Installed at its Pudahuel production facility, both machines are producing lightweight PCO 1881 screw caps for the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in Chile, helping to cut carbon emissions across the value chain and reduce carbon footprint ...
Denmark-based packaging company Farch Plast is planning to tap markets beyond the European Union with plans of expanding in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, South Africa, the Middle East and Israel. Faerch Plast specialises in ...
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld the complicated formula that Iowa uses to tax natural gas consumption, rejecting a legal challenge brought by the state's powerful ethanol industry. The owners of several ethanol plants argue the ...
Zünd Systemtechnik is exhibiting fully automated and the latest innovations in digital cutting systems for garment manufacturers and fabric processers at Texprocess 2015 at booth C/63, hall 4. Zünd is showcasing the G3 L-2500, ...
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US-based Atlas Holdings has acquired the North American Foam Trays and Absorbent Pads (TAP) businesses of Sealed Air Corporation for an undisclosed amount and launched its new operating company Novipax. Novipax will be operating five ...
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The French government has granted €15m in a bid to support the country’s poultry sector to overcome the effects of the abolition of the EU subsidies on the export of frozen chicken to third countries. The European Commission ...
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US-based chicken processor Koch Foods is reportedly planning to invest $7.5m on expansion of its chicken processing plant in East Gadsden, Alabama.The Gadsden City Council approved non-education tax abatements for the company, which is set ...
Aseptia has launched an innovative food preservation technology for food processing companies that claims to preserve food's natural flavour, nutrients, and aroma, in addition to expanded shelf life. Developed after years of research and ...
Organic food ingredient manufacturer NutriFusion has signed an agreement with plant-based meat substitute producer Beyond Meat. As part of this development, Beyond Meat will roll out NutriFusion's nutrient-rich food ingredient, ...
Tags: fruits, vegetables, Food
A research from Netherlands based Rabobank finds that European Food & Agribusiness (F&A) industry is losing €60bn annually because of food wastage. The report identifies the supply chain as the source of most of the food wastage, ...
Tags: Food Wastage, crops handling, food packaging
UK-based Loma Systems has developed a cost efficient and highly functional X-ray machine, X5c (Compact), that is specifically aimed at food manufacturers, processors and packers running multi-product, retail ready lines. The company ...
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A total of 30.8 million millimeters of two-inch equivalent sapphire ingots will be used for Apple Watch covers in 2015. This accounts for 18% of sapphire ingots produced worldwide for the entire year. Facing this new surging demand, the ...
Tags: Apple Watch, Sapphire, Sapphire Ingots
At the long-awaited “Spring Forward” media event hosted by Apple on March 9, all eyes will be on the reveal of the Apple Watch, which will have a watch cover made of sapphire glass. By incorporating this material into its newest ...
Tags: Sapphire Industry, Apple Watch, Sapphire
Packaging company International Paper's US corrugated packaging container plants servicing food product customers will soon become Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certified. The certification will be measured against the ...
Tags: Packaging, Food Packaging
The Samsung Galaxy S6 has been officially unveiled at MWC 2015, with the hotly anticipated handset shaping up to be a true powerhouse of the smartphone space. Following months of leaks and countless rumours, the S6 has finally entered the ...
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