, 2015

Chicago-based manufacturer of frozen beverage products Bevolution Group has acquired Tropics Mixology, a cocktail mix and smoothie maker. Tropics Mixology offers a broad line of beverage mixes which are believed to complement Bevolution's ...

Tags: Bevolution Group, frozen beverage products, Mixology

Mcdonald's Reaches Certified Fibre Milestone for Packaging in Europe

Nov 4, 2015

McDonald's has announced that as of October 2015, all centrally-sourced packaging that is distributed across its 38 European markets is chain-of-custody certified, with wood fibre coming from recycled sources or forests certified to one of ...

Tags: Mcdonald, wood fibre, board products

KonaRed Reveals International Expansion Plans

Nov 4, 2015

KonaRed Corporation, manufacturer of antioxidant juices and nutritional supplements from the Hawaiian CoffeeBerry coffee fruit from Kona, Hawaii, has announced several progress initiatives on its international expansion. Since breaking ...

Tags: KonaRed, coffee, natural food

EU 45 Sugar Containers Assessment Unchanged, Eyes on Algerian Tender

Nov 4, 2015

Platts EU 45 sugar FOB containers assessment for November shipment was assessed at a premium of $36/mt above the December (Z) White Sugar Futures (London 5) contract Friday, unchanged week on week. Last week Platts heard the first ...

Tags: Platts, Sugar Containers, Algerian Tender

Argentina's Biodiesel Output to Drop 30% in 2015: Industry Group

Nov 4, 2015

Argentina's biodiesel production is on track to decline 30% this year, as rising domestic consumption fails to compensate for dwindling exports, the head of an industry group said Monday. Claudio Molina, the executive director of the ...

Tags: Biodiesel, Output, fuel additive

Grade B Ethanol Market Spotlight Turns on Pakistan as Brazil Remains Pricey

Nov 4, 2015

Pakistan is set to regain ground in the Asian beverage-grade ethanol market amid recent surge in Brazilian ethanol -- the predominant source of grade B product currently, market sources said Tuesday. With several Pakistani sellers set to ...

Tags: freight rates, Grade B Ethanol, price

Ethanol Europe CEO Urges Ngos to Support Biofuels

Nov 4, 2015

Eric Sievers, the CEO of Ethanol Europe, the holding company of ethanol production facility Pannonia, Tuesday urged support for biofuels from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and from the European Union itself, at an industry event in ...

Tags: Ethanol, Biofuels, renewables

Hydrous Fuel Ethanol Prices in CS Brazil Hit All-Time High

Nov 4, 2015

Hydrous fuel ethanol prices in Center-South Brazil surged on Tuesday to be assessed by Platts at Real 1,950/cu m on ex-mill Ribeirao Preto, up 7% from a week ago and a new all-time high. Hydrous fuel ethanol is used in Brazil as a ...

Tags: Hydrous fuel, ethanol, gasoline

China's Spot Aluminum Alloy ADC12 Offers Track Stable Primary Ingots

Nov 4, 2015

Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 were steady after the fall last week on the sharp drop in primary aluminum prices, while trade remained thin as there was no significant change in physical buying interest, sources said ...

Tags: Aluminum Alloy, trade, vehicle sales

Palladium Falls Below $650/Oz as Funds Lower PGM Holdings

Nov 4, 2015

Palladium fell to a 1-1/2 month low as investors continued to move away from Exchange Traded Funds [ETFs] in Platinum Group Metals following further fundamental weakness resulting from the Volkswagen emissions scandal and excessive mine ...

Tags: Palladium, PGMs, diesel emissions

European Commission Assessing Possible Trafigura 'de Facto' Control of Nyrstar

Nov 4, 2015

The European Commission is seeking comments on whether the shareholding of Netherlands-based commodities trading group Trafigura in Belgium-based zinc and lead producer Nyrstar amounts to the company taking "de facto sole control" of ...

Tags: Nyrstar, metals, international commodity traders

'Too Early' for Additional Shift to Aluminum From Steel in Auto: Aleris CEO

Nov 4, 2015

While Ford has made inroads into increased usage of aluminum sheet in its vehicles, it is still "too early" to expect additional steel-to-aluminum announcements from other major automakers such as Toyota and General Motors, Sean Stack, CEO ...

Tags: Ford, aluminum sheet, Steel

Mexican Rebar Prices Stay Flat Despite Mills' Intention to Hike

Nov 4, 2015

Rebar prices kept unchanged in Mexico through October, although producers continue to be assertive about hiking prices, sources in the domestic market said. Reported offers, bids and deals led Platts to maintain its Mexican domestic rebar ...

Tags: Rebar prices, Stay Flat, sluggish demand

Nwe Styrene Premium Over November Feedstocks Hits 2015 Low at Eur237.77/Mt

Nov 4, 2015

The Northwest European styrene monomer premium over feedstock costs has fallen to a 2015 low, Platts calculations show, as a balanced market left consumers eager to normalize November spreads over feedstocks to levels similar to the start ...

Tags: Styrene, feedstocks, premiums

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