US-based Mars Food has pledged its commitment with the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) to augment sustainable rice cultivation while reducing environmental footprint and improving the lives of farmers. The partnership has launched a global ...
Tags: Sustainable Rice, rice
BASF will expand its emollients and waxes production capacity with a new plant at its site in Jinshan, Shanghai. The investment, complementing the current production of wax esters, emulsifiers and primary surfactants in Jinshan, will ...
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Indonesian pulp and paper major Asia Pacific Resources International (April) has decided to make peace with green activists, throwing its weight behind the drive to put an end to deforestation. In response to international pressure group ...
Tags: Packaging, Paper, Environment Protection
BASF is participating in the 10th CESIO World Surfactant Congress at the Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey, from June 1 to 3, 2015. In keeping with the theme "Surfactants in a Globalizing World — Creating New ...
With the new short-chain fatty alcohol n-Nonanol, chemical company Oxea is further expanding its large portfolio of higher alcohols. Due to its almost completely linear structure, n-Nonanol is a potent and cost-effective alternative to ...
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Pip & Nut has launched its nutty butters to Selfridges, Partridges and a raft of deli and health foods stores across the UK. From a range of three, Peanut Butter, Almond Butter and Coconut Almond Butter, the nut butters are designed to be ...
Tags: Peanut Butter, sea salt, Agriculture
Agribusiness company Cargill is likely to invest around $1bn in Indonesia over the next three to four years. The proposed investment will be used by the company to mark a foray into the poultry sector, in a move to cater to the increasing ...
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French dairy major Danone has objected to Russian agriculture minister's charges of adulteration of its dairy products. Russian Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov said that Danone and Wimm-Bill Dann, which is controlled by PepsiCo, ...
Tags: dairy, Danone, Agriculture
Southeast Asia has become a hotbed of activity in the oleochemicals production space. This is due to a combination of factors: the abundant availability of raw materials, escalating consumer preference for vegetable-based products, and low ...
Approximately 50,000 tones of sugar stored in a warehouse operated by Cargill and Biosev at Brazil's Santos port, affected by fire in the Teag terminal, has been destroyed. The terminal, known as TEAG sugar terminal, is a 50-50 joint ...
“Certification is one of the most powerful tools companies can use to assure the public that they're committed to environmental responsibility and sustainable forest management.” Well said, Denis O’Hara. O’Hara ...
GIA has released a comprehensive global report on Polymeric Polyols markets. Global market for Polymeric Polyols is forecast to reach 33.1 billion pounds (lbs.) by 2020, driven by growing demand for polyurethane in the automobile, ...
Tags: Polyols, polyurethane, Decoration
Global Agri-trade Corporation (GATC), a supplier of certified sustainable palm products, has introduced new Olera GOLD Low Color Palm Shortening. The company said that the new 100% Certified Sustainable multi-purpose palm shortening is a ...
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is planning to offer Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)- certified sustainable palm oil to North American customers beginning in 2015. ADM is also working with agribusiness Wilmar International ...
Tags: Sustainable Palm Oil
General Mills released its annual Global Responsibility Report today, outlining its approach to creating economic, environmental and social value in the countries where it operates. The company reported progress in the areas most material ...