Specialty chemicals producer Clariant is opening a new desiccant manufacturing plant at its facility in Zhengjiang, China. The new facility will produce Clariant's line of Container Dri II products alongside a full range of desiccant ...
Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut has broken ground at its first Center of Cocoa Excellence in west Africa. The CHF1m (US$1.3bn) training and research centre, which will be operational from October, will be used to test ...
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Researchers have initiated a new EU-funded project in October 2012, which is aimed at delivering an alternative technology for the dehydration of heat sensitive food by combining the benefits of two drying methods: microwave and vacuum. ...
Researchers at the University of Aveiro(UA)have developed a process to lower the cost associated with the drying of wet salted cod. The aim of the group was to improve the drying process performance of green cod and so the focus was on ...
The Russian softwood plywood producer has started production on two new veneer lines supplied by Raute on 6 July. The lines embrace 4 and 8ft peeling lines, respectively, as well as drying facilities. In addition to the Raute plants Ilim ...
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A solution has meanwhile been found for the survival of the parquet manufacturer Huot Parquets, insolvent since September 2011, according to reports in the French media. The commercial court in Troyes has apparently approved the acquisition ...
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Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has announced that it is establishing a$1.5m Center of Cocoa Excellence in Côte d'Ivoire,to promote advanced agricultural techniques in the country. The center,which will be located in ...
Tags: agricultural techniques, farm, intercropping techniques