Archives for August 7, 2003

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Starch agreement ironed out

National Starch has appointed Biomin to distribute its nutrition products in Scandinavia. The exclusive agreement includes the supply of Hi-maize and Novelose, plus forthcoming new product developments in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

The latest film release

ExxonMobil will be showcasing its new film for in-mould labelling (IML) applications, at Labelexpo in Brussels September 24th-27th.

Graphic Packaging given shareholder nod for Riverwood merger

Graphic Packaging International yesterday said that its shareholders have approved the proposed merger with Riverwood Holdings, to form a global paperboard packaging company with estimated annual sales of $2.2 billion (€1.94bn).

RPC puts the lid on herbs

RPC Bebo Plastik is supplying a new pre-printed polystyrene lid for a round carton tub for deep frozen herbs, part of a unique packaging solution for leading supplier Eskimo-Iglo, Austria.

Food heat treatment study

An EU-funded research project is underway to develop more accurate models of microbial reductions during surface pasteurisation of foods. The project is specifically looking at High Temperature Short Time processing.