World: End-user industries move global hot melt adhesives market forward, finds report
Increasing industrial activity following the economic downturn is boosting demand for hot melt adhesives (HMAs) globally. Growing markets in the Asia Pacific, in particular, will give momentum to the mature market. Greater confidence in the benefits of HMAs – lower logistic and maintenance costs, high impact resistance, longer service life and easier processability – too will fuel market expansion. Frost & Sullivan...
Asia Pacific: Survey finds urbanization, sustainability to drive chemicals, materials and food industry
Urbanization, which is changing the lifestyle of consumers, is creating more interest towards new packaging technologies and products, according to a new insight based on a 2013 Search for Growth survey by Frost & Sullivan. They include flexible packaging especially in food and beverage applications, which is the largest end segment application. The increased focus on sustainability will continue to be...
Europe: Detectamet’s new stretch wrap designed to be metal detectable
From internal industry reports on sources of physical contamination of food, it was found that at least 34% of incidents involved process and product packaging, says packaging company Detectamet. Several of these incidents occur when bits of stretch wrap, perhaps from stretch wrapped ingredients, get into the process flow. Several companies have asked Detectamet to supply them with detectable stretch wrap,...
Americas: Dean Foods introduces new packaging for cultured products
Dean's Sour Cream and Cottage Cheese products have donned a new packaging concept that is originally developed and used throughout Europe on supermarket shelves in the US. “This new packaging line is completely recycle-able and conforms to almost all sustainability programs. The curved bottom profile of these packages allows consumers to easily scoop up every last bit of the product,"...
Asia Pacific: Zenith says China bottled water market doubles since 2008
China’s bottled water consumption grew by 14% in 2012 to 54 billion liters, according to a new report from Zenith International. The market’s value has risen by 143% since 2008 and reached more than $16 billion in 2012. The leading brands are Master Kong from Ting Hsin, Nongfu Spring, Wahaha and C’estbon from Hua Run and Ice Dew from Coca-Cola. There are,...
World: Zenith study finds 50% dairy market growth in gulf since 2007
Dairy product sales grew by more than 50% between 2007 and 2012 to $5.8 billion in the six Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries, according to a new report from Zenith International. It states that Saudi Arabia is the biggest dairy market among GCC states, accounting for 74% of volume. The largest product category is fresh white milk with a 41% volume...
Europe: Datamonitor ForeSights Report says heritage grains are making a comeback
Datamonitor has launched a new ForeSights report on how consumers, packaged foods manufacturers and the environment can reap rewards from heritage grains that have been farmed for thousands of years. Ancient grains – or heritage grains – were highly prevalent before modern farming methods introduced hybrids. More nutritious, better for the environment and often locally grown, heritage grains meet current consumer...
Asia Pacific: Coca-Cola donates more than $2.5M in Philippine typhoon relief aid
Coca-Cola Philippines and its bottling partner, Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, said on so that the advertising budget could be used to support the recovery and relief efforts from Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) that struck the country on November 8, 2013. In addition to advertising budget donation in the Philippines, the Coca-Cola system has contributed more than $2.5 million in cash and in-kind contributions...
Europe: Alfa Laval wins starch processing order in Russia
Alfa Laval has won an order to supply equipment to a Russian processing plant. The order, booked in the Process Industry segment, has a value of approximately SEK 100 million ($15.2 million) and delivery is scheduled for 2014. Alfa Laval’s equipment, including separators, decanters, heat exchangers, evaporators and fluid handling products, will form a complete process line for extracting starch and...
Americas: Ajinomoto, Toyo Suisan enter frozen noodle JV
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. have exchanged a memorandum of understanding on technological participation by Toyo Suisan in the frozen noodle business of Ajinomoto Co. in North America. Under the agreement, the companies will establish a frozen noodle production company through a joint venture (JC) with investments of 80% from Ajinomoto Co. and 20% from Toyo Suisan. Sales...