Pizza delivery firm Papa John’s International has unveiled gluten-free crust made with ancient grains. Papa John’s Gluten-Free Crust is made with Ancient Grains, specifically sorghum, teff, amaranth and quinoa, and is ...
A report from Smithers Pira expects global bioplastics for packaging industry to be worth $7.2bn, at an average rate of 17% per year between 2017 and 2022. According to the report - The Future of Bioplastics for Packaging to 2022, ...
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Stora Enso is set to invest around €9m into its consumer board mills in Finland and Sweden, as part of its efforts to commercialise microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) in paperboard packaging. The firm will invest in consumer board ...
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US-based specialty hydrocolloids producer CP Kelco has expanded its Dubai office, including a new laboratory for food and beverage applications. The expansion is aimed at providing technical capabilities and customer service throughout ...
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Southern California based SM Ingredients has developed a new proprietary soluble fiber named as Logifiber, aiming to diversify its ingredient portfolio. The company claimed that Logifiber can potentially change the landscape of the ...
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Nippon Paper Industries has completed the acquisition of Weyerhaeuser’s liquid packaging board business for $285m. Under the deal, which was first announced in June, Nippon acquired Weyerhaeuser’s mill situated in Longview of ...
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Operating profit excluding special items was strong at $97m despite the third quarter being seasonally the weakest due to the summer holiday period in the northern hemisphere and the scheduling of annual maintenance work during the period. ...
Tembec reported that consolidated sales for the three-month period ended 25 June 2016, were $376m, as compared to $365m in the same quarter a year ago. The Company generated net earnings of $9 million or $0.09 per share in the June 2016 ...
Operating performance in the quarter was strong and substantially above the equivalent quarter last year. The group increased EBITDA excluding special items by 21% to US$175 million, operating profit excluding special items by 51% to ...
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Innovia Films and Bio4Pack have jointly developed a new bio based packaging laminate structure using former's NatureFlex flexible packaging film. The companies have used compostable cellulose NatureFlex NK Matt film as the outer layer for ...
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Weyerhaeuser is exploring strategic alternatives for its cellulose fibers business that produces liquid packaging board, absorbent pulp and papergrade pulp. The company is considering various alternatives such as sale or spin-off of the ...
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Valmet is to supply a CompactCooking G2 pulp cooking system to Siam Cellulose's pulp mill in Ban Pong, Thailand. Siam Cellulose already operates two CompactCooking plants at its mills in the country. The 2-vessel continuous cooking ...
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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 ...
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Thai Acrylic Fibre, the fifth largest acrylic fibre producer in the world, will showcase its range of functional fibres at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics Show which runs October 13-15, 2015. Thai Acrylic, which is a division of the ...
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Birla Cellulose, which had recently launched Liva, hosted the Liva Partner Conclave 2015 in Jaipur in collaboration with the Garment Exporters Association of Rajasthan. “The focus was on the Liva Spring/Summer 2016 collection, ...
Tags: ethnic garments, skirts, kurtis