Eight organizations from across the European Union have jointly developed a varnish that can withstand exposure to antimicrobial, oxygen and water vapor, and be beneficial for food packaging. The project, entitled Svarnish, was the ...
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Technical laminates and protective packaging maker Walki will come up with a production line at its Valkeakoski plant in Finland, to meet the rising demand for multilayer laminates in the construction sector. The initiative comes in the ...
Canadean expects global consumption of cider to grow around 5% annually to reach over three billion litres in 2020. Although the UK will remain the world's largest cider market, it will lose considerable consumption share to the US, ...
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The BMW has pared off extra pounds from its 7 Series sedan, production of which has kicked off at its Dingolfing plant in Germany. With the series output of the new variant set to begin next month, the sedan boasts of innovations in ...
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Jaguar Land Rover is currently trialing a new connected car technology that will allow a vehicle to identify the location and severity of potholes, broken drains and manhole covers and further sharing this data in real-time via cloud with ...
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Shell today announces that it has been chosen by BMW AG as its only recommended global supplier for aftermarket engine oils for the following BMW brands: BMW, BMW i, BMW M, MINI and BMW Motorrad. From the start of 2015, premium engine ...
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UK-based custom printed labels firm Mercian Labels has notched up 'A' grade BRC (British Retail Consortium) accreditation for its two manufacturing units in Staffordshire and Derbyshire in recognition of hygiene. The BRC Global Standard ...
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The study shows that M&A activity has slightly boosted the European packaging industry during a difficult time, with key deals having been completed in the UK. The study, 'Investment Analysis of the European Packaging Industry', also ...
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The firm has unveiled its new Mickey Mouse educational cuddly toy and a tablet-controlled make-up set. Ingo Devices is eyeing a move into the Latin American and European markets as it showcases its latest tech toys at this year's Distoy. ...
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Global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 2015 shows that C. China's GDP growth of 7.4 per cent in 2014 was its lowest in a quarter century. Yet, relative to other developing markets, its ...
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Three major tobacco companies in the US have dropped their lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over pre-approval for modifications in labelling. The FDA has previously regulated that the tobacco companies required to ...
According to a recent report one third of all food produced in the world ends up as waste, costing consumers globally more than £259bn per year. In addition, around 200,000 tonnes of the 15 million tonnes of food thrown away in the UK ...
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Nomad Holdings has completed the previously announced acquisition of frozen food company Iglo Foods from Permira Advisers for €2.6bn. Said to be Europe's largest branded frozen food company, Iglo operates in 12 countries in Europe, ...
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Organic health food product CO YO has won a Retailers’ Choice Award while celebrating new packaging at the Naturally Good Expo in Sydney. Picking up the award for Best Organic Food Product, founders Henry and Sandra Gosling have ...
Tags: Coconut Yoghurt, Labelling
In a talk and a tutorial at CLEO 2015 (Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics) in San Jose, CA, USA (10-15 May), a team led by Paul Crump from FBH (Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut fur Hoechstfrequenztechnik) of Berlin, Germany ...
Tags: Diode lasers, FBH