New categories in the organic sector in Australia have driven record growth in the $1.72 billion industry, according to a biennial industry report from organic certifying group Australian Organic. The Australian Organic Market Report is a ...
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Country of origin matters to consumers. Recent research carried out by Perception Research Services found that the perceptions of a country in consumers’ eyes can have a significant influence on consumer behaviour towards a product ...
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The DuPont Green Living Survey: India, conducted by TNS Global, found that a majority of Indian consumers are familiar with green products, have confidence that green products are better for the environment, and feel that biobased ...
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The latest publication of Hamburg-based secondary research organization yStats.com, “Malaysia B2C E-Commerce Market 2014“, reports that Malaysia has one of the best developed infrastructures for B2C E-Commerce in South East ...
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Energizer Holdings, Inc. announced results for the third fiscal quarter, which ended June 30, 2014. The Company reported adjusted net earnings per diluted share of $1.46, a decrease of 7.0% and net earnings per diluted share of $1.03, a ...
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Energizer Holdings, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2014 of $0.50 per share of Common Stock, payable on September 10, 2014 to all shareholders of record as of the close ...
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BGF, a UK-based independent firm that helps Britain’s smaller and medium sized businesses, has invested £5m in packaging manufacturer Plastique. The investment will allow Plastique to expand its Polish facility to accommodate ...
US legislators have filed a legislation to improve packaging of products containing liquid nicotine. According to a pediatricians' group, ingestion of liquid nicotine can cause vomiting and seizures and even death. The liquid nicotine ...
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Early May traditionally marks the beginning of the summer smog season. Free resources available from EPA and state environmental agencies can help people easily find out about local air quality to protect health for themselves and their ...
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Jarden Corporation reported sales declined 1.6 percent to $684.1 million at its Outdoor Solutions segment in the quarter ended March 31 and that earnings fell 22.3 percent to $55.3 million compared with $71.2 million in the same quarter of ...
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Consumer goods manufacturer Henkel and Ball have joined forces to introduce a new, lighter weight sustainable aluminum aerosol can for the beauty care brand, Fa. The recyclable extruded aluminum can has been manufactured using metal ...
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Flexible packaging manufacturer Glenroy has provided packaging material for a nutrient and calorie-dense protein gel, HopeGel. The orange-flavored gel has been developed with proteins, fats, and amino acids that can be sipped directly ...
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Stand highlights include the introduction of new film technologies for a range of flexible packaging and labelling applications. The company was formerly OPP films business of ExxonMobil. Paul Griffith, executive vice president at Jindal ...
Food packaging serves multiple purposes. It protects the foodstuff from moisture, dust, microbes, and other contaminants, it facilitates easy handling during transit and storage, guards against any physical or chemical damage and at stores ...
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a new source of renewable energy, a biofuel, from genetically engineered yeast cells and ordinary table sugar. This yeast produces oils and ...
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