Europe: Unilever takes strides on sustainable, traceable palm oil
The Unilever Sustainable Palm Oil Progress Report 2014 highlighted significant steps forward in the traceability of palm oil from known sources.
It says while 58%...
Europe: Huber Packaging Group to buy Crown’s tinplate packaging locations
Huber Packaging Group will acquire Crown general line tinplate packaging locations in Switzerland (Aesch), Finland (Helsinki), Great Britain (Liverpool) and France (Rouen), as soon...
Europe: Tea may improve mood, excite creative thinking, say researchers
Unilever scientists investigated the immediate effects of tea consumption and found that a cup of black tea improved mood and tended to enhance creative...
Europe: Sigma-Aldrich releases flavors, fragrances standards portfolio
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Applied business unit's Analytical initiative has launched a portfolio of more than 600 flavors and fragrances calibration standards and certified reference materials...
Europe: Researchers develop cooling technique for ultracold gases as possible refrigerants
Physicists at the University of Basel have developed a cooling technique for mechanical quantum systems.
Using an ultracold atomic gas, the vibrations of a membrane...
Europe: Mercian Labels, AC Labels to merge
Mercian Labels will be merging its wholly owned subsidiary AC Labels Ltd into its main business.
Since its purchase by Mercian Labels in 2010, AC...
Europe: UK’s contract catering market shows signs of recovery
The outsourced contract catering industry in the UK involves providing meals in a wide variety of places including businesses, industry, schools, universities, leisure centers,...
Europe: New enzyme technology converts waste oils into biodiesel
Novozymes launches Novozymes Eversa, a commercially available enzymatic solution to make biodiesel from waste oils.
The enzymatic process converts used cooking oil or other lower...
World: Frozen foods market to grow to US$261.50B in 2015, says report
The global frozen food market is expected to grow from $218.41 billion in 2010 to US$261.50 billion in 2015 at an estimated compound annual...
Europe: GEW launches system to develop UV LED inks
GEW have launched a faster version of its light-emitting diode (LED) ultra violet (UV) curing lab system to support the research and development effort...