A seminar is to be held in Victoria, Australia for food
manufacturers to learn how research and development providers can
improve their profits, according to a report from Industry Search.
Itech Corporation, the Australian-based industrial IT systems
integrator, has had its plant monitoring tool recognised, according
to a report from Industry Search.
EarthShell Corporation, the US-based eco-friendly packaging
provider, has announced a formalised relationship with the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
In South Africa a Competition Tribunal has announced that its
recent approval of the R1,97 billion (€194m) packaging merger
between Nampak and Malbak was in part designed to stop
multinational customers for the packaging products...
Cott Corporation has reported higher sales and earnings for the
second quarter ended June 2002, thanks in part to increased
manufacturing efficiencies.
A surge in sales to China, higher world log prices and continued
cost cutting have delivered New Zealand-based packaging provider
Carter Holt Harvey a solid NZ$73 million (€34.8m) for the six
months to June, compared with a loss of...
In the UK, Sharp Interpack (formerly MY Plastics) has launched its
new range of biodegradable and waterproof thermoplastic food trays.
The trays, which are a composite of starch and polyesters, could
help towards reducing the two...
Agilent Technologies' food-testing equipment is increasingly
becoming a driving force behind food companies in Asia, according
to a report in the Bangkok Post.
DS Smith, the UK-based international packaging supplier, has agreed
to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Zewathener, the German
food packaging provider.
