The short-term outlook for biomaterials in coatings and related sectors in Europe has been looking grim in the wake of the fall in the oil price. However companies along the biomaterials value chain in the region are not overtly concerned. ...
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Hamleys and Department store chain Stockmann are looking at partnerships within further stores across Finland from 2016 onwards. Iconic toy store Hamleys has made a move to open a new Finnish outlet in Helsinki. Department store chain ...
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US-based green automobile provider Genovation Cars is on its way to complete the prototype of Corvette named as ‘Genovation Extreme Electric’ or ‘GXE’, the assembly of which will conclude by this month. Drawn from ...
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Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso is contemplating to close down its corrugated packaging converting facility in Chennai, India, due to lack of domestic market. Stora Enso, a firm engaged in renewable solutions in packaging, ...
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Boxboards and linerboards firm Metsa Board is testing foam forming technology at its Kyro mill in Finland, to produce lightweight paperboards. The foam forming process involves aerating the water-fiber suspension with a stream of tiny ...
Chicken producer Scandi Standard has agreed to acquire Finnish food producer Huttulan Kukko for €10m. Huttulan, which started operations in a newly built facility last year, has developed a concept based on Finnish chicken which it ...
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Facing second contamination scare within a week, Satamaito co-operative dairy in Pori, Finland, has recalled its milk products over possible listeria contamination. Citing health risk, the company stated that it was recalling all ...
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After an initial testing period of three months on its Eila milk brand, Finnish dairy product market leader Valio has announced its approval of the fully-renewable Tetra Rex Bio-based carton for its Valio Luomu organic milk and sour milk ...
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The world’s first fully fully renewable package has passed its test with Finnish dairy Valio. “[It’s] the pack that grows back,” stated Charles Brand, executive vice president of product management & commercial ...
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Research facility plays key role in Finnish paper chemicals firm's sustainability plans At a temperature-controlled Kemira laboratory in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, one can find lab workers and technicians huddled over consoles ...
A Finnish research and product development company Spinnova is developing fibre to yarn (F2Y) technology which is completely different from traditional textile yarn production. F2Y technology uses no chemicals to dissolve wood fibre to a ...
Tags: F2Y, VTT Technical Research Centre, Textile
Tetra Pak is releasing the world’s first fully renewable package, Tetra Rex Bio-based, following its successful pilot with Finnish dairy Valio. Having sold its Valio Eila brand of lactose free semi-skimmed milk drink in Tetra Rex ...
Tetra Pak is rating its past year a success, with higher recycling rates, lower CO2 emissions and commercialisation of the world’s first 100% bio-based carton achieved. Tetra Pak has continued to make progress towards its 2020 ...
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Finnish engine maker Sisu Diesel, acquired by Agco in the early 2000s, was one of the first companies to implement electronically controlled wastegates on engine turbochargers. Wastegates as a category have been around for a long time. ...
Tags: Electronic Wastegate, Turbos
Fully renewable food carton packaging on trial in Finland Global packaging company Tetra Pak has launched new carton packaging made entirely from plant-based materials, with the first product to use the packaging available in retail shops ...
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