Europe: Arla sells packaging subsidiary Danapak Flexibles to Austrian company
Arla Foods has reached an agreement to sell its packaging subsidiary Danapak Flexibles A/S to Austrian-based Schur Flexibles Group.
The takeover is expected to have...
Europe: Chr. Hansen forms R&D consortium within human microbiome
Chr. Hansen has created a new research and development consortium and secured strain access and commercialization rights to strengthen its capabilities and gain access...
Americas: Anheuser-Busch expands US facility with US$170M
Anheuser-Busch will embark on a US$170 million expansion project at its Metal Container Corporation (MCC) facility in Jacksonville, US.
As part of the company’s plan...
Asia Pacific: Amcor to build plant in the Philippines
Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific says it will build a multi-million dollar flexible packaging plant in the Philippines to manufacture high performance packaging for a...
Africa: IFF, Unilever, agencies partner for farmers’ welfare
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Unilever and non-governmental organizations are partnering together to enhance the livelihoods of smallholder vetiver farmers in Haiti.
The partnership,...
Americas: Consumers are spending on organic food, finds report
The organic packaged food market in the US is subject to rapidly changing consumer demands and increased health consciousness, finds a Technavio report.
It...
Europe: Lanxess rolls out program, combines business units for competitiveness
Lanxess has defined a three-phase program "Let’s Lanxess again”, divided into business and administration structure competitiveness, operations competitiveness, and portfolio competitiveness.
The group-wide restructuring program...
Europe: Bizerba releases x-ray food inspection system
Bizerba introduces the fully automatic XRE_2 130/240 x-ray system designed for food-package inspection.
Besides foreign metal and glass objects, the system detects some plastic...
Americas: Tate & Lyle forms joint venture in Brazil
Tate & Lyle has established a joint venture with Gemacom Tech Indústria e Comércio S.A. through the acquisition by Tate & Lyle of a...
Europe: Netstal, partners create first combining two packaging processes
Netstal presents injection compression molding on a stack mold at Fukama 2015.
This innovation will be demonstrated using a 15 oz margarine tub made from...