The cold spring and problems in emerging markets are likely to put a chill on Unilever's second-quarter and half-year results, predicts City analyst Investec. The cold spring in the northern hemisphere threatened to put the chill on ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, ice cream
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced that it has signed a long-term supply contract with OMV. From 2015, the Austrian oil and Gas Company will supply Clariant’s site in Gendorf (Germany) with ethylene. This ...
Global packaging machinery production value stood at around US$48 billion in 2012, following robust growth of 10 percent that year. Over 2006-2012, production growth averaged 7percent annually in spite of more than a 5 percent year-on-year ...
Avantium, a renewable chemicals company, and plastic converter specialist Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner have announced a joint development agreement for the development of PEF (polyethylene furanoate) bottles After The Coca-Cola Company and ...
Tags: PEF Bottles, Plastic Converter, Coca-Cola
Green brand Seventh Generation has announced its acquisition of the US-based Move Collective’s bobble, a brand in the growing reusable, self-filtering water bottle category. According to Seventh Generation, bobble will be a perfect ...
Tags: Water Bottle, US, Packaging
Renewable chemicals company Avantium and plastics manufacturer in Austria ALPLA have announced their joint development agreement for the development of 100% biobased and recyclable polyethylene furanoate (PEF) bottles. According to the ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Renewable chemicals, plastics
Avantium, a renewable chemicals company, and ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH, one of the world's leading plastic converters, have announced their Joint Development Agreement for the development of PEF bottles. After The Coca-Cola Co. and ...
Tags: PEF Bottle, Packaging, Coca-Cola
BASF and SINOPEC are considering the extension of their Nanjing joint venture BASF-YPC Company Limited with the expansion of existing ethylene oxide (EO) production, and a new plant for neopentylglycol (NPG). BASF-YPC will further expand ...
Finnish self-adhesive label materials supplier UPM Raflatac has announced the opening of its labelstock slitting and distribution terminal in Vietnam. UPM Raflatac Southeast Asia general manager Jouni Komulainen said since November 2012, ...
Dutch consumer goods company Unilever has announced a voluntary open offer to increase its stake in its Indian subsidiary Hindustan Unilever (HUL) from 52.48% to up to 75%. Under the terms of the deal, Unilever agreed to pay INR600 ...
Tags: Unilever, Hindustan Unilever
In 2010 there were 40 million people in the United States 65 and older; By 2030 that figure is expected to grow to 72 million. In Sacramento county alone this demographic accounts for 11.5% of the population. As this group continues to grow ...
Tags: economy
Healthcare products company Covidien has launched a new cuffless product to enhance patient care and safety within the hospital and home care environments. The product, which forms part of the company's Shiley neonatal and pediatric ...
Consumer products manufacturer in the US, The Clorox has announced its addition of SMART TUBE TECHNOLOGY, a built-in tube that reaches all the way to the bottom of the bottle. The Clorox Company Home Care marketing manager Renu Mevasse ...
Tags: Clorox, spray bottle technology, bottles
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces its new EcoTain approach to sustainable innovation. The EcoTain life cycle and label developed by Clariant is driven by the commitment to protect human, environmental and ecological ...
Pharmacy automation technology provider Parata Systems will introduce its PASS ((Patient Adherence Strip System) Pack strip packaging, which helps pharmacists improve patient adherence and health outcomes. According to the company, PASS ...
Tags: pack strip packaging, packaging, packages