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Asia Pacific: Report expects eco-friendly packaging to gain importance
Bioplastic packaging is increasingly gaining importance in emerging regions such as the Asia-Pacific region, with increasing demand for effective, advanced, and eco-friendly packaging, according...
Americas: PMMI Research finds Mexican packaging machinery market remains strong
After a slow recovery period, Mexico’s packaging machinery marketplace is coming back strong, according to PMMI’s 2013 Mexico Packaging Machinery Market Study, published in...
Asia Pacific: Flexible packaging will be a key growth area in 2014, states survey
Frost & Sullivan has released its three big predictions for the global chemical, materials and food industry.
Based on a '2013 Search for Growth' survey...
Europe: Bioplastics have the potential for being truly sustainable, says EU
Bioplastics made from bio-feedstock, and reintegrated into the biosphere as a nutrient, or recycled together with conventional plastic, have a potential for being a...
Asia Pacific: Adhesives and sealants market to Grow with CAGR of 4.4% by 2018
The market for adhesives and sealants is being driven a rising trend in various end user segments to use eco-friendly or green adhesives and...
Europe: FSAI advises against any further folic acid food fortification
At the International Conference on Homocysteine at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), a representative from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said there would...
Asia Pacific: DuPont HOWARU probiotics found to reduce antibiotic side effects
A study to investigate the ability of a probiotic formulation to reduce potential gastrointestinal side effects of antibiotic treatment has found significant benefits from...
Asia Pacific: Rising milk production costs continue to squeeze margins, says Rabobank
Higher average prices for globally traded dairy commodities have not necessarily brought higher average margins for milk producers, according to a new report from...
Asia Pacific: Beef supply to remain tight in 2014 with strong Asian demand, says...
The Rabobank Global Cattle Price Index has risen by 6% since June 2013, driven by lower-than-expected beef supply in the main exporting countries and...
World: Global poultry sector looks bullish in 2014, says Rabobank
The outlook for the global poultry sector in 2014 is generally bullish, driven by the tailwind of sharply lower feed costs and tight global...