Europe: Kerry Group extends invoice automation contract with Tungsten Network
Kerry Group has been processing invoices electronically in the UK and Ireland with Tungsten Network, the global trading network built on OB10 e-Invoicing, since 2006. Having renewed its contract, Kerry is extending the benefits of invoice automation globally to include all its businesses across Europe, North America and Asia. The company is rolling out e-invoicing, purchase order services and invoice status...
Europe: DSM to distribute Merck’s folate product to dietary supplement, food industries
Under a partnership agreement, DSM will distribute Merck’s L-MTHF Metafolin folate to the dietary supplement and food industries. Metafolin folate is the biologically active form of the naturally-occurring predominant form of folate. DSM says the ingredient is well absorbed and its bioavailability is not affected by metabolic variations that prevent a large proportion of the population from efficiently converting traditional folic...
Americas: Oystar Group to present packaging machines at Pack Expo 2014
The Oystar Group packaging machine manufacturer will present machines with manifold uses for the food and beverage industry at the Pack Expo 2014 in Chicago, Illinois, US from November 2-5, 2014. The items on display cover the entire value added chain in the packaging process. At the show, Oystar Gasti and Oystar Hamba will show their new M-FS 30, a filling...
Asia Pacific: Demand for alcohol increases in region, says report
The global alcohol ingredients market, which covers flavors, colors and other ingredients for beers, spirits and wines, is expected to see steady growth despite the dominance of a few companies, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan entitled Analysis of the Global Alcohol Ingredients Market. While flavours remain the biggest segment in the market, strong growth is projected in...
Americas: SIG Combibloc invests €40M in Brazilian plant
An extrusion line at SIG Combibloc’s Brazilian packaging plant is now laminating unprocessed cardboard for the company’s carton packs on-site. This milestone completes the modular investment and building project in Campo Largo, near the city of Curitiba in Brazil’s Paraná state, says the company. The first rolls of packaging material are already rolling off the belt fully laminated. The starting signal for...
Europe: DSM transfers Teavigo brand to Taiyo Kagaku
DSM has transfered the Teavigo brand Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) business to Taiyo Kagaku, under a licensing deal, on July 1, 2014. Under terms of the deal, Taiyo will become the sole producer of Teavigo by the end of 2014. Teavigo brand EGCG had previously been distributed under license by Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc. in the dietary supplement segment and by DSM in...
Europe: German packaging company uses nyloflex NExT exposure technology for printing applications
As printing plates produced with the nyloflex NExT exposure technology show a significant improvement in fluting during printing, German packaging company rudolf reproflex decided to acquire such an exposure from Flint Group. The technology utilises a high intensity ultra violet (UV) A light-emitting diode (LED) light source to conduct rapid crosslinking of the photopolymer surface before oxygen inhibition can occur. This...
Europe: Logistics service provider Dachser to build €25M facility in Germany
Global logistics service provider Dachser is building a European Food Shipment Hub with a total surface of 70,000 sqm in Erlensee, Germany. Costing €25 million (US$33.56 million), construction of the facility will begin in September 2014. The company has been represented in Erlensee since 2012 by its Frankfurt-Ost logistics center, where groupage shipments are transshipped. The new facility will take over from...
Americas: Naturally Splendid receives initial production run of exclusive hemp-based omega 3 product
Naturally Splendid Enterprises has placed its first order with Boreal Technologies Inc. for one metric ton of their patented, hemp-based omega 3 product HempOmega. The first commercial production run of HempOmega will arrive at Naturally Splendid's warehouse before August 15th, 2014. Following years of extensive testing and refinements, this plant-based omega 3 product line is ready for sale as an additive...
Europe: Owens-Illinois completes bottling line extension for distilled spirit brand
Owens-Illinois (O-I), Inc has recently completed a line extension for Lucas Bols, a distilled spirit brand that began in 1575. O-I Netherlands has been sole supplier of the 75cl bottle for Lucas Bols' Damrak Dutch Gin for many years. The line extension introduces 70cl and 1 L sizes for foreign markets including the US and Europe. The objective is to develop sales...